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Hawaii economists say Lahaina locals could be priced out of rebuilt town without zoning changes (apnews.com)

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[–] alienanimals@lemmy.world -5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Did they not have insurance? Shouldn't they have ample money to rebuild? I don't understand.

[+] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social -12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Maybe you should read the article before you make stupid comments?

[–] alienanimals@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm so sorry my questions upset you. Have you tried not being butthurt?

[–] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Your questions didn't upset me; they're answered plainly in the article you're responding to.

The issue isn't people who own the property not being able to rebuild, the issue is people who were renting there likely being unable to afford to rent there after it's rebuilt, because the prices were previously low due to the age of the buildings, and it's almost entirely not zoned for multi-family dwellings.

If you aren't even going to read the article you're talking about, how are we supposed to interpret your questions, if not as being stupid?

[–] June@lemm.ee -3 points 2 years ago

Don’t feed the trolls.