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Friday, July 13, 2018 |
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Caldwell Proposes Reducing Regulatory Burden on Transportation Providers
By Selected News Articles @ 2:51 AM :: 4996 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business
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...“Instead of putting more restrictions on ride-hailing customers, Hawaii should explore ways to relieve taxi drivers of over-burdensome regulations,” Akina said....
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Thursday, July 12, 2018 |
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City Terminates Watts Constructors’ Right to Work on Joint Traffic Management Center
By News Release @ 8:43 PM :: 5033 Views :: Honolulu County
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...because of its failure to remedy numerous material defaults under the construction contract with the city....
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Thursday, July 12, 2018 |
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Letters being mailed to 44,000 impacted by storage crash of driver licensing documents
By News Release @ 4:46 PM :: 3324 Views :: Honolulu County
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...On September 15, 2017, a server containing multiple disks managed by Marquis ID Systems (MIDS) for the State of Hawai‘i’s drivers’ licensing programs had a multiple hard disk crash....
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Tuesday, July 10, 2018 |
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Best Cities to Drive in—Honolulu Scores 86th
By Selected News Articles @ 2:52 PM :: 5656 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...driving is often a major hassle and expense....
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Monday, July 9, 2018 |
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Ala Moana Park EIS Released for Public Comment
By News Release @ 6:05 PM :: 4340 Views :: Honolulu County
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...Revised improvement plans highlighted in Ala Moana Regional Park Draft EIS....
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Friday, July 6, 2018 |
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Public lodging and island-wide sidewalk obstruction bills submitted to City Council
By News Release @ 3:04 AM :: 5090 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness
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"...Although we’ve made gains in combating homelessness, there is a group of service-resistant individuals who continue to disobey the rules and take up our public spaces....”
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Friday, July 6, 2018 |
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Honolulu Auditor Announces Next Audit Plans
By News Release @ 1:36 AM :: 4200 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics
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...In accordance with the City Charter Section 3-502.1 (c), we submit to the Honolulu City Council our plan of proposed audits for FY2018-19....
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Friday, June 29, 2018 |
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Former HPD Officer Pleads Guilty to Insurance Fraud
By News Release @ 1:52 AM :: 6662 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Police
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...Copeland staged a burglary of his Pearl City home and reported jewelry, cash, liquor and electronics were missing...the keys to his Mercedes as well as the vehicle itself were missing. It was later reported burning nearby....
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Friday, June 29, 2018 |
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Caldwell: Outlaw Homeless Blocking Public Facilities While Refusing Shelter Space
By News Release @ 1:22 AM :: 7679 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness, Law Enforcement
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...The “public lodging bill” would make it illegal to lodge on a public sidewalk or other public areas if shelter facilities are available....
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Thursday, June 28, 2018 |
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Trump OKs federal aid for Oahu and Kauai victims of April floods
By News Release @ 9:42 AM :: 5070 Views :: Honolulu County, Kauai County
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...Gov. Ige submitted the request for reconsideration on June 13. It was based on the identification of additional damages resulting from the disaster....
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Saturday, June 23, 2018 |
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Akina: Caldwell makes right call on ride-hailing
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:33 PM :: 4998 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business
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...On Thursday, he introduced a bill that would even the playing field for taxis, to help bring their business model into the 21st century....
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Thursday, June 21, 2018 |
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Caldwell: Loosen Taxi Regs for Everybody
By News Release @ 1:51 AM :: 5983 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business
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...Caldwell said at a news conference that rather than require ride-hailing drivers to abide by long-held taxi rules, cabbies should be freed from their constraints and allowed to operate like their Uber and Lyft counterparts....
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Friday, June 8, 2018 |
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'Surge pricing' ban will hurt Honolulu consumers
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:59 PM :: 5097 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business
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...The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii urges Mayor Caldwell to reject the City Council measure....
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Saturday, June 2, 2018 |
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Public Hearing: New Rules for Scheduling Surf Contests
By News Release @ 8:20 PM :: 5155 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics
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...Will Caldwell Bumbling Wipe out North Shore Surf Contests?....
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Friday, June 1, 2018 |
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Auditor: Only 56% of Recommendations Acted Upon Since 2004
By News Release @ 10:42 PM :: 4403 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics
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...Some entities have failed to implement the audit recommendations: Department of Budget and Fiscal Services – Real Property, Honolulu Liquor Commission, Department of Parks and Recreation – Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve Fund....
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Friday, June 1, 2018 |
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Auditor: City Parks and Recreation Fails Again and Again
By News Release @ 10:30 PM :: 4848 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics
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...Instead of saving $833,907, water costs increased by over $2.08 million because reducing water costs by using non-potable water sources was not a priority....
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Sunday, May 20, 2018 |
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Finding the Magic Bullet: City’s Share of Rail Administrative Costs
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:00 AM :: 6308 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail, Taxes
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...In a recent hearing in the Honolulu City Council’s Budget Committee, council leaders say that they might have found a “magic bullet”....
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Friday, May 18, 2018 |
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BLNR Approves Another Windfarm for Kahuku
By News Release @ 5:43 PM :: 4510 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy
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...BLNR has given the greenlight to Champlin/GEI Wind Holdings LLC’s Na Pua Makani Power Partners LLC’s plans to build a 25-megawatt wind farm near Kahuku....
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Friday, May 18, 2018 |
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Can Uber Stay in Honolulu?
By Video @ 12:28 AM :: 5349 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business
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... "The Infamous" Bill 35 and it's effects on Hawaii's local population as well as tourists ....
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Thursday, May 17, 2018 |
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Caldwell: LimeBike will be Cool When it Properly Greases the Haunches of Power
By News Release @ 10:11 PM :: 7338 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business
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...Government Moves Quickly When Politicos Don’t Get a Cut of New Business....
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Wednesday, May 16, 2018 |
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Liliha-Nuʻuanu Complete Streets community meeting set
By News Release @ 7:42 PM :: 4280 Views :: Honolulu County
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... The meeting will be held at the Maʻemaʻe Elementary School Cafeteria, 319 Wyllie Street, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 22. ....
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Wednesday, May 9, 2018 |
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City Buys 33 Unit Waikiki Building for Homeless
By News Release @ 2:37 AM :: 7155 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness
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...The city utilized funds from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program to acquire the eight-story building at 436 ‘Ena Road in Waikīkī....
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Thursday, May 3, 2018 |
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Public Private Partnership for Ala Wai Golf?
By News Release @ 2:02 AM :: 5290 Views :: Honolulu County, Tourism
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...Request for Proposals for Ala Wai Golf Course Driving Range Awarded to Topgolf Hawai‘i....
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Tuesday, April 17, 2018 |
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April 24: Caldwell to Announce Plan to Increase traffic jams near UH campus
By News Release @ 7:12 PM :: 4012 Views :: Honolulu County
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...The meeting will be held at the Washington Middle School Cafeteria, 1633 S. King Street, from 6 p.m to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, April 24....
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Friday, April 13, 2018 |
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City Hires Private Security Guards to Protect Parks Overnight
By News Release @ 1:25 PM :: 5408 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness
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...parks were selected for this pilot project as many are in close proximity to another park, providing for a good test comparison of effectiveness....
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Friday, April 13, 2018 |
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Honolulu World's Best City Sanitation?
By News Release @ 12:28 AM :: 6215 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Hawaii Statistics
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...Honolulu tops the City Sanitation ranking, followed by Helsinki and Ottawa in joint second, whereas Dhaka (230) and Port au Prince (231) fill the bottom places....
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Tuesday, April 10, 2018 |
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Honolulu Neighborhood Board Elections to be Cancelled?
By News Release @ 4:12 AM :: 4801 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics
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'''Extends the terms of board members from two (2) years to four (4) years...."
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Thursday, April 5, 2018 |
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Ethics: City Supervisor Caught Working Second Job on City Time
By News Release @ 2:40 AM :: 6297 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Labor
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...reimbursed the city in the amount of $1,891.20 approximately 62 hours of city time....
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Tuesday, April 3, 2018 |
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HB1481: DelaCruz Gut & Replace to Bypass Opposition to HCDA Control of East Kapolei
By Andrew Walden @ 3:28 AM :: 6897 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Land Use
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...the same text in SB2525 ran into opposition from several Kapolei-area Representatives....
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Monday, April 2, 2018 |
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Revolving Door: Caldwell Hires Another Reporter to Spin News
By News Release @ 8:10 PM :: 5815 Views :: Honolulu County, First Amendment
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...Mayor names communications director and welcomes new public information officer....
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Thursday, March 29, 2018 |
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Kailua, Kaneohe, Pearl City--Caldwell Pushing Plan to Jam Up Traffic Even More
By News Release @ 3:40 AM :: 4182 Views :: Honolulu County
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“Complete Streets recognizes that roadways are ... not just for the movement of cars,” said Mayor Kirk Caldwell....
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Tuesday, March 27, 2018 |
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Web of Caldwell Admin Lies Unraveled by Latest DMV Computer Crash
By News Release @ 3:59 PM :: 5399 Views :: Honolulu County
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...folks waited in long lines at the driver’s licensing office, only to be told that their files couldn’t be retrieved, that they’d have to submit new fingerprints, take a new photograph, bring back their birth certificate....
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Monday, March 19, 2018 |
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Leaving GOP, Djou Eyes Council, Mayoral Races
By Andrew Walden @ 9:46 PM :: 11099 Views :: Honolulu County, Politicians, Rail, Republican Party
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Reading Charles Djou’s ‘Why I’m Leaving The GOP’ statement published today, one might think Djou’s decision was all about Trump....
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Monday, March 19, 2018 |
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Grassroot: Bond plan for rail a bad sign for taxpayers, would violate city ordinance
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:16 PM :: 6006 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail
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...Caldwell’s plan to use $44 million in bond debt is an ill-founded, potentially illegal attempt to payoff administrative costs related to the construction of the over-budget, behind-schedule Honolulu rail system....
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Friday, March 16, 2018 |
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Honolulu Neighborhood Boards--24 Vacant Positions
By News Release @ 8:52 PM :: 4079 Views :: Honolulu County
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...Apply to your local Neighborhood Board to be appointed to fill a vacant position....
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Friday, March 16, 2018 |
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SB648 Amended to Increase Sister Islands TAT Share
By News Release @ 1:29 PM :: 10326 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, Kauai County, Maui County, Taxes, Tourism
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... The TAT amount for the City & County of Honolulu is unchanged ....
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Friday, March 16, 2018 |
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Council Coup: Kym Pine Tries Again to Explain
By News Release @ 12:27 PM :: 7075 Views :: Honolulu County, Politicians, Rail
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...The main reason I support a leadership change at the Council has unfortunately been lost in media reports to more sensational stories....
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Saturday, March 10, 2018 |
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Oahu LED Street Light Conversion Project set to begin
By News Release @ 12:51 PM :: 7144 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy
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...converting approximately 53,500 city-owned street lights to more energy efficient LED (light-emitting diode) lights....
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Monday, February 26, 2018 |
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Honolulu Citizen Survey: Homelessness Top Priority
By News Release @ 5:19 PM :: 5631 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness
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...The results from this year’s NCS ....
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Friday, February 23, 2018 |
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Ban the Bike! How Cities Made a Huge Mistake in Promoting Cycling
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 3:15 AM :: 4988 Views :: Honolulu County
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...Cycling lanes consume more space than they free up, add to pollution and drain the public purse....
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Thursday, February 22, 2018 |
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Kaneohe: 8.75M Gallons of Sewage Spill from City Plants
By News Release @ 10:19 AM :: 5960 Views :: Honolulu County
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...Sewage poured out of Caldwell's plants for ten hours starting 2pm Sunday Feb 18....
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Friday, February 16, 2018 |
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City Agrees to Stop Illegally Towing Cars Belonging to Deployed Military Personnel
By News Release @ 1:05 PM :: 7068 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Military
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...The Department’s investigation revealed that between 2011 and 2016, Honolulu auctioned 1,440 cars registered to individuals who had identified themselves as servicemembers on City forms during the motor vehicle registration process.....
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Friday, February 16, 2018 |
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Will Caldwell Bumbling Wipe out North Shore Surf Contests?
By News Release @ 1:17 AM :: 5349 Views :: Honolulu County, Tourism
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...the Mayor acknowledged the need to overhaul the permit rules, to support competitive opportunities....
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Sunday, February 11, 2018 |
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Former Cocaine Dealer’s Wife Running for Honolulu Council
By Andrew Walden @ 4:03 AM :: 24103 Views :: Honolulu County, Politicians, Drugs
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...Should ex-coke dealers get more political representation?....
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Wednesday, February 7, 2018 |
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Electric Buses: Caldwell Helps Al Gore with Billion Dollar IPO
By Selected News Articles @ 8:30 PM :: 7859 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Tax Credits
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...Proterra hopes to hype these buses into a billion dollar IPO to pay off Proterra investor Al Gore....
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Tuesday, February 6, 2018 |
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Traffic: Honolulu 19th Worst in USA
By News Release @ 12:33 PM :: 5144 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics
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...Honolulu drivers spend 11% of drivetime in congestion....
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Friday, February 2, 2018 |
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Ewa Beach Skate park improved through private-public partnership
By News Release @ 11:52 PM :: 4287 Views :: Honolulu County
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...The work to improve this skate park began following a gift from the Association of Skateboarders in Hawaiʻi ....
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Thursday, February 1, 2018 |
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Ige will not sign HCDA 30-Year Resale Restriction on Affordable Units
By News Release @ 3:33 PM :: 6387 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Cost of Living
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...Gov. Ige has informed the Authority that he would be open to considering a 10-year restriction on re-sales....
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