Anti-Growth Drive in Hawaii

In addressing this research topic, several pertinent factors are considered. These factors are (1) the foreign investment environment in the United States, which has a major impact on activities in the State of Hawaii, (2) the derivation and relevance of real estate market value, (3) the economic significance of real estate market value, (4) the potential economic effects of growth and development control applied to real property, (5) growth and development control considered in the context of economic efficiency, and (6) the land use growth and development controversy in Hawaii.

Foreign investment generally in the United States has increased rapidly in recent years. Total foreign investment in

the country has increased approximately 6.6 times since 19711 through 1987. Investment declined in the 19731974 time period. This time period coincided with the economic recession following the first crude oil price/supply

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ns of land to socalled higher and better uses would not occur in the absence of speculation. Proponents of growth and development control legislation also contend that such legislation enhances the prospects for 8 diverse property ownership. In the absence of such control, it is contended that only the very wealthy will be able to own real property. In this same vein, it is contended that an absence of land use control legislation will lead to an unrestricted application of the highest and best use concept, wherein (1) the supply of rental housing will decline, and (2) the cost of rental housing will increase. GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT CONTROL CONSIDERED IN THE CONTEXT OF ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY Growth and development control legislation would have the effect of artificially distorting the market pricing mechanism with respect to real property. One of the theoretical economic concepts associated with the use of prices is that of economic efficiency, which is a part of welfare economics. Economic efficiency demands that any given output be produced at minimum cost. To produce goods at minimum cost means that both waste and technological inefficiency must be avoided. Prices are used to find the costminimizing production
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Approximate Word count = 4213
Approximate Pages = 17 (250 words per page)