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Saturday, January 28, 2023 |
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Navy: No Groundwater Pollution from AFFF Spill
By News Release @ 2:45 PM :: 1568 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... Today the Navy published its first two weeks of validated groundwater PFAS test results, which show no exceedances of DOH’s EALs for groundwater ....
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Wednesday, January 25, 2023 |
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US Department of Justice Orders Handi-Van to Answer Phones, Book Rides
By News Release @ 10:57 AM :: 1128 Views :: Honolulu County
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... TheHandi-Van, who called to make or change reservations for rides, had very long telephone hold times or did not have their calls answered. Under the agreement, Honolulu will take immediate steps to lessen hold times ....
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Tuesday, January 24, 2023 |
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Monday, January 23, 2023 |
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U.S. Marine runs toward gunfire, applies lifesaving aid in Waikiki shooting
By Selected News Articles @ 2:08 PM :: 2571 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement, Military
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... The man fell to the ground as the first of the two shooters sprinted to a waiting vehicle. The wounded man was lying on the sidewalk to Issa’s left as the second shooter, located to Issa’s right, began firing frantically at the downed man ....
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Thursday, January 19, 2023 |
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Kauai Democrats Nominate Replacements for Rep Tokioka HD16
By Andrew Walden @ 8:48 PM :: 3459 Views :: Honolulu County, Democratic Party, Kauai County
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... the HD37 Democratic Committee picked three nominees: Ron Menor, Charlotte Nekota, Trish LaChica. Kauai HD16 Democrats picked Evslin, Chock and Cristobal ....
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Thursday, January 19, 2023 |
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City accepting applications for Chief of Treasury
By News Release @ 5:16 PM :: 945 Views :: Honolulu County
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... The Department of Budget and Fiscal Services (BFS) is seeking applicants to fill the vacant civil service position of Chief of Treasury for the Division of Treasury ....
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Tuesday, January 17, 2023 |
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How to fix Hawaii's SLOW permitting departments
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:30 AM :: 1576 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Development
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... Hawaii is one of the slowest states in the nation when it comes to approving building permits ....
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Thursday, January 12, 2023 |
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City accepting resumes for Executive Director, Office of Housing and Homelessness
By News Release @ 3:13 AM :: 1211 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness
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... HOU is responsible for coordinating and directing the development, preparation, and implementation of plans and programs relating to affordable housing and homelessness ....
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Saturday, January 7, 2023 |
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Most Expensive US Cities -- Honolulu 5th
By Selected News Articles @ 6:19 PM :: 1562 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... and that doesn’t account for state tax rates, which are among the highest in the nation ....
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Saturday, January 7, 2023 |
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Notice of Judicial Vacancy – District Judge, District Court of the First Circuit (island of O’ahu)
By News Release @ 12:00 PM :: 1202 Views :: Honolulu County, Judiciary
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... The Chief Justice has the discretion to assign a district judge/district family judge to either the District Court or Family Court ....
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Saturday, January 7, 2023 |
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Thursday, December 29, 2022 |
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Chief Logan Signs First Concealed Carry Permit
By Selected News Articles @ 12:11 AM :: 1997 Views :: Honolulu County, Police, Second Amendment
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... the first permit issued in modern history for Honolulu ....
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Wednesday, December 28, 2022 |
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Five Red Light Camera Sites Now Active
By News Release @ 12:24 AM :: 3917 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement
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... five cameras now active along Vineyard Boulevard and Nuuanu Avenue ....
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Friday, December 23, 2022 |
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Red Hill: Navy Requests 'Closure in Place'
By News Release @ 4:04 AM :: 1439 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... Department of Navy Delivers Third-Party Analysis of Alternatives for Closure of Red Hill Tanks, Formally Requests Permanent ‘Closure in Place’ ....
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Thursday, December 22, 2022 |
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EPA Proposes Red Hill Consent Decree
By News Release @ 12:45 PM :: 1370 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... EPA is asking for comments on the proposed order and will host a public meeting the week of January 16, 2023, to go over details of the order and answer questions ....
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Tuesday, December 20, 2022 |
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Congressional Delegation Calls For Independent Investigation Into Toxic AFFF Leaks At Red Hill
By News Release @ 4:10 AM :: 1516 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Congressional Delegation, Military
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... Lawmakers Demand Answers On Report That Information On Previous Leak Was Withheld From Regulators; Delegation: Investigation Should Not Delay Defueling ....
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Monday, December 19, 2022 |
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Counties should not profit from Hawaii's housing crisis
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 12:00 AM :: 1651 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... assessments of all real property on Oahu went up by 12.4% compared with the previous year. And that’s just the average ....
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Saturday, December 17, 2022 |
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Saturday, December 17, 2022 |
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EPA takes action to address pollution violations at Kailua Wastewater Treatment Plant
By News Release @ 1:44 AM :: 1326 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment
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... In January 2021, the facility experienced a failure at one of two biotower treatment units, causing the plant’s discharge to exceed limits for bacteria ....
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Wednesday, December 14, 2022 |
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Blangiardi names Jiro Sumada DPP Deputy Director
By News Release @ 11:22 PM :: 1433 Views :: Honolulu County
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... Sumada will be returning to the same position he held at the DPP from 2010 to 2013. He also served briefly as Acting Director. ...
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Wednesday, December 14, 2022 |
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2023 Real Property Assessments up 12.4%
By News Release @ 2:57 AM :: 2465 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... City to Send 2023 Real Property Notice of Assessments ....
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Friday, December 9, 2022 |
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Red Hill funds included in annual defense bill
By Selected News Articles @ 11:43 PM :: 1413 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... The National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2023 includes $1 billion for cleaning up the site of a fuel leak into Hawaii's water supply ....
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Friday, December 9, 2022 |
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Guns: Supreme Court shows us the ‘Sensitive Places’
By Selected News Articles @ 10:19 PM :: 1423 Views :: Honolulu County, Second Amendment
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... If you look at Bill 57, the Mayor has taken a cut-and-paste list from places such as New York, New Jersey, and D.C. to make a list that is currently failing at every challenge in court in those exact locations....
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Thursday, December 8, 2022 |
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City to accept applications for $30 million in relief for non-profits affected by Covid-19
By News Release @ 12:28 PM :: 1435 Views :: Honolulu County, COVID-19
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... Non-profits may be eligible to receive up to $100,000. These funds will be awarded to qualifying non-profits on a first-come, first serve basis until the funds are exhausted ....
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Tuesday, December 6, 2022 |
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Ewa Foreclosure Scammer Indicted for Stealing Chief Federal Judge’s Identity
By News Release @ 4:55 PM :: 1433 Views :: Honolulu County, Judiciary
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... According to the indictment, Abordo used the forged signature and a federal court seal to create a phony court order, which he then used to prove to the victim that he’d pulled her Ewa Beach, Hawaii, home out of foreclosure ....
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Tuesday, December 6, 2022 |
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Federal Real ID enforcement delayed to May 2025
By News Release @ 4:38 PM :: 1298 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement, Tourism
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...O‘ahu residents now have an additional two years to get the REAL ID-compliant driver’s licenses and state identification cards necessary to board domestic flights and enter some federal buildings....
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Tuesday, December 6, 2022 |
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City’s free COVID-19 testing program to end on December 30, 2022
By News Release @ 4:10 PM :: 1241 Views :: Honolulu County, COVID-19
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... dedicated staff from the National Kidney Foundation of Hawai‘i ....
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Tuesday, December 6, 2022 |
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Navy Shares Latest Red Hill Leak Video with EPA, not Public
By News Release @ 12:03 AM :: 1370 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... The Navy’s water supply is unaffected, according to a Dec. 1 Navy release. The Navy’s water comes from the Waiawa shaft, which is approximately 6 miles away from the affected area ....
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Friday, December 2, 2022 |
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Blangiardi Nominates New DPP Director
By News Release @ 9:48 PM :: 1427 Views :: Honolulu County, Development
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... Dawn Takeuchi Apuna appointed director designate of City’s Department of Planning and Permitting ....
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Friday, December 2, 2022 |
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2022 Honolulu City Lights opening night set for Saturday, Dec. 3
By News Release @ 9:36 PM :: 1432 Views :: Honolulu County, First Amendment, Religion
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... The month-long celebration of the Honolulu City Lights kicks off with a block party at 4 p.m. on Punchbowl Street ....
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Monday, November 28, 2022 |
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Sunday, November 27, 2022 |
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No, Boosting the Affordable Housing Fund Isn’t the Answer
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 1525 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Taxes
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"... it is essentially a budgeting gimmick ...."
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Saturday, November 26, 2022 |
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Builder Cancels DHHL Barbers Point Solar Project
By Andrew Walden @ 4:59 PM :: 1958 Views :: Honolulu County, DHHL, Energy
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"...this project is no longer financially viable under its current terms in the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) due to changing supply chain/market conditions, regulatory delays and final interconnection costs...."
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Thursday, November 24, 2022 |
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Blangiardi to establish Oʻahu Historic Preservation Commission
By News Release @ 5:30 PM :: 1423 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Land Use
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... The commission, which is being established by resolution using the mayorʻs executive reorganization power under Honolulu City Charter Section 4-202, will give effect to Bill 44 (2022), the ordinance passed by the City Council earlier this month ....
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Tuesday, November 22, 2022 |
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Displaced Philadelphia Woman Uses Housing Voucher to Live in Hawaii
By Video @ 9:16 PM :: 2212 Views :: Honolulu County
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... "It's something that the (Philadelphia Housing) Agency encourages." ... "Hawaii has absorbed the total cost of the rent and utilities, Amen!" ....
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Tuesday, November 22, 2022 |
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Ala Wai: Corps of Engineers, City Attempt to Bamboozle Public Again
By News Release @ 8:59 PM :: 1779 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, City and County of Honolulu requests community input on alternative plans developed for Ala Wai Flood Risk Management General Reevaluation Study ....
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Wednesday, November 16, 2022 |
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Pentagon Press Secretary: 'Red Hill created a trust deficit'
By News Release @ 6:18 AM :: 1588 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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"...It's currently estimated that the facility closure process will take three years to complete...."
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Monday, November 14, 2022 |
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UHERO: Visitors-only fee may be illegal
By UHERO @ 6:44 PM :: 1704 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes, Tourism
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... Rethinking HTA’s “Regenerative Tourism Fee” ....
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Sunday, November 13, 2022 |
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Getting Permitting Out of Home Maintenance
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 1762 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Small Business
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... a typical residential building permit application took 108 days to process, while one for a commercial project took 432 days ....
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Thursday, November 10, 2022 |
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Oahu’s short-term rental ban walking on thin ice
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:32 AM :: 2393 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business, Tourism
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... A preliminary injunction against Oahu’s ban on short-term rentals of fewer than 90 days is a bad sign for the City & County of Honolulu ....
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Sunday, November 6, 2022 |
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How to win the housing permitting game
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:28 AM :: 1468 Views :: Honolulu County, Development
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... delays, missing emails and bureaucratic difficulties ....
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Saturday, November 5, 2022 |
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Fuel Completely Removed From Red Hill Pipes
By Selected News Articles @ 12:48 AM :: 1233 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... The Joint Task Force – Red Hill is currently in the third phase of the original defueling plan, which involves contracting out infrastructure repairs ....
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Friday, November 4, 2022 |
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City to begin installation of Active Transportation Monitoring devices across Oʻahu
By News Release @ 5:26 PM :: 1199 Views :: Honolulu County
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... These ATM devices will monitor and count the number of pedestrians and bicyclists who pass over the sensors ....
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Tuesday, November 1, 2022 |
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Bill 56: New Legislation to Address Permitting Problems at DPP
By News Release @ 5:24 AM :: 1649 Views :: Honolulu County, Development
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... Bill 56 Would Eliminate Lengthy Permit Requirements for Home Repairs ....
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Monday, October 31, 2022 |
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Short-term rental ban deserves short life
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:57 PM :: 1439 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business, Tourism
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... Formerly known as Bill 41, the new law was supposed to go into effect this week, but a federal judge temporarily blocked it until its provisions can be hashed out in court ....
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Thursday, October 27, 2022 |
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BLNR Repeals Waikiki blue card requirement
By News Release @ 11:24 PM :: 1452 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business, Tourism
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... Certification permits have long been required for surf and sailboard instructors, catamaran and canoe captains and second captains, and commercial motorboat operators, operating in Waikiki ....
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Wednesday, October 26, 2022 |
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Short-term Rental Ban: City Warned About Enforcement
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:18 PM :: 1973 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business, Tourism
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... a warning letter Kugle sent Oct. 21 to Honolulu officials about how they should be cautious that their publicized intent to 'aggressively' enforce the law doesn’t violate the judge’s order ....
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Tuesday, October 25, 2022 |
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Red Hill Fuel to Stay at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickham
By Selected News Articles @ 6:12 AM :: 1416 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... Draining the pipelines, which have approximately 1.16 million gallons of fuel split between them, is the first step in completely defueling Red Hill ....
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Friday, October 21, 2022 |
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Red Hill Pipeline Defueling Rescheduled After Water Main Repairs
By Selected News Articles @ 6:03 AM :: 2020 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... The Navy was supposed to start unpacking fuel from three pipelines Monday, but the Friday water main break affected the systems that would be used for removing the fuel ....
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Tuesday, October 18, 2022 |
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Federal Court: Honolulu's 3-Month Minimum Rental Term Preempted By State Law
By Robert Thomas @ 9:28 PM :: 2306 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business, Tourism
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... Violating the ordinance meant massive daily fines ($10k), plus disgorgement of the rent. Thus, not surprisingly, the ordinance drew a federal court challenge from property owners ....
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