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Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Purchasing Power: In Honolulu $100 worth only $90.71
By Tax Foundation @ 8:50 PM :: 287 Views :: Honolulu County, Maui County, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

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

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Monday, December 15, 2025
Honolulu Health Care Costs 15th Highest in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 3:49 PM :: 354 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, 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 ....

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Monday, December 15, 2025
Honolulu Charter Amendment to Streamline Housing Approvals
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:35 PM :: 352 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Land Use

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

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Monday, December 15, 2025
Charter Amendment: Exempt DPP from Civil Service
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:28 PM :: 351 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Development, Labor

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

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Saturday, December 13, 2025
Oahu residents urged to check new flood zone maps ahead of major FEMA changes
By News Release @ 9:50 AM :: 881 Views :: Honolulu County, Land Use, Cost of Living

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

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Friday, December 12, 2025
Honolulu Charter Amendment: Require 'Fiscal Notes' for Council Bills
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:55 AM :: 384 Views :: Honolulu County

... 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 ....

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Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Children’s Entrepreneur Market Expands to Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:37 AM :: 406 Views :: Honolulu County, Education K-12, Small Business

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

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Tuesday, December 9, 2025
Is Red Hill a Superfund Site?
By News Release @ 11:37 PM :: 716 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military

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

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Monday, December 8, 2025
The Downmarket Impact of New Multifamily Housing: Evidence from a Honolulu Condo Tower
By UHERO @ 3:05 AM :: 1108 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Cost of Living

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

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Monday, December 8, 2025
Hawai‘i and Honolulu county councils pass bills supported by Grassroot
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:49 AM :: 579 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, Agriculture, Small Business

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

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Monday, December 8, 2025
Grassroot submits proposals to Honolulu Charter Commission
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:38 AM :: 676 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, First Amendment

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

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Sunday, December 7, 2025
Homelessness: How Effective is HONU Program?
By Selected News Articles @ 2:38 PM :: 683 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness

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

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Thursday, December 4, 2025
SHOPO Slams Judge behind Sykap Cash Payout
By News Release @ 5:15 AM :: 1110 Views :: Honolulu County, Judiciary, Police

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

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Tuesday, December 2, 2025
City now accepting resumes for Honolulu Liquor Commission Administrator
By News Release @ 4:15 AM :: 742 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Law Enforcement, Small Business, Tourism, Drugs

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

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Tuesday, November 25, 2025
Miske Loses Termite License
By News Release @ 1:00 PM :: 953 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Health Care, Small Business

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

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Thursday, November 20, 2025
Bill 42: After Decade of Uber/Lyft, Honolulu Council to Deregulate Taxis?
By Andrew Walden @ 11:34 PM :: 1061 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business

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

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Sunday, November 16, 2025
Many of the proposed Honolulu Charter amendments actually make sense
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:09 AM :: 1377 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Development

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

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Friday, November 14, 2025
Former death row inmate sentenced to life for sex trafficking in Hawaii
By Court House News @ 2:07 AM :: 1693 Views :: Honolulu County, Higher Education, Judiciary, Law Enforcement

... 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 ....

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Friday, November 14, 2025
Honolulu Grand Jury Indicts Two in Realty Scam
By News Release @ 1:33 AM :: 1261 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement, COVID-19

...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....

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Tuesday, November 11, 2025
​HPD Seeks Community Feedback to Enhance Public Safety Services
By News Release @ 1:56 AM :: 1331 Views :: Honolulu County, Police

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

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Monday, November 10, 2025
HPD finds Missing Tennessee Child Living in Van with Criminal in Hawaii
By News Release @ 2:52 PM :: 1139 Views :: Honolulu County, Family, Law Enforcement

... 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 ....

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Saturday, November 8, 2025
Flagged for being too efficient?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:36 PM :: 1778 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Development

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

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Friday, October 31, 2025
After 500,000 Warnings, Speed Cams Begin Issuing Real Tickets
By News Release @ 11:27 PM :: 1304 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement

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

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Thursday, October 30, 2025
Koko Head Shooting Complex Back at 100%
By News Release @ 12:46 AM :: 965 Views :: Honolulu County, Second Amendment

... 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 ....

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Thursday, October 30, 2025
Royal Hawaiian Band kicks off Christmas Season with free “Kalikimaka Ho‘omau” Holiday Concert at Blaisdell Nov. 28
By News Release @ 12:36 AM :: 990 Views :: Honolulu County, Religion

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

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Friday, October 24, 2025
Contracts: How Much Money is in Honolulu's Sewers?
By UHERO @ 2:48 PM :: 1689 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment

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

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Thursday, October 23, 2025
New report shows how outdated parking mandates inflate Hawaiʻi housing costs
By News Release @ 2:48 PM :: 2143 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Land Use, Cost of Living

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

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Thursday, October 23, 2025
Japanese Archery Range Coming to Honolulu
By News Release @ 2:34 PM :: 1563 Views :: Honolulu County, Second Amendment

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

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Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Blangiardi signs Bill 51 establishing Downtown Honolulu Business Improvement District
By News Release @ 3:45 AM :: 1285 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness, Law Enforcement, Taxes

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

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Sunday, October 19, 2025
SD19 Dems Send Three Names to Governor
By News Release @ 10:54 AM :: 4561 Views :: Honolulu County, Democratic Party, Ethics

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

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Monday, October 13, 2025
Extend Rail? Let the people vote
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:22 PM :: 3884 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail

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

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Saturday, October 11, 2025
When Honolulu chose the airport: A council aide’s view of the decision that changed the Skyline
By Selected News Articles @ 7:37 PM :: 1810 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii History, Rail

... 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 ....

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Thursday, October 9, 2025
Corruption trial witness can pursue conspiracy claims against Honolulu officials
By Court House News @ 1:16 PM :: 1639 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Law Enforcement

... 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 ....

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Wednesday, October 8, 2025
City: Sewer Bill too high? Don't use so much water Brushing Your Teeth
By News Release @ 4:48 PM :: 1010 Views :: Honolulu County, Cost of Living

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

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Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Supreme Flip Flop: McKenna and Eddins Apologize, Withdraw Corrupt Kealoha Opinion
By Andrew Walden @ 2:26 AM :: 2899 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Judiciary, Politicians

... Not ready for Prime Time ....

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Thursday, October 2, 2025
Green Wants Ultimate Fighting Training Center and Octagon at Aloha Stadium
By Selected News Articles @ 4:36 PM :: 1630 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Tourism

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

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Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Red Hill: Judge Rules Against Navy
By Court House News @ 4:03 AM :: 1712 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military

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

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Sunday, September 28, 2025
Bill 60: “Have we not learned our lesson over the many years of Rail?”
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:31 PM :: 2784 Views :: Honolulu County, Higher Education, Rail

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

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Sunday, September 28, 2025
Housing, Taxes, Rail: On the Agenda before County Councils
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:16 PM :: 2215 Views :: Honolulu County, Maui County, Development, Rail

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

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Saturday, September 27, 2025
Hanabusa Resigns from HART Board
By Andrew Walden @ 12:07 AM :: 2221 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Rail

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

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Thursday, September 25, 2025
NASED finally gets around to signing Aloha Stadium Demolition Contracts
By News Release @ 4:21 PM :: 1551 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Higher Education, Tourism

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

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Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Judge signals six-month delay of Hawaii jet fuel contamination case
By Court House News @ 2:17 AM :: 2188 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Environment, Military

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

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Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Army, UH Team Up to Protect Environment
By News Release @ 9:43 PM :: 3607 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Higher Education, Military

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

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Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Big Brother is Listening: HDOT Installing 'Noise Cameras'
By News Release @ 1:41 AM :: 3848 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement

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

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Saturday, September 13, 2025
Aloha Stadium Subject of Secret Deal
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:50 PM :: 6871 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Development, Rail

... “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,” ....

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Friday, September 12, 2025
Falsely arrested by their own Department?  A year later, some Sheriff Deputies return to duty
By Andrew Walden @ 2:42 AM :: 8339 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement, Police

"The state is going to have to pay"

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Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Feds Seek $848K Forfeiture in Honolulu Crypto Scam
By News Release @ 2:35 PM :: 4734 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement

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

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Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Auditor Discovers HFD's Secret Fund
By News Release @ 3:33 PM :: 5742 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics

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

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Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Next Boondoggle: Useless $204M Kalaeloa Desalination Plant
By Andrew Walden @ 4:38 AM :: 7023 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Cost of Living

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

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Friday, August 29, 2025
Ex-Honolulu Police Officer Sentenced to 23 Years in Federal Prison for Engaging in Child Sex Crimes While Serving as a Sworn Officer
By News Release @ 11:27 PM :: 5244 Views :: Honolulu County, Police, Drugs

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

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