Entries for 'Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine'

...Closed local businesses feel discriminated against, seek to clear up misunderstanding....

...“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....

...Pine is urging the Federal Transit Administration to conduct in-person oversight of rail project awards of so-called public-private-partnership, or P3 contracts....

...Pine today addressed rumors that professional agitators have arrived in the islands to stir up trouble at peaceful protests being staged to honor George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement....

...Leading salon industry panelists demonstrated today in a live online forum hosted by Honolulu City Councilmember Kym Pine, that they are ready to open for business.... 

“...I replaced CIP funding for renovations and improvements to the Blaisdell Center and Ala Moana Park with funding for rapid housing, mobile hygiene centers, addiction rehabilitation facilities, mental health treatment facilities and quarantine and medical triage facilities...."

...“We should hold off on ‘nice-to-have’ projects like construction at Blaisdell Center and focus on fiscal prudence,” said Pine....

...“New Year’s Eve was just one of many indications that the inspection process is lacking, which is how illegal goods are coming into the state through our ports. We have seen an increase in gun violence, drug addiction is an epidemic and we are at high-risk for suffering from toxic substances and agricultural invasive species that can hurt our environment,” said Councilmember Pine....

...only Pine, Amemiya, and Hanabusa report substantial fundraising...

"...DPP should convert from its inefficient plan-review operation to an inspection-driven model...."

...This week, the Honolulu Police Commission ousted vocal Kealoha critic, Loretta Sheehan, from her Chair position. Additionally, it was reported that the Federal Public Defender for 24 years, Peter Wolff, who originally exposed the crimes of former City Prosecutor Katherine Kealoha and former Chief of Police Louis Kealoha, will also be ousted from his job....

...After a fierce Neighborhood Board meeting in April where the Board and many in the community opposed the project for its perceived insensitivity to the area, many including myself were under the belief that this project would not proceed until those concerns were addressed....

...Finally politicians are doing something about affordable housing--they're demolishing it....

...we are concerned about the handling of Rail and the Mayor’s proposed budget....

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....

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....

...homeowners of flex units face the challenge of having their entire property classified as 'Commercial', which equates to approximately 254% more in taxes....

...almost a quarter of Oahu's unsheltered homeless are the Leeward district....

...in the Villages of Kapolei, the road approvals have not been processed in more than 10 years - since they were first built....

...at the Wai'anae Boat Harbor, outreach workers are trying to help transition to supportive housing....

If you or your organization would like to become a park adoption partner on the Leeward Coast, please call....

These bills are a first step toward empowering our communities to fight back against illegal dumping....

...Oahu’s water customers who end up paying the price for the BWS’ defective meters and billing errors would likely fare better if the BWS was subject to regulation by the Public Utilities Commission....

City grants are very competitive and the City’s Department of Community Services (DCS) strongly recommends that interested non-profits attend a grant workshop....

Two important bills the Council is reviewing may affect these items....

...Honolulu City Council’s Committee on Public Works and Sustainability held a hearing yesterday to discuss a proposal to expand the existing ban to include biodegradable bags....

This week the Honolulu City Council held its monthly meeting....

According to Bills 35, 36, and 37, violators of the City’s grading and stockpiling ordinances, which regulate illegal dumping, will see a 500% increase in maximum civil fines....

Bills 35, 36, and 37 were drafted in response to the rampant and illegal stockpiling and grading occurring throughout Leeward communities....

The construction of a 50,000 panel solar farm at the entrance of the Wai‘anae Coast at Kahe Point is being proposed....

"Turning down 30-40% of requested calls puts our residents at a greater risk of death or prolonged injury and is unacceptable,” said Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine

In a State Public Utility Commission (PUC) hearing this morning, Commissioners issued an order confirming a motor carrier violation for SER Trucking connected with the August 31st sludge spill on the H-1....

The City issued a Request for Grant Proposals (RGP) for the Grants in Aid funds on Thursday, November 14, 2013....

Last week the City Council hosted a public hearing on legislative proposals. Legislation that was discussed includes....

Submit comments by November 23....

Board of Water Supply’s (BWS) unfair billing practices  forced thousands of O‘ahu residents to subsidize the errors caused by BWS' own faulty billing system....

His monthly bill is normally around $200....

On September 6, 2013, HECO announced a change to  its rules for connecting new PV systems to the electricity grid....

On Wednesday, I introduced a Charter Amendment to eliminate the Board of Water Supply's retroactive billing policy....

The issue first came to light last month when constituents contacted my office, and on August 19th we brought the issue to the Administration....

The Hawaii Kai Marina Community Association, the permittee of a dredging project, may face questions from the Army and Department of Land and Natural Resources....

Robert Clark, president of the Hawaii Kai Marina Community Association referred to Waianae residents’ concerns as “total ignorance” ....

Resolution 13-177 initiates a proposed Charter Amendment....

Public Safety and Economic Development Committee hearing at Honolulu Hale, July 16th at 9:00 a.m....

the City will be awarding non profit Grants in Aid, totaling about $5.5 million for this upcoming fiscal year....

...transportation initiatives on the horizon that promise to reshape our travel time commute in the years to come....

... include three important projects that I am fighting to secure ....