Honolulu County

... if Honolulu were to revise upward all the other development standards as well — the minimum setbacks, the height limits, the maximum lot coverage and minimum lot widths and depths — the number of newly legal units could skyrocket ....

... as of Monday, July 1, 2024, Bikeshare Hawaiʻi has turned over its oversight role of the Biki bikeshare system to DTS ....

“HPD is taking this seriously and attempting to determine whether Branco may have indeed been able to contact Kalua while in jail.”

... Seventeen plaintiffs are asking for $7 million ....

... requires large commercial and multi-family buildings to annually report aggregate energy and water utility data to the City and County of Honolulu ....

... increase the appropriation for the COVID hazard pay contingency to $115 million ....

... Mayor announces the departure of Kēhaulani Pu‘u from the Department of Parks and Recreation ....

... The crisis stems principally from land use policies that artificially restrict housing supply ....

... CCW permit policies, which have been deemed excessively burdensome and a violation of constitutional rights ....

... The six lawsuits involved in the court-ordered stay requested by the government involve 2,375 people ....

... The majority of respondents have homeowners insurance (82%) and hurricane insurance (59%). However, the vast majority are not aware of the gaps in coverage between these insurances and flood insurance ....

... Notification to the public at least 12 hours before the start of venting a tank ....

... Blangiardi also signed Resolution 24-50, FD1, allowing voters to decide on November’s ballot whether to establish an Ocean Safety Commission to oversee the new department ....

... no petroleum or jet fuel compounds were detected in 15 drinking water samples collected at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH) and Aliamanu Military Reservation (AMR)—12 from homes at JBPHH and AMR and three from source water shafts ....

... Count also finds 700+ empty shelter beds on Oahu ....

... Most of the targeted savings would come from the operating budget of the city’s Department of Information Technology ....

... The quirky panel of 14 jurors had been coordinating outfits by color most days throughout the duration of trial ....

... Resolution 24-61 would set the property tax rates for fiscal year 2025 ....

... WalletHub compared 23 major MSAs (Metropolitan Statistical Areas) ....

... may have to wait until ongoing defueling is completed ....

... trial of former Honolulu prosecutor Keith Kaneshiro, businessman Dennis Mitsunaga and co-defendants facing accusations of conspiracy to commit fraud and bribery ....

... Prosecutors say businessman Dennis Mitsunaga used hefty campaign contributions to exert influence over Hawaii's political landscape ....

... involves sharing a percentage of net appreciation with HHFDC ....

... the second major milestone within the 2010 Consent Decree – the full secondary treatment upgrade of the Honouliuli Wastewater Treatment Plant  ....

... to honor Honolulu’s Purple Heart recipients for their “singularly meritorious action” in the line of duty and service to their nation ....

... 73 percent of those vehicles with expired tags have not been registered in at least five years ....

... groundwater monitoring to support the Navy’s request to reduce the amount of water being discharged into Halawa Stream from 4.5 million gallons a day to 1.8 million gallons a day ....

... Edward Odquina wanted a license plate reading "FCKBLM." The city of Honolulu said no. A number of judges have now agreed ....

... The Judicial Selection Commission is accepting applications and nominations to fill the following anticipated judicial vacancy ....

... and an interactive Skyline tour, showcasing that Earth Day is for everyone ....

... a Council bill had proposed hiring specialized legal experts from the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence and Dentons law firm ....

... The law clearly says the police chief makes the policies, but the mayor says he's pulling those strings ....

... late-night parties in a cramped second-floor office where lobbyists and executives seeking government contracts lined up to drop cash and checks into a metal lockbox ....

... based on concerns regarding the site’s proximity to near-shore waters ....

... A former Honolulu prosecutor is accused of accepting nearly $50,000 from a local engineering firm to go after a former employee with criminal charges ....

... 11 homicides in Honolulu as of March 31 ....

... beaches along the Waianae Coast have been taken over by a 20-mile-long homeless camp.  This is just one mile ....

... inflation 4.8% year over year for urban Honolulu ....

... City Seeks to Dismiss Marconi Claims, Supports Move to Depose Bribery Convicts ....

... The developer requested a waiver for the project, but a year later, the permit is still pending ....

... for the past 153 days HONU connected 119 clients with shelter or supportive housing ....

... Total salary needed for two working adults with two children $299,520 ....

... Joint Task Force – Red Hill transferred authority of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage to the Navy Closure Task Force – Red Hill ....

... only these insiders are qualified to bid ....

... The appointment is subject to Senate confirmation ....

... Twenty years later, we are still having the same conversations ....

... Resolution 24-65 contains most of the usual anti-housing rhetoric, and even claims that making it easier to create smaller, more affordable homes would somehow result in more so-called monster homes ....

... City suspends enforcement of a city ordinance that’s driving several restaurants in Waikiki out of business ....

... These two measures would increase our housing supply not only on Oahu but throughout all of Hawaii by allowing smaller homes on smaller lots....

... to award developers Ikenakea Development LLC and The Michaels Organization a long-term lease for the 19.4-acre property at Farrington Highway and Fort Barrette Road ....