Honolulu County

...Stormwater: $100M Tax Hike After 36 Years of Lawyering and Foot-dragging....

...Realtors and car dealers at the top of the list....

...Six police cars swoop in on Honolulu Mayoral candidate Choon James, Monday, April 27, 2020, as she attempts to video the destruction of Monkeypod trees being cut down during repaving of the Ala Moana/Magic Island parking lot....

...Today, Life of the Land filed a direct appeal to the Hawai'i Supreme Court regarding the Public Utilities Commission's decision to deny its motion to void approvals related to the Kahuku windmills project....

...The funds will go to Hawai‘i Foodbank to deploy food distributions at four new locations across O‘ahu beginning Thursday, April 30, 2020....

...DLS: Contrary to what the Caldwell admin and Civil Beat claim, all of our COVID tests are approved by FDA under an EUA....

...suit against the Board of Education for holding a secret, closed door meeting last February, that resulted in denying her petition for rulemaking, violating the state Sunshine Law....

...City and County of Honolulu to commemorate essential public transportation workers....

...An owner or operator of an Essential Business may refuse admission or service to an individual who fails to wear face coverings....

...Mayor Kirk Caldwell: Classify Fabric Stores As An Essential Business....

...Mayor will decline pay raises for City officials....

...The Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA) has announced that the Honolulu Zoo was granted accreditation by AZA’s independent Accreditation Commission....

...while you are locked down with COVID, this is what some politicians are doing....

...Ige’s Health Emergency Declaration waves many of the state laws ensuring public participation, transparency, and accountability.    

The implicit understanding is that elected officials will utilize these extraordinary powers only to combat the Corona Virus pandemic in Hawaii.

It only took two days to find out....

“...I replaced CIP funding for renovations and improvements to the Blaisdell Center and Ala Moana Park with funding for rapid housing, mobile hygiene centers, addiction rehabilitation facilities, mental health treatment facilities and quarantine and medical triage facilities...."

...Hawaii County is still going its own way....

...all individuals are ordered to stay at their place of residence startyng Mon March 23, 2020 at 430pm....

...Why is this latest effort by Hawaiian officials political suicide? Because ……. Sher Edling....

...Stored property enforcement and sidewalk nuisance enforcement to continue; HONU to continue to serve homeless population....

...In early 2014, a release was identified from Red Hill Tank 5.  This release occurred during the refilling process after the tank was cleaned, inspected, and repaired.... 

...19 Hrs Driving time spent in congestion in 2019....

...“We should hold off on ‘nice-to-have’ projects like construction at Blaisdell Center and focus on fiscal prudence,” said Pine....

... 1 in 4 Honolulu residents say they plan to be gone by 2025 ....

...If the required documents previously submitted are on file with the city, these motorists can simply get a duplicate license online and add on the star marking to indicate REAL ID compliance....

...Experienced aviators Rick Rogers and Bill Enoka have been identified as the two killed at Dillingham Airfield Saturday, February 22, 2020, when their Cessna crashed on takeoff.  Captain Rogers forwarded this letter to media outlets Wednesday, February 19, 2020.... 

...A female answering the phone did not seem to understand a reporter requesting to speak to Chris Woo.  She kept asking, “You want masagee?”....

...Railroaded: City proposes Mind-Blowing 233% increase in bus fares....

...Diamond Garcia's own journey from hardship to hope is reflective of the challenges many face in his hometown of Nanakuli....

...the equivalent of a 16% property tax hike on the residential rate....

...These are the kind of people who make Hawaii what it is today....

...“New Year’s Eve was just one of many indications that the inspection process is lacking, which is how illegal goods are coming into the state through our ports. We have seen an increase in gun violence, drug addiction is an epidemic and we are at high-risk for suffering from toxic substances and agricultural invasive species that can hurt our environment,” said Councilmember Pine....

...Former Representative, Andria Tupola announced today that she will be running for City Council District 1....

...only Pine, Amemiya, and Hanabusa report substantial fundraising...

...The challenge: Making rainwater into an excuse for you to pay more taxes....

...While people have focused on the city’s $2.6 billion pension debt, its debt related to retiree health care benefits is almost as high at $2.2 billion....

...McCoy escaped death row but he couldn't escape mother of one of his 'girlfriends'....

...Perhaps HART should require its P3 partner to solve the ‘last mile problem’ by installing mooring cleats for gondolas.... 

...since at least 2016, the aforementioned individuals and others have been implicated in the operation of at least nine illegal game rooms....

...unlike the State, the Feds actually put criminals into a thing called a 'prison'....

...The average age of death amongst this vulnerable population here on O‘ahu was 54.4 years old....

"...ADC acknowledged that there is some criminal activity going on but said they did not want to send sheriffs there and clear it out because criminals would just come back...."

...To volunteer to fill a NB vacancy, apply to the NB Chair....

...92 people have been placed into housing as a direct result of the consultation they received when visiting the Pūnāwai Rest Stop. Along with housing, 35 individuals have found employment through the services offered at Pūnāwai, and another 10 people have entered into substance abuse treatment....

"...DPP should convert from its inefficient plan-review operation to an inspection-driven model...."

...This week, the Honolulu Police Commission ousted vocal Kealoha critic, Loretta Sheehan, from her Chair position. Additionally, it was reported that the Federal Public Defender for 24 years, Peter Wolff, who originally exposed the crimes of former City Prosecutor Katherine Kealoha and former Chief of Police Louis Kealoha, will also be ousted from his job....

...tax assessments were inconsistent and inequitable, exemption and dedication property requirements were violated, and taxes assessed did not reflect the highest and best use of the properties....

...an ineffective communications system that sometimes prevents riders from making reservations, drops calls, and does not record voicemail complaints....

"...We found that the Department of Planning and Permitting does not effectively manage the permitting process for timeliness...."

...Sediment that BWS contractors failed to dredge flowed through the reservoir’s drain and was discharged into upper Nuuanu stream....

...Honolulu, HI – Ownership Cost per square foot -- $684.31....