Honolulu County

... In the federal system the little fish eats the big fish.  We've got a menu .... 

... a Senate bill includes $100M and a separate House bill includes $403M ....

... engineering studies to select the ten intersections for the pilot began in January and are expected to be completed in March ....

... this is the same political model being used by OHA to extract rent money from astronomy on Mauna Kea .... 

... we have a deadline of this Wednesday, February 2, 2022, to file an appeal of DOH's Final Order, and we are planning to file in both federal and state court by this deadline ....

... New incentives approved to spur development of affordable rentals ....

... Stadium-villages generally create low wage jobs ....

... The facility built in 1942 is "grandfathered" and exempt from any EPA rules or compliance.  Second, it is Federal property on Federal land under Federal jurisdiction....

... said Chairman Tester. “We’ve got work to do, and I’m going to keep working with Senator Schatz to make sure the Department of Defense is getting Hawai‘i and the Navy the tools they need to move forward.” ....

"... at this time, there is no evidence that Board of Water Supply drinking water has been impacted ...." -- Hawaii Department of Health

... HONOLULU remained a Sinkhole City because it needed more than $3.9 billion, or $31,700 from each taxpayer, to pay its bills ....

... The Honolulu Rate Commission will be taking public testimony on proposed fare policy changes affecting TheBus and TheHandi-Van at its January 24th and February 8th meetings ....

... DIT is Unable to Meet Certain Service and Support Expectations .... 

... Honolulu Council Bill 41, that would limit "short-term” rentals on Oahu to no less than 180 days at a time ....

... Converse said those reports “will allow [the Navy] to make a long-term decision” as to whether the facility, used by all the services in the Indo-Pacific, will remain in operation. He said the question comes down to evaluating other sites and finding “better methods of distribution.” ....

... 270 affordable rental units for native Hawaiian beneficiaries of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act ....

... BWS statements have become increasingly apocalyptic.  Just don’t ask them to get specific ....

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... caps large indoor gatherings of more than 1,000 people at 50% capacity ....

... CLUE: Where is the funding? ....

... investigators from the CDC’s National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) and ATSDR will survey civilians living in homes serviced by the joint base water distribution system ....

"... Immediately suspend operations at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Tanks, including fuel transfers...."

... This, in combination with the settlement agreement in Yukutake v. Connors, means that on Oahu, you can obtain a firearm with a single trip to the police station ....

... Blangiardi Administration Cabinet Reshuffle ....

... If Hawaii follows the same pattern as South Africa, we should experience increasing COVID cases until around New Year’s, followed by a sharp decline .... 

... It was reported to us that the officer's (personal) AR-15 was dropped and discharged a round. This round then struck another occupant (relative) in the same home ....

... 2021’s Neediest Cities ....

... a new online building permit application process in response to the increase in number of homeowners seeking photovoltaic (PV), PV battery and battery-only tax credits and other incentives from Hawaiian Electric Co.’s Battery Bonus program ....

... Honolulu travelers spend a minimum of $754 for a rental car Christmas week ....

... the bill would require the piping system to ultimately be submitted to strengthened and more frequent inspection and repair requirements ....

... Five of the 27 results, located in the Iroquois Point and McGrew Point communities, detected trace levels of petroleum product well below the DOH Environmental Action Level.  Samples collected from twenty-two locations did not detect petroleum products ....

... Honolulu gives three times less than first place Tulsa, Memphis, Atlanta, Wichita ....

... This proves there is much more corruption to be ferreted out--and the crooks know it ....

... big fat property tax bills coming next ....

... a small apartment complex for low to moderate income renters being managed by the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement ....

...Translation: The Legislature took the counties' share of the state TAT away but let them impose their own TAT.  I'm giving it to rail -- so, in effect, other city services have been cut to fund rail but -- like a shell game -- with so many moving parts, the public has been deceived....

... Navy: State has no Authority over Red Hill Tanks ....

... Honolulu Board of Water Supply, Emergency Medical Services, Queens Hospital also report cyberattacks on employee data ....

... DOH samples were analyzed by Eurofins Laboratory in California. Eurofins found 140,000 parts per billion (ppb) of TPH-d. The DOH EAL for TPH-d is 400 ppb ....

... The chatbot named Akamai is equipped to deliver quick voice or text responses to more than 100 questions primarily related to motor vehicle and personal ID services. ...

... Billionaire Omidyar helps solar developers sharpen up their sales pitch to overcome community resistance to the solar grab for agricultural lands ....

... Navy officials expressed increasing confidence that the cause of the water contamination could be traced to two leaks at the Red Hill facility this year ....

... DPP delays will not impact storm recovery ....

... WHO says no deaths reported from Omicron yet as Covid variant spreads ....

... It is hard to miss the possibility that the result of the Nov 20 incident in the fire suppression system has somehow ended up in the Hickam water system ....

... Once upon a time there were some property developers on Oahu ....

... Honolulu is improving the Safe O‘ahu Response Plan to allow more flexible operations for businesses, while still requiring Safe Access O‘ahu for higher risk activities ....

... the Honolulu City Lights tree lighting ceremony is back ....

... For many years various solutions have been discussed ....

... Approximately 110 community members participated during the Nov. 10 workshop and 45 participated on Nov. 13 ....