Honolulu County

...Yesterday, when asked to respond on EMS staffing shortages, the mayor again refused to respond....

...it looks bad for individual council members to secure money for such organizations....

You can feel the momentum building....

Djou will participate in the following eight debates and forums in the next five weeks -- at least one of which Caldwell has refused to attend....

...this race will soon get ugly.... 

Honolulu faces a crisis of old-boy crony-leadership, a mismanaged railroad, homelessness, and deteriorating public facilities....

...we will be able to file an exceptionally strong fundraising report that demonstrates the strength of our campaign and message....

...meetings are set between now and July 7....

...The unions endorsing Djou were the first unions to support Kirk Caldwell for mayor in 2010 and backed Caldwell again in 2012....

20 years ago, the Hawaii Supreme Court ruled that an agreement between the County of Hawaii and a private contractor for the operation of a county landfill violated civil service laws....

...Council members Carol Fukunaga, Ann Kobayashi and Ron Menor on a follow-up trip to review Seattle’s homeless projects, including hygiene centers and government-sanctioned tent cities....

The newspaper characterized Caldwell's decision-making as "political expediency" driven by his re-election campaign....

leaders are making serious decisions on changing the rail route without publicly analyzing facts or figures on how the change will affect the ridership numbers....

Over the past 48-hours the mayor's policy on rail swung wildly in a display of uneven and poorly constructed leadership....

"the elephants were recently found playing with a car battery that got in there somehow"

"...and secure additional funding to complete the last five miles of the project to Ala Moana...."

Totto's troubles only started when he started investigating Caldwell's political fundraising practices....

Totto’s relationship with the city administration was contentious from the beginning with questions about funding by lobbyists for the mayor’s inaugural luau....

"The backing of these trusted community leaders is a reflection of how much we need new leadership at Honolulu Hale."

...more people than ever want to be on the board – in 2015, 610 people volunteered to run for 437 seats....

...as a councilmember, I fought to give the Ethics Commission the power to issue civil fines for violations of the ethics code and championed stronger ethics rules that have reduced conflicts of interest in Honolulu....

"I have great respect for the office of the Mayor"

... CLUE: Because Oahu is on an extinct volcano, the island is rising faster than the wildest projections of sea-level rise.  Al Gore just can't keep up with Madame Pele .... 

...more needs to be done to ensure the city is not vulnerable to unauthorized access to its data assets....

...City Council approves $6.8B cap on rail spending....

...Earlier this month, HCDA released the Kaka‘ako Makai Parks Active Use Facilities Master, a draft Environmental Impact Statement....

...neighborhood boards represent grassroots democracy in its purest form....

His appointment is subject to confirmation by the City Council....

...There appeared to be a number of city employees in attendance....

The article is inaccurate and implies that the Makaha Realignment project is dead.  This is absolutely false....

Bill 62, Bill 63 and Resolution 15-206 are part of a master planned lagoon concept in Ewa....

... We at Hawai'i Free Press are still looking for women who really, really, want trannies in the ladies room with them .... still looking ....

FULL TEXT: 2015 Service Efforts and Accomplishments Report and The National Citizen Survey for the City and County of Honolulu....

Bill 27 could save up to $9,000 to $10,000 in application fees....

...the AZA is concerned the city has not provided adequate funding to the zoo on a consistent basis....

...“cannibalized” by rail....

The survey includes both multiple-choice questions and an opportunity to make individual comments....

OTS Handi-Van on-time performance has declined 5% over the past three years; customers experience excessive trip times....

...An ethics scandal called into question more than 100 votes cast by Honolulu City Council members....

...the company was hopeful about the prospects of a bill in the Hawaii legislature....

... commissioners decided to defer Proposal 17, which would have repealed the Affordable Housing Fund, Clean Water and Natural Lands Fund, and Grants in Aid Fund as well as returned authorization for special fund creation back to the mayor with council approval ....

To fill a vacancy, contact your local Neighborhood Board....

...the City can immediately dispose of items such as combustible or hazardous items, weapons, illicit drugs, items that contain urine or feces or that are infested with rodents or insects....

... more independence with respect to investigation of waste, abuse and fraud? ....

The commission has been meeting since March 2015 and received over 150 proposals for changes to the charter. Fifteen of those proposals have been deferred....

Wednesday, January 13, 2016 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Neal Blaisdell Center, Hawaii Suite....

Stray dog pickups and law enforcement work such as dangerous dog investigations and barking dog complaints resume today....

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