Hawaii Governor Josh Green won re-election by a landslide, and he's framing it as a mandate to move faster on the state's affordability problems.

• Green won his second term by a nearly 50-point margin, which he credits to his handling of COVID and the Maui wildfires.
• He plans to accelerate housing construction, saying the state needs thousands more units and new partnerships with local mayors to get there.
• Rising gas prices and inflation from the war and tariffs are still squeezing people, even after the state cut taxes.
• He's pushing the local power utility into mediation over high electricity costs and wants federal help to expand renewable energy.
• Democratic gains in Congress mean more budget support for Hawaii as it recovers from recent natural disasters.

Outlook: Green says his administration will move even more aggressively on housing and energy costs in the next four years, with housing announcements expected within weeks.