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Friday, February 23, 2018 |
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Ban the Bike! How Cities Made a Huge Mistake in Promoting Cycling
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 3:15 AM :: 4691 Views :: Honolulu County
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...Cycling lanes consume more space than they free up, add to pollution and drain the public purse....
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Thursday, February 22, 2018 |
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Kaneohe: 8.75M Gallons of Sewage Spill from City Plants
By News Release @ 10:19 AM :: 5642 Views :: Honolulu County
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...Sewage poured out of Caldwell's plants for ten hours starting 2pm Sunday Feb 18....
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Friday, February 16, 2018 |
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City Agrees to Stop Illegally Towing Cars Belonging to Deployed Military Personnel
By News Release @ 1:05 PM :: 6630 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Military
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...The Department’s investigation revealed that between 2011 and 2016, Honolulu auctioned 1,440 cars registered to individuals who had identified themselves as servicemembers on City forms during the motor vehicle registration process.....
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Friday, February 16, 2018 |
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Will Caldwell Bumbling Wipe out North Shore Surf Contests?
By News Release @ 1:17 AM :: 5030 Views :: Honolulu County, Tourism
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...the Mayor acknowledged the need to overhaul the permit rules, to support competitive opportunities....
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Sunday, February 11, 2018 |
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Former Cocaine Dealer’s Wife Running for Honolulu Council
By Andrew Walden @ 4:03 AM :: 23378 Views :: Honolulu County, Politicians, Drugs
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...Should ex-coke dealers get more political representation?....
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Wednesday, February 7, 2018 |
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Electric Buses: Caldwell Helps Al Gore with Billion Dollar IPO
By Selected News Articles @ 8:30 PM :: 7454 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Tax Credits
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...Proterra hopes to hype these buses into a billion dollar IPO to pay off Proterra investor Al Gore....
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Tuesday, February 6, 2018 |
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Traffic: Honolulu 19th Worst in USA
By News Release @ 12:33 PM :: 4800 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics
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...Honolulu drivers spend 11% of drivetime in congestion....
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Friday, February 2, 2018 |
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Ewa Beach Skate park improved through private-public partnership
By News Release @ 11:52 PM :: 3988 Views :: Honolulu County
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...The work to improve this skate park began following a gift from the Association of Skateboarders in Hawaiʻi ....
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Thursday, February 1, 2018 |
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Ige will not sign HCDA 30-Year Resale Restriction on Affordable Units
By News Release @ 3:33 PM :: 6052 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Cost of Living
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...Gov. Ige has informed the Authority that he would be open to considering a 10-year restriction on re-sales....
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Wednesday, January 31, 2018 |
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Honolulu Neighborhood Boards--27 Vacant Positions
By News Release @ 7:18 PM :: 3914 Views :: Honolulu County
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...Apply to your local Neighborhood Board to be appointed to fill a vacant position....
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Wednesday, January 24, 2018 |
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Honolulu does not have enough money to pay its bills
By Selected News Articles @ 2:57 PM :: 5889 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics
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... Truth in Accounting released its second Financial State of the Cities report ....
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Saturday, January 20, 2018 |
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O‘ahu Bicycle Master Plan workshops
By News Release @ 1:56 AM :: 3341 Views :: Honolulu County
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...a series of community workshops to provide project information and gather community input....
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Wednesday, January 17, 2018 |
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Final presentation scheduled for Ala Moana Regional Park Master Plan
By News Release @ 4:20 PM :: 5463 Views :: Honolulu County
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...Monday, January 29, 2018, 6 p.m., at the McCoy Pavilion Auditorium....
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Thursday, January 11, 2018 |
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Real Traffic Relief: Westside Welcomes Fifth Lane
By News Release @ 1:36 PM :: 5271 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail
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...The addition of the fifth lane along the Wai’anae Coast has been long overdue....
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Wednesday, December 20, 2017 |
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Caldwell: Affordable Housing is a Monster Which Must be Killed
By News Release @ 9:40 PM :: 5457 Views :: Honolulu County, Cost of Living
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...Caldwell is calling upon the Honolulu City Council to pass legislation that places a moratorium on their construction....
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Monday, December 18, 2017 |
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Homeless Court clears hundreds of cases--16 Accept Housing
By News Release @ 4:48 PM :: 8390 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness, Judiciary
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...How Tickets Forced 16 Homeless to accept Housing....
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Monday, December 11, 2017 |
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Draft EIS for Natatorium set to be complete by summer 2018
By News Release @ 11:38 PM :: 6600 Views :: Honolulu County, Military, Tourism
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...four alternatives proposed for the facility....
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Monday, December 11, 2017 |
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Kaneshiro names new First Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
By News Release @ 1:38 PM :: 5159 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement
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...Sapolu has worked as a Deputy Prosecutor since 2011....
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Tuesday, November 28, 2017 |
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Circuit Court judge dismisses all claims against city in case involving Kaka‘ako Land Company
By News Release @ 6:20 PM :: 5631 Views :: Honolulu County
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...Earlier this year, the Honolulu City Council adopted Resolution 16-213 requesting the city administration to initiate eminent domain proceedings for several streets in Kaka‘ako....
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Tuesday, November 28, 2017 |
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Vision for Future Waianae Coast with Kelii Akina and Germaine Meyers
By Video @ 3:15 PM :: 5349 Views :: Honolulu County, OHA
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...Dr. Keli'i Akina discusses a vision for the future of Waianae with one of its most passionate advocates and Community leaders, Germaine Meyers....
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Wednesday, November 22, 2017 |
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HUD Reviews Honolulu Section 8 Program
By News Release @ 3:10 AM :: 5330 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness
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...Flashback: Audit Bashes Honolulu’s Rent Subsidy Program For Not Collecting Debts....
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Friday, November 10, 2017 |
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More Traffic Jams Coming--Creation of Oahu’s First Pedestrian Plan underway
By News Release @ 2:50 AM :: 4104 Views :: Honolulu County
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...The City and County of Honolulu Department of Transportation Services (DTS) is excited to announce the creation of the first O‘ahu Pedestrian Plan and an update of the 2012 Bicycle Master Plan....
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Wednesday, November 8, 2017 |
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$150M Rate Hike Plan--BWS Accepting Comments
By News Release @ 12:12 AM :: 4729 Views :: Honolulu County, Cost of Living
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...The last rate hike was two years ago--the next increase could happen in 2019....
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Monday, November 6, 2017 |
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City to hold final public workshop on $500M Blaisdell Center Master Plan
By News Release @ 8:34 PM :: 3856 Views :: Honolulu County
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...While Rail Hangs in Balance, Caldwell Plans to Splurge $500M on Blaisdell....
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Friday, November 3, 2017 |
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Scheming to Jam up Traffic Even More, Caldwell Sets Community Meetings
By News Release @ 1:45 AM :: 4129 Views :: Honolulu County
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...Share your ideas on ‘Complete Streets’ solutions for Honolulu....
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Saturday, October 28, 2017 |
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Audit: City Loses $36.5M by Not Recycling Paper and Plastic into Electricity
By News Release @ 6:19 PM :: 7605 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Environment
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... cost-benefit comparison of recycling selected materials versus incinerating them at H-POWER ....
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Wednesday, October 25, 2017 |
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Unanimous Police Commission Names Maj. Susan Ballard HPD Chief
By Selected News Articles @ 8:04 PM :: 7890 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Police
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...“I was not involved in (Kealoha's) administration whatsoever. I was very marginalized, because I was very vocal,” she said....
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Friday, October 20, 2017 |
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Caldwell Flees State as Ex-Chief is Arrested
By News Release @ 5:40 PM :: 7156 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Police
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...Caldwell left O‘ahu the evening of Oct 18 for a 'personal vacation', and is scheduled to return on Tuesday, October 31...
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Friday, October 20, 2017 |
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Government is making a mess of Honolulu's Kakaako Waterfront Park
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:40 AM :: 5276 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness
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...There likely are plenty of groups around Hawaii that would be willing to manage Kakaako Waterfront Park instead of the state. Why not give them a try?....
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Thursday, October 19, 2017 |
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Caldwell announces nominees to Honolulu Police Commission
By News Release @ 3:28 AM :: 6029 Views :: Honolulu County, Police
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...Caldwell today nominated Karen Chang and Jerry Gibson to serve on the volunteer Honolulu Police Commission. Their appointments require confirmation by the Honolulu City Council....
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Thursday, October 19, 2017 |
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Caldwell signs bills creating Waikīkī Transportation Management Special Improvement District
By News Release @ 3:19 AM :: 7820 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail, Tourism
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...bills passed by the Honolulu City Council last week create and authorize the Waikīkī Transportation Management Special Improvement District....
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Wednesday, October 4, 2017 |
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City now accepting Grants in Aid applications
By News Release @ 5:26 PM :: 4841 Views :: Honolulu County
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GIA proposals must be submitted by 2 p.m. on November 16, 2017....
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Wednesday, October 4, 2017 |
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Honolulu Neighborhood Boards: 30 Vacant Seats Available
By News Release @ 5:18 PM :: 5268 Views :: Honolulu County
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...To fill one of the vacancies listed below, apply to your local Neighborhood Board....
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Sunday, October 1, 2017 |
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Two HPD Chief Nominees Sued: Cover up Manslaughter, Excessive Force
By Andrew Walden @ 8:46 PM :: 13290 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Police
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...a secret commission larded with Kealoha loyalists has picked some candidates to continue the tradition....
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Wednesday, September 27, 2017 |
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Audit: Honolulu Homeless Programs Subject to Corrupt, Incompetent Department of Community Services
By News Release @ 9:18 PM :: 6677 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Homelessness
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...Audit of Housing First, Community Assistance Program, and Hale Mauliola Homeless Programs....
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Friday, September 22, 2017 |
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Oahu Construction Boom Ending: What Excuse Will HART Use Next?
By UHERO @ 4:04 PM :: 6880 Views :: Honolulu County, Economy, Rail
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...number of significant condo and retail projects have wrapped up on Oahu, while fewer new buildings have broken ground, resulting in an overall reduction in construction activity and employment....
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Saturday, September 9, 2017 |
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Honolulu to hold 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony
By News Release @ 3:15 PM :: 10024 Views :: Honolulu County, National News, Military, Police
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...The ceremony will be held on Monday, September 11, beginning at 10 a.m. in front of the Eternal Flame Monument on the front lawn of Honolulu Hale featuring Honolulu’s first responders and airline representatives....
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Wednesday, September 6, 2017 |
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Best Place to Raise a Family? Honolulu Ranks 62nd
By Selected News Articles @ 1:22 PM :: 6057 Views :: Honolulu County, Family, Hawaii Statistics
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... analysts compared the 150 most populated U.S. cities based on 41 key metrics ....
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Wednesday, September 6, 2017 |
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Ige Signs $2.4B Rail Tax Hike Bill
By News Release @ 2:01 AM :: 6420 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail, Taxes
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...Ige’s signing of the rail funding bill also allows the Honolulu City Council to approve Bill 45, which extends O‘ahu’s half-percent surcharge to the state general excise tax another three years....
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Saturday, September 2, 2017 |
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King Tide Floods? City Installed Valve Makes Them Worse
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 6:51 PM :: 6064 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment
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...but it helps generate more 'sea level rise' photos....
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Sunday, August 27, 2017 |
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Honolulu: For 1000s Property Tax Rate Will Quadruple Sept 1
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 7175 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes
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...People who aren’t aware of what happened may find themselves with property tax bills many times what they are now....
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Wednesday, August 23, 2017 |
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Friday, August 18, 2017 |
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City rail audit won’t look for fraud?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:11 PM :: 6436 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Rail
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...despite the fact that City Auditor Edwin Young told the committee “the red flags were there”....
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Wednesday, August 16, 2017 |
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Audit: Bulky Pickup Schemes Generate Millions in Overtime
By News Release @ 5:43 PM :: 5798 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Labor
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...153 employees received $1.7 million in overtime for bulky and white goods collection....
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Wednesday, August 16, 2017 |
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Honolulu 2016 Citizen-Centric Report Released
By News Release @ 5:06 PM :: 3728 Views :: Honolulu County
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... government financial information in a concise, timely, clear, understandable, and accurate manner to the general public ....
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Wednesday, August 16, 2017 |
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Honolulu Ethics Comm Seeks Comments on Draft Strategic Plan
By News Release @ 4:56 PM :: 4580 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics
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...Please send your comments on the draft strategic plan by September 1, 2017....
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Tuesday, August 1, 2017 |
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HART officials to meet with bond rating agencies in San Francisco
By News Release @ 1:32 AM :: 4834 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail
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...In addition to the bond meetings, on Tuesday Mayor Caldwell and Chair Manahan will tour electric bus manufacturer Proterra to examine emission free buses that could be brought to O‘ahu in the future....
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Sunday, July 30, 2017 |
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Slate: The Absurdity of Honolulu's New Law Banning Pedestrians From Looking at Their Cellphones
By Selected News Articles @ 8:05 PM :: 4261 Views :: Honolulu County
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...If the fusty sigh of “Kids these days!” were a law, it would look something like the new Honolulu ordinance making it illegal to cross the street while looking at a cellphone....
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Thursday, July 27, 2017 |
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Audit: Caldwell's Section 8 Program Hides Homeless Data
By News Release @ 7:52 PM :: 6147 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Homelessness
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...Section 8 does not have a formal fraud program although, as of FY 2016, the program's delinquent accounts receivables totaled approximately $1.5 million....
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