Honolulu County

...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....

...Koreans have invested in real estate projects islandwide, from affordable housing projects to golf courses.  During his visit, Mayor Caldwell will be looking to further enhance these and other opportunities....

...Chris Lethem, candidate for state senate representing Kaka’ako and neighboring areas, today called on HCDA to stop two brothers from strong‐arming Kaka’ako businesses....

BWS claims that the billing charge is justified to defray administrative costs associated with billing and cost recovery for installing the new billing system....

...Mayor Caldwell, Councilmembers, Hawaii Bicycling League representatives, and city workers applied green paint to a “conflict zone” near the Alapa‘i Transit Center....

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

The housing requirement is a promise Hughes made in order to gain approval for its massive, 22-tower Kaka’ako luxury high-rise condominium development....

...the MVLP Division did not support the initiatives for improving customer service; did not consider the long lines and long waits as valid concerns....

Applications must be received by this Friday, August 29 before 4:30 p.m. at the Mission Memorial Building next to Honolulu Hale, 550 South King St....

Field Operation Supervisors

• Current: $70,692-$80,388
• New: $89,860-$102,185

...List of designated shelters for Hawaii , Maui, and Honolulu .... 

Grunch “stands out among the four vying to replace Breene Harimoto...."

...the new proposed rule would regulate all ditches, except in narrow circumstances. This even includes man-made ditches....

Honolulu City Council District 4 (East Oahu) candidate Natalie Iwasa picked up key endorsements....

The workshop is set for Tuesday, July 22, at the Aliamanu Elementary School Cafeteria, 3265 Salt Lake Boulevard, from 5:30-7:30 p.m....

The city is preparing a request for proposal to form a public-private-partnership that will replace all 51,700 city streetlights with LEDs....

...nepotism and preferential treatment that could have been mitigated if the Department had implemented the Commission’s instructions from a prior investigation of the same situation....

...plaintiffs sued alleging First Amendment violations after the HPD allegedly removed Second Amendment activists' Facebook comments from an HPD Facebook page....

Here are the merits briefs in an important case set for argument later this month in the Hawaii Supreme Court....

2012: Commission staff received a complaint that Employee was using city work time to stand in line to process residential building permit applications....

Today the Intermediate Court of Appeals ruled on Hanabusa v Honolulu, Colleen Hanabusa's fake effort to fight to close Waimanalo Gulch Landfill....

...1,500 residential units in five towers will be the city’s first catalytic Transit Oriented Development project along the rail route....

"CitiBike has put out 6,000 bikes at 325 locations at a cost of $6,833 per bike."

...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....

...Since 2008, Employee had reviewed and approved at least 100 building permit applications that had been routed through the Department by [Business]....

Online applications will be accepted from 12:00 a.m. on May 15, 2014, through 11:59 p.m. on May 21, 2014....

House Majority floor leader Rida Cabanilla, D-Ewa, controls a nonprofit that got a $100,000 grant from the Legislature, even though it was out of compliance with the Internal Revenue Service....

Under Hawaii law, police don’t need to have physical contact with prostitutes to make an arrest, though they must prove someone is willing to exchange sex for money....

... 7.5 million gallons of contaminated water, toxic soil, trash, fecal matter and human medical waste poured into west Oahu’s ocean waters on Jan. 13, 2011 ....

A federal grand jury in Honolulu returned a 13-count indictment today charging Waste Management of Hawaii Inc....

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

...developing an Affordable Housing Strategy for Oahu.....

126 lane miles repaved through the first quarter of 2014....

Caldwell and his Cabinet will visit Mililani, Waikîkî, Waimânalo, Ewa, and Nânâkuli....

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....

The city auditor is seeking an auditor for the Office of the City Auditor.  Duties and qualifications are noted as follows....

Environment America (who?) released a new report: “Shining Cities: At the Forefront of America’s Solar Energy Revolution”....

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

Residents identified homeless and/or homelessness as a priority for the City to address....

The Office of the City Auditor is pleased to present its fourth annual Service Efforts and Accomplishments (SEA) Report for the City and County of Honolulu....

“Numerous food truck owners have written to say that if this bill were to become law, they would not be able to operate within the capital special district."

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

The week will culminate with a public presentation of the panel’s findings and recommendations on March 7, 2014 from 9:00-11:00 a.m. at Mission Memorial Auditorium....

Drawdown of existing groundwater stocks is likely still decades away....

...topics include procurement training for BWS staff, prevention of disclosure of confidential information and the management of multiple change orders increasing the work and value of the contract....

Caldwell's Garbage Tax Would Hit Nonprofits, Small Business Hard....