Honolulu County

... Bill 41 Relating to Transient Accommodations was transmitted to the Council by the Honolulu Planning Commission last month and is scheduled for First Reading at its full Council meeting on Nov. 10, 2021 ....

... Hawai‘i Congressional Delegation Calls On Navy To Improve Accountability To Public On Hawai‘i Fuel Operations, Plans To Ensure Health And Safety Of Oahu Residents ....

... Arlene-Anela Kekoolani, 30, of Honolulu, Hawaii, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin ....

... Honolulu recognized for 'Transforming Streets for Public Transit' ....

Wednesday, Nov. 10, 5:30-8p*
Saturday, Nov. 13, 1-3:30p*

... the City and County of Honolulu is easing restrictions for managed events if all attendees are vaccinated and safety measures are followed ....

... The violations were discovered during a routine DOH compliance inspection that took place from Sept. 28, 2020 through Oct. 9, 2020 ....

... Notable proposed changes to Oahu ....

... These are suggestions that are broadly supported and would require little if any taxpayer investment ....

... Acting Director Krucky will continue to work with his dedicated team of professionals in the Office of Housing and Homelessness while he is at DCS, with a design to eventually join the two organizations together to address community issues ....

... DPP will hold two public hearings to gather community input on the newly proposed measures ....

... Honolulu Zoo bids aloha to Ekundu the African lion ....

... deadline 2 p.m. Hawaiʻi Standard Time on Tuesday, November 23, 2021 ....

... Hu Honua on the Big Island and AES on Oahu are both proposing to burn wood to generate electricity.  NRDC explains that wood burners actually produce more CO2 than coal.... 

... 50% capacity or a maximum of 1,000 attendees (whichever is smaller) ....

“When combined with their share of the state debt, Honolulu taxpayers each owe $61,300.”

... the city’s Landfill Advisory Committee (LAC) will hold its first virtual meeting October 4 from 2-4 p.m ....

... the $768 billion Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to require stricter inspection and safety standards for the military’s fuel tanks and supporting infrastructure at Red Hill on O’ahu....

... Members from the HDOT, U.S. Army, Congress, Executive Office, Legislature, Aircraft Owners and Pilot Association (AOPA), tenants and community members have been meeting every few weeks for the past nine months as a collaborative effort to help save the airfield ....

... COVID-19 case counts and hospitalizations have improved since the initial suspension began Aug. 25, 2021 ....

... contact your local Neighborhood Board Chair to volunteer for a vacant seat ....

... DOH Food Safety Branch has issued a Cease and Desist Order and a red “closed” placard to Doner Shack ....

... How does some bureaucrat sitting in the real property tax office have any idea whether a property is vacant? ....

... an increase of up to 2000% ....

... To be considered for a one-year appointment ....

... Instead of drawing attention to these protesters, political leaders should be out at vaccination sites thanking people for getting vaxxed and highlighting the stories behind their decision to get vaxxed.  These stories will convince others to get vaxxed ....

"...to implement Complete Streets which provide equitable access across all modes and for all abilities, including pedestrians, bicycles, cars, trucks, and buses...."

... if you implement a policy that segregates the vaccinated with the unvaccinated, we're inadvertently incentivizing the unvaccinated community to gather and spread COVID within their own communities ....

... Honolulu rail project get a portion of the revenues? ....

... City launches “Safe Access O‘ahu” program to help protect businesses, employees and customers ....

... top Corrections Official was Secret Arbitrator keeping mafia-connected HPD officers on the job ....

... Then on August 3 came devastating confirmation from a respected FTA agent ....

... The modification will be in effect for 28 days ....

... The largest businesses of 50 or more employees reported the lowest proportion of vaccinations at their workplaces ....

... would not allow any new STRs in residential areas, but allow STRs adjacent to existing resort areas ....

... Today's ruling against the State eliminates the ten-day expiration period of pistol permits....and the requirement that an individual physically brings a firearm to the police station to register....

... The City & County of Honolulu is the only Hawaii government employer that is not providing all unvaccinated employees the “alternative” of regular COVID-19 testing ....

... City and County of Honolulu employees will be required to provide proof that they are fully vaccinated, have completed a single-dose vaccine or initiated the first dose of a two-dose series by Aug. 16, 2021 ....

... Higher income limits mean more Oʻahu renters can qualify ....

... Both plaintiffs were sent letters from HPD denying them the ability to obtain a permit or register firearms and ordering them to surrender any they may have in their possession ....

... Permits will be issued for five display sites through a lottery ....

... Bill 17 would allow the city’s Department of Planning and Permitting to record liens against property and then to foreclose on the liens....

... Hawaii’s finances are in worse shape than our state and county officials would have us believe ....

... Blaisdell Center was recently awarded $3,056,261.58 ....

... an effort to accommodate local residents, while maintaining the improved marine environment ....

... The deadline to apply for the Real Property Tax Credit Program is September 30, 2021 ....

... The signing allows USACE and the City and County of Honolulu to develop a salespitch that appears to balance costs and environmental impacts ....

... Maloian has been a Deputy Public Defender in Honolulu for the past 18 years ....

... What part of ‘mutually assured destruction’ did they not understand? ....

... Honolulu ranks 269th out of 300 ....