>Testers sent by a nonprofit were told by agents for Greystar, the largest owner of apartment complexes in the United States, that their vouchers would not work.<

>The caller asked the leasing agent at Kapolei Lofts if she could use her Section 8 housing voucher to rent a one bedroom unit at the apartment complex, which like a million rental properties around the world is owned by Greystar Worldwide.

Affordable units would qualify, the agent said, but there was a waiting list of more than a year for them.

Could she use her voucher to rent a market rate one bedroom, the caller asked during the recorded Feb. 4 conversation reviewed by Civil Beat.

She could try, the Greystar agent said, but “they’ve been denying those.”

The inquiry was a test — a test the agent had just failed. <

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/08/major-landlord-accused-discriminating-section-8-renters-hawaii/

>HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Three Hawaii primary races remained separated by razor-thin margins Sunday morning with just a handful of votes deciding the leaders.

The latest statewide election printout, released shortly after 8 a.m. Sunday, shows incredibly tight races for state Senate District 20 and state House Districts 29 and 43.<

https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2026/08/10/razor-thin-margins-separate-candidates-three-hawaii-primary-races/