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Friday, February 7, 2025
Honolulu Rate Commission seeks input on recommended fare hikes
By News Release @ 1:21 PM :: 241 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail, Cost of Living

... Feb 10, 11 and 13 ...

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Thursday, February 6, 2025
Proof of Concept Study Completed for New Oahu Jail
By News Release @ 11:00 AM :: 255 Views :: Honolulu County, Justice Reinvestment, Law Enforcement

... Built in 1916, the OCCC is a tad outdated ....

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Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Do you think the city spends your money responsibly?
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:30 PM :: 334 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes

... here's how the City and County of Honolulu spends your money ....

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Sunday, February 2, 2025
City touts 'bold initiative' to expand affordable housing
By News Release @ 6:05 PM :: 443 Views :: Honolulu County, Development

... by partnering with developers to activate underutilized public lands, exploring innovative financing strategies to unlock new resources, and reorganizing its housing functions to centralize development, finance, and policy efforts ....

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Sunday, February 2, 2025
Honolulu Egg Prices up 52%
By News Release @ 5:38 PM :: 657 Views :: Honolulu County, Agriculture, Cost of Living

... between 2021 and 2024, the price for a dozen locally produced eggs rose by 28.4% from $6.91 to $8.87 while the price of imported mainland eggs increased by 51.8% from $5.50 to $8.35 ....

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Thursday, January 30, 2025
Save Kakaako Makai: Friends of Kewalo Invites the Public to its Information Gathering Potluck BBQ
By News Release @ 9:40 PM :: 541 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Development, OHA

... learn more about Office of Hawaiian Affairs’ plan to change the law that will allow residential development up to 400 ft tall in Kaka’ako Makai ....

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Saturday, January 25, 2025
Kapolei Woman Indicted for COVID Fraud
By News Release @ 4:45 PM :: 517 Views :: Honolulu County, COVID-19

... nine counts of wire fraud and three counts of aggravated identity theft in connection with fraudulent claims for unemployment insurance and pandemic unemployment assistance ....

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Friday, January 24, 2025
18th Homeless Kauhale Opens in Waianae
By News Release @ 3:29 AM :: 375 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness

... This initiative aims to support up to 19 individuals in their transition from houselessness to healthy independence. There will be 14 emergency beds for males and five for females, specifically designed for short-term stays ....

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Thursday, January 23, 2025
Hawaii K-12 Parent and School Expo to Highlight Learning Options and Family Fun
By News Release @ 2:22 PM :: 324 Views :: Honolulu County, Education K-12

... Expo at Windward Mall Saturday, January 25, 2025, to feature student showcase, face painting, snacks, and entertainment ....

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Saturday, January 18, 2025
City partners with UHERO to launch Subsidized Housing Tracker
By UHERO @ 2:09 AM :: 529 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Hawaii Statistics

... tracker consolidates data on government-subsidized housing units across Honolulu County ....

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Friday, January 17, 2025
Murdered Baby Related to HPD Deputy Chief, DHS Investigator
By News Release @ 1:15 PM :: 4199 Views :: Honolulu County, Family, Hawaii History, Police

... A young girl, whose remains were discovered in a Waikiki apartment in 2014, has been identified as Mary Sue Fink, born April 29, 1959 ....

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Wednesday, January 15, 2025
DLE Director Quits
By News Release @ 3:03 PM :: 609 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement, Police

... Green announces nomination of HPD Major Mike Lambert as the next Director of the State Department of Law Enforcement ....

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Monday, January 13, 2025
Supreme Court Allows Honolulu 'Big Oil' Suit to Proceed
By Court House News @ 3:50 PM :: 727 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Judiciary

... The justices denied the oil and gas companies' petition without further explanation in Monday's orders list ....

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Saturday, January 11, 2025
Hawaii Democrats Talk a Big Game on the 'Climate Crisis.' They're Also Shielding an Oil Company Whose Execs Backed Their Campaigns
By Selected News Articles @ 4:25 PM :: 1259 Views :: Honolulu County, Maui County, Energy, Environment, Ethics, Congressional Delegation

... Since late 2019, Par Pacific's executives and PAC have collectively wired state Democrats a total of nearly $34,000 ....

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Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Honolulu Traffic 19th - Worst in USA
By News Release @ 11:58 PM :: 505 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics

... Honolulu drivers lose 45 hours in congestion at an annual cost of $806 per driver ....

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Friday, January 3, 2025
Legislators to Hold Hearing on Oahu Landfill
By News Release @ 7:54 PM :: 589 Views :: Honolulu County

... Tuesday January 7, 2025 at 9am ....

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Wednesday, January 1, 2025
Red Hill Registry opens pre-enrollment for impacted community members
By News Release @ 11:50 PM :: 630 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Higher Education, Military

... Those exposed to jet-fuel-contaminated drinking water from the Navy water line on Oʻahu are encouraged to fill out a short, five-minute questionnaire ....

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Wednesday, January 1, 2025
City announces next two town hall meetings on proposed sewer fee increases
By News Release @ 1:45 PM :: 579 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Cost of Living

... Jan 3 and 6, 2025 ....

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Wednesday, January 1, 2025
VIDEO: Honolulu Fireworks Explosion Kills 3, Injures Dozens
By Video @ 12:55 PM :: 1809 Views :: Honolulu County

... fireworks explode shortly before midnight at Salt Lake home ....

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Thursday, December 26, 2024
Mayor encourages Oʻahu residents to participate in annual Community Survey
By News Release @ 12:01 AM :: 916 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics

... Honolulu residents have until January 7, 2025 to participate online ....

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Thursday, December 26, 2024
OHA Trustees’ Illegal 2025 Rush to Upzone Kakaako Makai (again)
By Andrew Walden @ 12:01 AM :: 1016 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Development, Land Use, OHA

... OHA Trustees are hoping 2025 will be the year legislators stop laughing at their Kaka’ako Makai upzone bills ....

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Sunday, December 22, 2024
2025 Neighborhood Board Elections--Candidate Registration Begins
By News Release @ 6:40 AM :: 1805 Views :: Honolulu County

... Friday, December 20, 2024 – Candidate and Voter Registration Begins ....

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Sunday, December 22, 2024
Empty Homes Tax--Tug of War
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 883 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes

... Deferred doesn’t mean dead ....

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Sunday, December 22, 2024
Deferral of 'empty homes' tax leads list of recent good news
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:31 AM :: 783 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Taxes

... The Honolulu City Council shelved Bill 46 while also approving bills that will actually be effective at facilitating more housing ....

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Saturday, December 14, 2024
"Empty homes" tax deferral shows your voice matters
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:51 PM :: 1766 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes, Cost of Living

... the credit for this win goes to you, the people who got involved and made their voices heard ....

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Friday, December 13, 2024
DHHL Breaks Ground at Bowl-O-Drome Site
By News Release @ 8:34 PM :: 881 Views :: Honolulu County, DHHL

... The project will cost $155 million to develop ....

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Thursday, December 12, 2024
Biden Admin Begs SCOTUS to Ignore Honolulu Climate Suit
By News Release @ 12:11 PM :: 944 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Judiciary

... the Solicitor General Urged the Supreme Court to Deny Requests Aimed at Stopping State and Local Lawsuits against Big Oil Companies from Advancing Toward Trial in State Courts ....

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Thursday, December 12, 2024
Honolulu City Council votes to defer Bill 46 Empty Homes Tax
By Selected News Articles @ 12:12 AM :: 1126 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes

... after over 5-hours public testimony of which the majority opposed Bill 46 ....

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Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Designed to Fail: City Pretends to Select Wahiawa Location for Dump
By News Release @ 3:49 PM :: 874 Views :: Honolulu County

"... Should the proposed Wahiawā site be rejected, and the Hawaiʻi State Legislature decline to amend Act 73, the City will have no choice but to seek an extension of current landfill operations at Waimānalo Gulch ...."

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Friday, December 6, 2024
City announces next five town hall meetings on proposed sewer fee increases
By News Release @ 5:08 PM :: 796 Views :: Honolulu County, Cost of Living

... $10.1 billion ....

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Friday, December 6, 2024
Affordable Housing: City Touts 'Year of Progress'
By News Release @ 4:49 PM :: 862 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Tax Credits, Cost of Living

"...restrictive regulations...."

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Friday, December 6, 2024
Light tunnel and brand-new displays to commemorate 40th anniversary of Honolulu City Lights
By News Release @ 12:45 PM :: 1517 Views :: Honolulu County, First Amendment, Religion

... The month-long celebration of the Honolulu City Lights kicks-off ....

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Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Miske’s death may terminate some criminal proceedings
By News Release @ 1:23 AM :: 1517 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Law Enforcement, Police

"Presently, there is no finding of foul play or suicide."

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Monday, December 2, 2024
SF Judge Rules 'Empty Homes Tax’ Unconstitutional
By Andrew Walden @ 3:50 PM :: 4211 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Land Use, Taxes

... the (US) Supreme Court has held that the government cannot “compel a landowner over objection to rent his property” without violating the Takings Clause ....

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Sunday, December 1, 2024
‘Empty Homes Tax’ Drives Rent up 37%
By Andrew Walden @ 5:40 PM :: 2282 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Taxes, Cost of Living

...Even the bill’s supporters don’t pretend rents will come down....

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Sunday, December 1, 2024
ALERT: Stop the misguided "empty homes" tax proposal
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:25 AM :: 879 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes

... The Honolulu City Council is considering Bill 46, which would create a tax on all so-called empty homes ....

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Tuesday, November 26, 2024
​UHERO Grudgingly Admits ‘Uncertainties’ in Empty Homes Tax
By UHERO @ 2:26 PM :: 1083 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Small Business, Cost of Living

... there are three major sources of uncertainty ....

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Sunday, November 24, 2024
Put "empty homes" tax proposal on pause
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:10 PM :: 1377 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes, Cost of Living

... the third time won’t be the charm ....

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Saturday, November 23, 2024
Blangiardi Makes Honolulu Perfect for LGBTQ
By News Release @ 12:33 PM :: 1133 Views :: Honolulu County, Family

... a perfect score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign’s (HRC) 2024 Municipal Equality Index (MEI), a dramatic improvement from the city’s score of 60 just four years ago ....

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Sunday, November 17, 2024
$553 Million a Mile for Elevated Rail
By Selected News Articles @ 5:03 PM :: 1448 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail

... This is the biggest contract for the Honolulu rail project let to date, but as expensive as it is, this doesn’t include all of the costs of planning, engineering, and design of the line ....

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Saturday, November 16, 2024
Oahu: Avian Influenza Confirmed in Backyard Flock of Birds
By News Release @ 5:07 PM :: 1204 Views :: Honolulu County, Agriculture, Health Care

... avian influenza was detected in a backyard flock of various birds in Central O‘ahu. The property involved is within the area served by the Wahiawā Wastewater Treatment Plant, where a recent detection was reported ....

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Thursday, November 14, 2024
DoD IG Rips Navy Red Hill Management
By News Release @ 2:54 PM :: 1139 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military

“...It is imperative that the Navy address ongoing challenges with the management of fuel and water systems at Joint Base Pearl Harbor–­­Hickam....”

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Tuesday, November 5, 2024
ACLU Challenges HPD Drugged-Driving Arrests
By News Release @ 12:42 PM :: 1502 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement, Police, Drugs

... Fepuleai—who does not drink or do drugs—blew a 0.000. But officers said they now suspected he was on drugs. Officers then arrested Mr. Fepuleai for DUI ....

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Saturday, November 2, 2024
Aloha Stadium Contractor Selected from list of ... one
By News Release @ 3:04 AM :: 1280 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Higher Education, Tourism

... Department of Accounting and General Services and the Stadium Authority announced the approval of Aloha Halawa District Partners (AHDP) as the preferred offeror for the New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District (NASED) ....

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Friday, November 1, 2024
Blangiardi goes full DEI -- signs City’s updated non-discrimination legislation into law
By News Release @ 1:24 AM :: 1200 Views :: Honolulu County, First Amendment, Religion

... Blangiardi hosted city officials and community groups focused on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) on Wednesday to sign Bill 32 ....

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Thursday, October 24, 2024
Sewer Fees to go up 224%
By News Release @ 4:01 AM :: 2338 Views :: Honolulu County, Cost of Living

... the average family bill will go up from $110 to $248 per month ....

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Saturday, October 19, 2024
Just Build More Homes
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:37 PM :: 868 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Taxes

... the key to resolving Hawaii’s housing crisis -- build more homes ....

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Friday, October 18, 2024
FEMA unveils updated Flood Risk Maps for Oʻahu
By News Release @ 3:10 AM :: 1107 Views :: Honolulu County, Development

... A formal appeal process is scheduled for spring 2025, with the updated maps expected to be finalized in 2026 .... 

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Thursday, October 17, 2024
‘Empty homes’ tax fraught with pitfalls and unlikely to work
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:06 PM :: 883 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes

... this proposed empty homes tax would leave it to the Honolulu Department of Budget and Fiscal Services to determine whether a property was truly vacant ....

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Saturday, October 12, 2024
Permitting nightmare on Big Island
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:04 PM :: 1924 Views :: Honolulu County, Development

"That's not possible.  If the building permit doesn’t have a final, you would not have issued me a remodeling permit.”

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