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Friday, December 4, 2020 |
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Auditor: HPD Does not Learn from Misconduct
By News Release @ 4:21 AM :: 2869 Views :: Honolulu County, Police
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... Changes are only made reactively to incidents. Key information from its corrective systems is not aggregated and reported to department management for its review to make responsive proactive changes that could result in prevention of misconduct or reduction of complaints ....
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Thursday, December 3, 2020 |
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Tuesday, December 1, 2020 |
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Ballard: 'Multiple Investigations' into HPD COVID OT Abuse
By News Release @ 2:50 AM :: 2960 Views :: Honolulu County, Police, COVID-19
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... we have opened multiple investigations, and those who violated laws or administrative policies will be disciplined appropriately ....
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Friday, November 27, 2020 |
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Drive-Thru City Lights -- Opens December 9
By News Release @ 6:31 PM :: 2725 Views :: Honolulu County, COVID-19
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... The annual Honolulu City Lights will look different this year ....
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Saturday, November 21, 2020 |
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City Claims CARES Act Spending on Track
By News Release @ 2:40 PM :: 2870 Views :: Honolulu County, COVID-19
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... $54M uncommitted, and $173M unspent ....
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Thursday, November 19, 2020 |
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Oceanfront Property Tied to Obama Granted Exemption From Hawaii’s Environmental Laws
By Selected News Articles @ 9:22 PM :: 6783 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Obama
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...Environmental laws are for the little people, not the environmentalists....
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Wednesday, November 18, 2020 |
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Monday, November 16, 2020 |
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Caldwell meets Blangiardi to discuss transition
By News Release @ 10:14 PM :: 1838 Views :: Honolulu County
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... Topics discussed in the meetings include the administration’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the plan to expend remaining CARES funds before December 31. Also discussed was the plan to fill political appointee positions ....
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Wednesday, November 11, 2020 |
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Blaisdell Audit: Only 7% of Ticket Sales Open to General Public
By News Release @ 2:18 AM :: 3762 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Small Business, Tourism
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...Insider holds and presales reduce the number of tickets available to the general public and restrict accessibility for local residents....
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Sunday, November 8, 2020 |
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A Ham-Fisted Way of Getting Folks Back to Work
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 3201 Views :: Honolulu County, Labor, Tourism
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... The proposal is called Bill 80 ....
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Sunday, November 1, 2020 |
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Complaint: Manahan uses Council Email to Campaign for Amemiya and Cordero
By Andrew Walden @ 9:34 PM :: 3319 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics
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...Complaints have been filed with the Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission and the Honolulu Ethics Commission....
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Monday, October 26, 2020 |
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Lawsuit: HPD Officer Arrests Kid After Fight with Son
By News Release @ 11:27 PM :: 5411 Views :: Honolulu County, Education K-12, Law Enforcement, Police
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... J.R. was being bullied by an HPD officer’s son. One day in November 2018, J.R. was forced into a fight with the officer’s son at school. The next day, that same HPD officer showed up to J.R.’s school, and—in full view of teachers and students—arrested J.R. ....
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Friday, October 23, 2020 |
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Rail and Bill 80 two peas in a pod
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:43 PM :: 3811 Views :: Honolulu County, Labor, Rail, Tourism
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...Two examples of the old way of thinking, both in Honolulu....
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Thursday, October 22, 2020 |
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Measuring Climate Intentions, Not Results
By Selected News Articles @ 5:53 AM :: 2632 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy
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...It doesn’t matter whether those restrictions actually do anything to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; all that matters is that they be as restrictive as possible....
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Wednesday, October 21, 2020 |
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Low COVID: Ige Approves 'Tier 2' for Oahu
By News Release @ 11:10 PM :: 4160 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business, COVID-19
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... Personal Services prepare to re-open, hoping Mayor's Tier 2 proposal is approved by Thursday ....
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Monday, October 19, 2020 |
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Bill 80 Imposes Rehiring Formula on Hotels
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:03 PM :: 3741 Views :: Honolulu County, Labor, Tourism
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...rehire employees according to a strict formula based on an occupancy ratio....
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Thursday, October 15, 2020 |
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Virtual Town hall for small businesses not allowed to reopen
By Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine @ 7:18 PM :: 3226 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business, COVID-19
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...Closed local businesses feel discriminated against, seek to clear up misunderstanding....
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Friday, October 9, 2020 |
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Caldwell: Global Warming causing Rain Bombs
By News Release @ 1:03 AM :: 2784 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment
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...City initiates “Climate Ready O‘ahu” adaptation strategy; welcomes resident participation and engagement via on-line tools launched today....
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Friday, October 9, 2020 |
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Parks Dep't to Install LEDs, Solar Panels
By News Release @ 12:56 AM :: 2871 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy
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...an effort specifically directed at the City’s 303 park locations....
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Tuesday, October 6, 2020 |
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Hawaii Incarceration Rate Drops 19% due to Steven Alm probation reform
By Selected News Articles @ 9:51 PM :: 3674 Views :: Honolulu County, Justice Reinvestment
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...First Circuit Judge Steven Alm’s probation reform pilot program, Hawaii’s Opportunity Probation with Enforcement (HOPE), which launched in 2004 to reduce recidivism and probation violations....
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Sunday, October 4, 2020 |
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Standardless Spending
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 3458 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail, COVID-19
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We are feverishly trying to spend federal dollars for the common good....
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Saturday, September 26, 2020 |
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Honolulu Ethics: Parks Supervisor Watches Football on the Clock
By News Release @ 11:54 PM :: 3004 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics
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...Fortunately City workers are not likely to get furloughs. I don’t know how we would survive without public employees like these....
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Friday, September 25, 2020 |
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Ige Approves Honolulu COVID-19 Recovery Framework
By News Release @ 11:42 PM :: 3508 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business, COVID-19
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...Tier 1 includes, but is not limited to, the following changes....
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Friday, September 25, 2020 |
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Honolulu Ethics Commission Ballot Questions 3 and 4
By News Release @ 11:16 PM :: 4722 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics
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...Two questions on the upcoming general election ballot relate to the Honolulu Ethics Commission's budget and staffing....
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Friday, September 25, 2020 |
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Even More Jammed with Bus Lane and Bike Lane "It’s about getting people out of their cars”
By News Release @ 7:46 PM :: 4586 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Rail
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...a bus-only lane on King St thru downtown just 1 block from the existing Hotel Street Busway....
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Friday, September 25, 2020 |
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After Secret Meeting, BoE Agrees to Re-Hear Kahuku Windfarm Petition
By News Release @ 6:01 PM :: 3947 Views :: Honolulu County, Education K-12, Energy, Ethics
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...The proposed rule would require the Department to hold a community meeting and solicit family and community feedback before providing official comment on proposed developments....
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Tuesday, September 22, 2020 |
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City Drops $10.5M for 29 Units that were already affordable
By News Release @ 11:43 PM :: 4026 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Cost of Living, COVID-19
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...This purchase adds ZERO new affordable units because these units were already affordable in the private sector....
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Tuesday, September 22, 2020 |
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Saturday, September 19, 2020 |
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Caldwell Signs Bills to Delay TVR Registration, Ease Building Permit Requirements
By News Release @ 4:29 PM :: 3508 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Tourism
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...Bill 48 elevates the exemption threshold of home repairs from $1,000 to $5,000....
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Friday, September 11, 2020 |
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City CARES Act funding dashboard now live
By News Release @ 7:16 PM :: 2765 Views :: Honolulu County, COVID-19
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...the dashboard is meant to ensure transparency and allow the public to view in real time City progress in allocating and spending CARES funds....
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Friday, September 11, 2020 |
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The New Champion Of Private Property Rights Is … Barack Obama?
By Selected News Articles @ 2:02 AM :: 5842 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Land Use, Obama
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...Obama and his longtime colleague Marty Nesbitt want a 100-year-old sea wall rebuilt and fortified to protect a planned Hawaii retreat....
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Thursday, September 10, 2020 |
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On Line Mayoral Debate Set for Monday
By News Release @ 7:10 AM :: 3543 Views :: Honolulu County, Politicians
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...Live at Facebook.com/KokuaCouncil on Monday, September 14, 2020, from 11am to 12:30pm....
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Wednesday, September 9, 2020 |
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Caldwell Extends Lockdown with Amendments--What's Open
By News Release @ 4:42 AM :: 2661 Views :: Honolulu County, COVID-19
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...City parks, botanical gardens, certain park facilities, and beaches will reopen on Thursday, Sept. 10....
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Thursday, September 3, 2020 |
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Quarantine raids find 100% Compliance at Two Waikiki Hotels
By News Release @ 9:43 PM :: 3866 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement, COVID-19
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...A knock on the door and a “good morning, Special Agents from the Attorney General’s Office” greeted nearly two dozen people under travel quarantine orders at two Waikīkī hotels....
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Wednesday, September 2, 2020 |
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Hawaii Cockfighters Among Top Traffickers of Animals to Guam, Philippines for Illegal Activity, Investigation Alleges
By News Release @ 7:29 PM :: 4497 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, Agriculture, Law Enforcement
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...12 of the people named have addresses on the Big Island — four in Hilo, two in Pahoa, two in Waimea, one in Keaau, one in Kealakekua, one in Mountain View and one in Hawi. The remaining 10 addresses are on Oahu....
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Monday, August 31, 2020 |
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P3 Secrecy: Council Candidate Greg Thielen Calls for Removal of HART Executive Director
By News Release @ 7:07 PM :: 3996 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Rail
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...taxpayers of the City and County of Honolulu deserve to know the details of this proposed contract prior to any decision being made on it....
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Saturday, August 29, 2020 |
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Enviros: Haunama Bay Better Off When We Kick the Little People Out
By News Release @ 10:52 PM :: 3981 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, COVID-19
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...Since the March 18 closure in response to the pandemic, only researchers and staff have left foot prints on the shoreline of the nature preserve....
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Saturday, August 29, 2020 |
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City scales down this year’s Honolulu City Lights
By News Release @ 10:39 PM :: 3312 Views :: Honolulu County, Religion, COVID-19
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...in an effort to eliminate crowds to support minimizing coronavirus outbreaks....
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Saturday, August 29, 2020 |
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Lockdown Protest Caravans Across Oahu
By News Release @ 8:09 PM :: 4624 Views :: Honolulu County, COVID-19
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...Protest Against Hawaii's Illegal Lockdown by David Ige and Kirk Caldwell....
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Wednesday, August 26, 2020 |
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Second Stay at Home Order issued for O‘ahu
By News Release @ 4:11 AM :: 4204 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business, COVID-19
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...Ige has approved Honolulu’s Emergency Order No. 2020-25, reinstating a “Stay at Home/Work from Home” Order for the island of O‘ahu, effective at 12:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 27, through September 9....
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Wednesday, August 26, 2020 |
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Hawaii is one of 11 states without a statewide financial relief program for businesses
By News Release @ 2:23 AM :: 3474 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business, COVID-19
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...Hawaii’s local businesses have taken the economic brunt of stopping the spread of COVID-19....
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Tuesday, August 25, 2020 |
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Massive Effort to Provide 60,000 Free COVID Tests on Oahu Starts Wednesday
By News Release @ 9:35 PM :: 3084 Views :: Honolulu County, COVID-19
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...No symptoms necessary...Surge test participants will not be subject to the fourteen-day quarantine that other test programs require. ...
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Monday, August 24, 2020 |
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VIDEO: OCCC Guard Describes how COVID Positive Criminal was released
By Video @ 5:15 AM :: 3739 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement, COVID-19
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...Discussion with OCCC Sgt. Lana Hughes about pandemic conditions at the facility - August 23, 2020....
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Thursday, August 20, 2020 |
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List of Current COVID Clusters in Hawaii
By News Release @ 3:22 AM :: 4976 Views :: Honolulu County, Maui County, COVID-19
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...including a strip club, bars, Honolulu Hale, homeless shelter, and jail....
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Wednesday, August 19, 2020 |
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Caldwell Announces More COVID Restrictions--Targets Non-Economic Activity
By News Release @ 3:36 AM :: 3790 Views :: Honolulu County, Economy, Small Business, COVID-19
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...Caldwell said at the news briefing that county and state leaders discussed the modified restrictions for O‘ahu over the past five days, trying to decide whether to use a scalpel or a hammer. “We’ve chosen a scalpel,” Caldwell said....
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Tuesday, August 18, 2020 |
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Bill 59: Amend Community Garden Program
By Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine @ 6:50 PM :: 2889 Views :: Honolulu County, COVID-19
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...“While the mayor has ordered these gardens closed for nearly a month, we need to make sure that when they reopen, more people can have access to garden plots, with increased awareness, easier access and clearer guidelines that minimize red tape. The program needs to be expanded,” Pine said....
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Monday, August 10, 2020 |
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Honolulu Hale closing to the public --Caldwell Tests Negative
By News Release @ 9:29 PM :: 3538 Views :: Honolulu County, COVID-19
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...all city workers are instructed to work from home through September 6, if possible....
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Sunday, August 9, 2020 |
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OHA to Take Over Honolulu Council?
By Andrew Walden @ 3:30 AM :: 10161 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Development, Land Use, OHA
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...two OHA operatives are in the Council runoff elections this November with one goal in mind--help OHA upzone Kakaako Makai so it can build hotels and condos up to the sky....
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Friday, August 7, 2020 |
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Oahu: List of What's Closed Under New COVID Order
By News Release @ 1:40 AM :: 3843 Views :: Honolulu County, COVID-19
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...The “Act With Care – Do Not Gather” Order is effective Saturday, August 8, 2020, at 12 a.m., and will continue through 11:59 p.m. on September 4....
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