Honolulu County

... nearly two years after a spill into the area's water forced thousands from their residences ....

... The Judicial Selection Commission is accepting applications and nominations .... 

... GIA proposals must be submitted by 2 p.m. on November 22, 2023 ....

... Leading up to this decision, DOH oversaw completion by JTF-RH, of 297 repairs and enhancements needed for repacking and defueling ....

... Bill 52 provides an initial fine of $25,000, plus $10,000 per day without an upper limit ....

... Jonah Jameson from the "Spiderman" movie franchise laughing at a news headline about the stadium project with a sarcastic caption above it that reads "This won't be another disaster like the rail." ....

... Bill 54 (2023), which would for a five-year period to facilitate the conversion of commercial buildings to multifamily residential units ....

... Resolution 23-243, which would give property tax relief to owner-occupants who failed to file for a homeowner exemption in 2022 and whose homes were taxed at the Residential A rate as a result ....

... Decision paves way for safe defueling operations to begin ....

... City to celebrate Honolulu Pride Month ....

... Honolulu homeowners have until Oct. 2 to file for increased property tax exemptions that Grassroot Institute helped become law ....

“This order ensures that the Kailua Treatment Plant continues to take steps to prevent any further bacteria exceedances in what the plant discharges into the ocean”

... two people dead and three others injured ....

"... we cannot ignore the tremendous and ongoing burden being borne by communities who are dealing with those who refuse help ...."

... Opening night festivities scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023 near Kapolei Hale ....

... "the 100% lunacy of TAG's six-year odyssey to obtain a building permit to renovate what is now The Brad Powell Theatre." ....

... employees of the DPP took bribes in exchange for performing official acts at DPP .... 

... Bills on the move: Honolulu, Hawaii County, Kauai County ....

... resolutions would assist the city administration in hiring for critical positions, delete unfilled and unnecessary positions and likely contribute to lower budgetary costs ....

... “Our goal is to build equity and acquire more properties"  ....

... is housing an emergency or not? ....

... to offer the homes and lots for purchase by the tenants of record (the original plantation workers) and current Varona Village residents ....

... the homeless are sacred cows ....

... C&C of Honolulu and energy giants faced off over where the suit should be taken to trial ....

... JTF-RH remains on track to commence gravity defueling by October 16, 2023 ....

... Blangiardi directed DPP to suspend the short-term vacation rental 30–day minimum rental period requirement to increase the availability of temporary housing on Oʻahu ....

... the hospital admission rate for Honolulu and Maui counties increased to 10.4 new COVID-19 hospitalizations per 100,000 people ....

... The Haʻikū Stairs have been slated for removal due to safety concerns, but activists say that there are alternatives to ripping out the popular steps ....

... Bill 6 would allow building applications to be reviewed by qualified third-party reviewers ....

... Recktenwald today appointed three individuals to fill judicial positions in the District Court of the First Circuit ....

... Tupola served four years in the state House, starting in 2014, then was elected to the City Council, in 2020 ....

... asks the court to stop the City’s targeted enforcement actions—including sweeps, citations, and arrests—that disrupt and disenfranchise houseless people, unless and until there is adequate shelter ....

... The continuing shortage of qualified school bus drivers statewide will suspend bus transportation services at ten of Oʻahu’s 24 high schools and four schools on Kauaʻi when the new school year begins ....

... OIP also found, sua sponte, that the PCSC executive session minutes did not convey a true reflection of the matters discussed at the meeting ....

... Folks on the Neighbor Islands:  Don’t laugh. You might be next! ....

... Based on the high error rates, we concluded that DHR’s data was unreliable and insufficient to conduct further analysis .... 

... City to accept applications for a second tranche of relief funding for non-profits affected by Covid-19 ....

... Hawaii Department of Health gave conditional approval to U.S. Navy officials to defuel surge tanks next to the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility ....

... a volunteer board created to advise DPR on recreational, cultural, and public entertainment opportunities at City parks and facilities ....

... Approximately 480,000 gallons of fuel are expected to be removed from the surge tanks. Defueling operations are expected to begin on July 17, 2023, and run through July 30, 2023....

... 13 total intakes, 3 patient discharges, and a total of 189 unduplicated shower uses from members of the surrounding community during the first month of project operation ....

... Green will nominate a successor to Circuit Judge Christine E. Kuriyama, who retired in June 2023 ....

... BWS called for a voluntary 10% water reduction last summer, park users reduced their use by 15.4% ....

... Housing, the Honolulu rail, the Aloha Stadium, homelessness and the 64% pay raise for Honolulu City Council members ....

... All repairs to the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, mandated by the Hawaii Department of Health, are complete, Joint Task Force – Red Hill announced in a Wednesday night news release ....

... how many years has this been going on? ....

... Between April 2023 and May 2023, CCH discharged effluent from the wastewater treatment plant in exceedance of daily NPDES permit limits for enterococci on 13 occasions ....

... HDOT is working to redevelop Pier 7 at Honolulu Harbor which has been vacant and inactive for the last 14 years, after Bishop Museum closed the Hawaiʻi Maritime Center ....

... setting the framework to begin defueling about 104 million gallons of fuel from the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility ....

... Report summarizes potential chemical exposure to residents from 2021 jet fuel exposure ....