Honolulu County

... Honolulu 16th-highest cost of living ....

... In Honolulu, health care costs 8.69% of median monthly income, 15th highest in USA.  And most of the top 15 cities have substantially lower median incomes ....

... Proposal 064: Streamline housing approvals via reform of zoning variance hearing and notice rules ....

... Civil Service often results in rigid and time-consuming recruitment processes that make it difficult for the City to attract and retain qualified professionals ....

... some properties were re-classified within high-risk zones — known as Special Flood Hazard Areas — for the first time ....

... This proposal would amend the Honolulu City Charter to require the city auditor to prepare a fiscal impact assessment for all proposed Charter amendments and Council legislation ....

"...Kids rise to the challenge of deciding what to sell, creating a booth, talking to customers, and handling money...."

... If Red Hill is on the Super Fund list, federal law explicitly bars state environmental law claims at such facilities ....

... We identify prior addresses and follow vacancy chains across multiple rounds of moves ....

... Honolulu Bill 42 allows taxicabs to set their own prices -- Hawai'i County Bill 52 allows backyard chickens ....

... Grassroot, Honolulu City Council Chair Tommy Waters, and city Managing Director Mike Formby all submitted proposals regarding fiscal notes ....

... HONU is successful in moving 1 in 3 homeless that it interacts with off the street ....

... pre-trial rulings have barred a civil jury from hearing about the violent "crime spree" that terrorized our community for three days ....

... outgoing Administrator Sal Petilos is retiring after two and a half years with the City ....

... DCCA Board approves settlement agreement, revocation efective 9-29-25 ....

"Repeal of taxi rate regulations will level the playing field, allowing the taxi industry to expand services and to survive unfair TNC competition."

"Streamline housing approvals by reforming the hearing and notice rules on zoning variances."

... Isaiah McCoy, who exploited multiple victims including a minor, received life in prison in federal court, in a volatile sentencing hearing marked by his outbursts ....

...An Oʻahu grand jury has indicted Eldon Simer, 41, and Guy Villanueva, 30, for crimes related to a scheme to steal residential properties by forging and recording fake deeds....

... The survey will run from Nov. 8 through Dec. 13, 2025 ....

... The juvenile’s father has a lengthy criminal history in both California and Hawaii that include multiple counts of domestic violence, abuse, drugs, battery, and burglary ....

... is Honolulu’s building permit process so broken that fast-moving approvals are automatically suspicious? ....

... Since March, HDOT has sent over 500,000 warnings ....

... The opening of the metallic silhouette range represents the final range to be reopened at the Koko Head Shooting Complex since its initial closure in September 2022 ....

... This year’s concert features a lineup of acclaimed Hawai‘i artists ....

... ENV’s role as a local engine of employment and income ....

... parking mandates are adding tens of thousands of dollars to the cost of construction of new homes on Oʻahu ....

... kyudojo facility planned in the undeveloped area of Mau‘umae Nature Park in Kaimukī ....

... funded through special assessments on non-residential property owners ....

... On Sep 25, 2025, SD19 Senator Aquino announced he would quit Senate to join lobbying firm ....

... city officials are now considering extending the rail several more miles ....

... the idea of the rail rolling on tracks in the second phase to the airport was, at the origin of the project, not a done deal ....

... The ruling is a surprising shift in former Mitsunaga & Associates employee Laurel Mau’s favor, after a long-running legal battle that dates back more than a decade ....

... City unveils new online tool to help residents save on upcoming sewer rate increases ....

... Not ready for Prime Time ....

 “It’s more opportunity to kind of reshape some of the tourism experience that we have" -- Josh Green

... Kobayashi found that these disputes over material facts cannot be resolved without a full trial ....

... extensions to the estimated $10-billion rail project are being explored by the Honolulu City Council and the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation ....

... focus includes property tax relief and speeding up permitting, rail and rate freedom for taxis ....

"...the decision was made last month...."

...  it will be "months" before the remaining agreements are signed ....

... Courts previously allowed the Navy a yearlong stay in the case ....

... USAG-HI oversees key Army lands on Oʻahu, where UH expertise helps balance training needs with protecting island resources ....

... Pilot Will Collect Data on Noise Levels and Origin for Two Years; Will Not Issue Tickets ....

... “I just tried to file an open records request for the final deal, and they denied it, saying that the deal’s not done yet,” ....

"The state is going to have to pay"

... Co-conspirators stole funds from at least four victims between September 2022 and February 2025 ....

... unbudgeted equipment purchases without council oversight or approval ....

... Desal is an energy hog and Hawaii has the most expensive electricity in the USA ....

... He used his access to proprietary police databases to research his victims and monitor police investigations into his criminal activities ....