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Originally posted by randomq
The point at which code compliance forces people to be homeless, it is no longer making them "safe".
This is really a good point. Homelessness in the USA has been exploding the last several years with over a half million homeless people (and 1 in 4 of them reportedly have a job but can't afford housing).
Hawaii should be
leading the nation in small/micro house situations because it's one of the few places in the USA where you can spend the bulk of your day
outside every day of the year. AND the building costs are so high, why are we forced to pay for
unnecessary indoor spaces?
When we lived in Alaska we wanted a larger home because we could not effectively use any outdoor space 6-8 months out the year. That's not a problem here where "living space" need to be little more than something to keep the sun/rain off of you. A small indoor living area with sleeping space, toilet/hygiene areas, and a place to escape very inclement weather should be adequate for people willing and able to live in such a situation.
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This is not an area I know a lot about, but have a couple of thoughts.
Tiny houses for teachers seems to be aimed at new and young teachers so seems to lead to an influx of inexperienced and cheap teachers to move here; if it's enticing enough.
What incentive is there for more experienced teachers to remain? What's the incentive for experienced teachers with families to move here other than to be given a tiny house?
We need good and experienced teachers here and am not averse to incentives to bring them to the island. However, I am not convinced this is the way to do it.
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"Paul, yes I get that, but it wasn’t what Robert K. Was saying."
I've looked at a whole bunch of sites and have yet to come up with anything that shows Hawaii teachers are worst off. On the other hand, Paul makes a decent point that it may be relative to the cost of living, but can't find that statistic either.
Maybe a tiny home incentive could also be used for local journalists.
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Just do a search on:'rate teachers pay based on cost of living in Hawaii'
NPR Ed, published an article in March 2018,and verified that.
Hawaii teacher salary comes in dead last when cost of living is factored in.
Source:
National Center for Education Statistics and Council for Economic and Community Research
