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Sunday, January 27, 2019 |
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Ask Not for Whom the H-1 Tolls…
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:00 AM :: 4344 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes
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...Recently, we have heard the term “congestion pricing” bandied about as a way of improving traffic congestion here, and of raising more money....
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Friday, January 25, 2019 |
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Full Text: Supreme Court Invalidates Ozawa Win--Orders New Election
By Selected News Articles @ 10:41 PM :: 5730 Views :: Honolulu County, Office of Elections
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...Ozawa-Waters Case Could Affect Vote by Mail Statewide....
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Wednesday, January 23, 2019 |
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Tuesday, January 15, 2019 |
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Caldwell Coverup: Mayor Hid Target Letter from Public--Feds Raid Fasi Building
By Selected News Articles @ 2:21 AM :: 10490 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Police
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...Honolulu’s corporation counsel Donna Leong received a federal “target letter” eleven days ago--Caldwell said nothing until the story broke in the media....
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Thursday, January 10, 2019 |
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Caldwell, Green Bless Iwilei Homeless Magnet
By News Release @ 11:42 PM :: 4325 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness
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...designed to make refusing shelter easier....
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Thursday, January 10, 2019 |
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Wednesday, January 9, 2019 |
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Viral 2019: Ten Second Fireworks Video
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 4:54 PM :: 4446 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement
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...24 hours later, at 9 AM on January 2, the video had 278,000 views and about 1,300 Likes....
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Wednesday, January 9, 2019 |
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Pedestrian Death at Site of Improperly Removed Crosswalk
By Rep Gene Ward @ 3:47 AM :: 3143 Views :: Honolulu County
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...Rep Gene Ward sent a letter today, urging Mayor Caldwell and his administration to immediately reinstate a crosswalk that was mistakenly removed by the City & County last year....
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Friday, January 4, 2019 |
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Bum Patrol: Security Contract Expands to Windward, North Shore Parks
By News Release @ 3:56 PM :: 4898 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness
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...There are 18 District IV parks covered under this contract, which goes into effect on Friday, Jan. 4....
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Monday, December 31, 2018 |
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Auditor: Styrofoam Ban Doesn't Reduce Litter
By News Release @ 3:13 PM :: 5642 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Small Business
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...H-Power allows recycling without requiring participation in the rituals of the eco-religion....
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Tuesday, December 25, 2018 |
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Al Hee Sues Water Board Because Rail Project Not Rerouted to Protect His Tax Scam
By Andrew Walden @ 1:10 AM :: 7266 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Rail
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...At the top of his list of complaints: Things just aren't like they were back in the Inouye days....
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Thursday, December 13, 2018 |
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DLNR Publishes Dam Evacuation Maps
By News Release @ 9:12 PM :: 4236 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii State Government
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...The newly updated Dam Inventory Management System is now available online with access to dam evacuation zone maps....
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Thursday, December 13, 2018 |
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Honolulu Bum Patrol Extended City Cites 'Good Results'
By News Release @ 8:27 PM :: 5910 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness, Law Enforcement
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...Good results so far at nine urban parks under the 24/7 security pilot project....
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Thursday, December 13, 2018 |
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Honolulu Republican Party Calls for Kaneshiro Resignation
By Brett Kulbis @ 5:18 PM :: 7756 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Law Enforcement, Republican Party
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...this situation involving Kaneshiro, Sapolu and Futa could potentially lead to countless criminal cases being dismissed or overturned, with dangerous and/or violent criminals being set free to roam our streets....
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Thursday, December 13, 2018 |
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‘Gold star’ marked duplicate driver licenses now available online
By News Release @ 4:41 PM :: 16788 Views :: Honolulu County
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...Residents who do not have the federal REAL ID-compliant “gold star” marking on their current driver license can apply online....
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Thursday, December 13, 2018 |
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City, Hawai'i Gas open renewable wastewater biogas facility
By News Release @ 1:00 AM :: 5277 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy
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...at the Honouliuli Wastewater Treatment Plant in ‘Ewa Beach....
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Tuesday, December 11, 2018 |
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PETITION: Impeach City and County Prosecutor Keith Kaneshiro
By News Release @ 11:04 PM :: 6306 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Law Enforcement
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...Shall City and County of Honolulu Prosecutor Keith M. Kaneshiro be impeached and removed from his position for malfeasance, misfeasance or non-feasance in office?....
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Monday, December 10, 2018 |
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Honolulu Neighborhood Boards -- 34 Vacancies
By News Release @ 1:41 PM :: 3744 Views :: Honolulu County
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... to volunteer contact your local neighborhood board ....
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Saturday, December 1, 2018 |
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Honolulu Ethics: Legal to Campaign on County Time?
By News Release @ 5:51 PM :: 4002 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics
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...a concern was filed with the Ethics Commission alleging that the Department Head’s intranet video message was a misuse of city resources for political purposes....
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Wednesday, November 28, 2018 |
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Caldwell Allows 60-Day Permitting Bill to Become Law Without Signature
By News Release @ 10:09 PM :: 6615 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Small Business
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...However, Bill 64 requires certain mandates that residents and contractors should be aware of....
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Thursday, November 15, 2018 |
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Bum Patrol: City Launches 24/7 Security Project for Nine Parks
By News Release @ 10:40 PM :: 4686 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness
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...This pilot project involves two uniformed guards regularly patrolling the above mentioned parks, using a marked vehicle as their transport. These guards do not have citation powers, but are trained to mitigate confrontational situations and coordinate with the Honolulu Police Department should further enforcement be necessary....
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Tuesday, November 13, 2018 |
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Caldwell: No Limebike Treatment for Ride Sharee
By News Release @ 5:09 PM :: 4857 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business
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...Unlike Limebike, Ride Sharee hired local insider Alex Wong. That makes all the difference. It is amusing to watch them try to explain why Ride Sharee bikes are OK and Limebikes are not....
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Friday, November 9, 2018 |
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Trump Admin: Caldwell a Section 8 High Performer
By News Release @ 10:01 AM :: 4273 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness
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...The City and County of Honolulu, the largest housing authority in Hawai‘i that administers a Housing Choice Voucher Program, has once again been designated as a “High Performer” by the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development....
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Wednesday, November 7, 2018 |
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Public meetings scheduled for Oahu Climate Action Plan
By News Release @ 8:24 PM :: 7538 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Environment, Land Use
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...The sense of urgency is palpable in these meetings....
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Wednesday, November 7, 2018 |
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More Traffic Jams -- Oahu Bike Plan update to be announced at public meeting
By News Release @ 8:22 PM :: 3141 Views :: Honolulu County
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..the plan is to exploit cyclists as part of a social engineering project designed to make driving more inconvenient....
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Monday, November 5, 2018 |
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Honolulu Tagged in Bloomberg American Cities Climate Challenge
By News Release @ 12:33 AM :: 5735 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Environment
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...Honolulu is accepted into a two-year acceleration program that will provide cities powerful new resources and access to cutting-edge support to help meet or beat their near-term carbon reduction goals....
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Wednesday, October 31, 2018 |
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Rail: Bill 42 Breaks a Promise
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:22 PM :: 5658 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Rail
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...Bill 42 break the promise made by the full City Council in 2006 that city funds or bonds would not be used to fund the rail....
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Wednesday, October 31, 2018 |
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Honolulu Development Plan Forum Set for Weds Nov 7
By News Release @ 5:20 PM :: 4543 Views :: Honolulu County, Development
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...the day after Election Day, maybe nobody will notice....
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Saturday, October 27, 2018 |
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‘P3′ for rail a budgetary ruse
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:23 PM :: 6231 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Rail
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...to duck budgetary limits in the short run and spread their higher costs over the long run....
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Tuesday, October 23, 2018 |
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How Much Does Over-Regulation Increase Hawaii Housing Costs?
By Selected News Articles @ 7:32 PM :: 8819 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Hawaii Statistics, Land Use, Cost of Living
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...Government and the Cost of Living: Income-Based vs. Cost-Based Approaches to Alleviating Poverty....
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Sunday, October 21, 2018 |
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Shore water event application deadline extended for non-North Shore surf events
By News Release @ 3:28 PM :: 4002 Views :: Honolulu County, Tourism
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...Short term extension valid for events scheduled between October 22, 2018 and February 28, 2019....
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Sunday, October 21, 2018 |
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‘Kalikimaka Kritters’ picked as theme for 33rd Annual Holiday Wreath Contest
By News Release @ 3:25 PM :: 6306 Views :: Honolulu County, First Amendment, Religion
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...The public is invited to prepare submissions for the contest, which is held as part of the traditional Honolulu City Lights celebration....
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Thursday, October 18, 2018 |
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Report: Honolulu Roads 5th Worst in USA
By News Release @ 3:09 PM :: 5000 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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...per-driver vehicle operating costs due to rough roads. Honolulu 8th-worst at $851. Share of Poor-Condition Roads 54% – 5th worst....
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Wednesday, October 10, 2018 |
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City now accepting Grants in Aid applications
By News Release @ 1:02 AM :: 4938 Views :: Honolulu County
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...GIA proposals must be submitted by 2 p.m. on Monday, November 19. Last year more than $7.6 million in GIA were awarded....
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Thursday, October 4, 2018 |
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Pearl City: Lowest Percentage of Disabled in Poverty in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 3:45 AM :: 5325 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...2018’s Best & Worst Cities for People with Disabilities....
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Thursday, October 4, 2018 |
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Fastest-Growing Cities in America--Honolulu 308th
By Selected News Articles @ 3:33 AM :: 3743 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics
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...WalletHub compared 515 cities of varying population sizes based on 15 key measures of both growth and decline over a period of seven years....
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Wednesday, October 3, 2018 |
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Caldwell Appoints Chief for Troubled Joint Traffic Management Center
By News Release @ 10:01 PM :: 4763 Views :: Honolulu County
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... Caldwell announces Melvin Kaku as head of JTMC transition; Hirokazu Toiya named DEM Acting Director ....
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Wednesday, October 3, 2018 |
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City Issues 467 ADU Permits--New Sewer Boosts Kaneohe ADU Capacity
By News Release @ 1:54 AM :: 3463 Views :: Honolulu County
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...Department of Planning and Permitting has sent 132 letters to Kane‘ohe homeowners whose pre-check forms were denied because of sewer capacity, informing them to resubmit these forms....
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Tuesday, October 2, 2018 |
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Honolulu Make-A-Difference Month cleanups start this weekend
By News Release @ 3:47 AM :: 3394 Views :: Honolulu County
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...The Storm Water Quality Branch of the Department of Facility Maintenance is happy to announce a series of community outreach events as part of Make-A-Difference Month....
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Monday, October 1, 2018 |
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Food Waste Recycling Program Makes Pigs Happy--But Costs City at H-Power
By UHERO @ 8:45 PM :: 6000 Views :: Honolulu County, Agriculture, Small Business
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“The vast majority of those businesses impacted by the City’s food waste recycling ordinance are continuing to use local piggeries to recycle their food waste.”
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Tuesday, September 25, 2018 |
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BWS to Subsidize Affordable Housing
By News Release @ 4:23 AM :: 6766 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Cost of Living
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...The Board of Water Supply will have the ability to waive the water systems facilities charges and new meter cost for qualified on-site affordable and homeless dwelling units, up to 500 dwelling units per year....
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Tuesday, September 25, 2018 |
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Climate Action Plan: Preconceived Outcome Set for Public Meetings
By News Release @ 4:19 AM :: 6637 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Environment, Land Use
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...During the meetings participants will engage in a “game” that sparks discussion about the best way to transition O‘ahu to a clean energy future and meet stated goals under the Paris climate agreement....
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Sunday, September 16, 2018 |
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Historic Homes--$2M Tax Exemption Gift to 342 Households
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 4114 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes
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...the City is giving the exemption to 342 homes and forgoing taxation on $600 million in property value, translating to a revenue loss exceeding $2 million....
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Friday, September 14, 2018 |
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Council Passes Bill 53--Calls for Demolition of Affordable Housing 'Monsters'
By Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine @ 2:43 PM :: 8373 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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...Finally politicians are doing something about affordable housing--they're demolishing it....
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Friday, September 14, 2018 |
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Evacuate? 'High Risk' Nuuanu Reservoir--What is Caldwell Administration Hiding?
By Andrew Walden @ 2:01 AM :: 6208 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Hawaii Statistics
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...In Hawaii 124 of the state’s 133 dams are deemed ‘at High Hazard Potential’ by the National Inventory of Dams....
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Wednesday, August 29, 2018 |
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Tactical Urbanism: Caldwell Schemes to Eliminate Lanes, Jam Up Traffic Before Public Can Find Out
By News Release @ 10:22 PM :: 5545 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail
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...a free public lecture on Tactical Urbanism on Wednesday, September 5 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at SALT Kaka‘ako (the Barn, 691 Auahi Street)....
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Tuesday, August 21, 2018 |
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Caldwell Announces New Plan to Eliminate Lanes, Jam Up Downtown Traffic Even More
By News Release @ 12:44 AM :: 4543 Views :: Honolulu County
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...The meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 29, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the YWCA Laniakea at 1040 Richards St....
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Tuesday, August 21, 2018 |
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Honolulu City Lights non-profit display application deadline is Sept. 7
By News Release @ 12:38 AM :: 5958 Views :: Honolulu County, First Amendment, Religion
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...Permits will be issued for five display sites through a lottery. The lottery drawing will take place on Friday, September 21....
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Sunday, August 19, 2018 |
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Hawaii 4th-Worst Rural Roads in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 12:50 AM :: 3621 Views :: Honolulu County
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...Honolulu drivers have to pay roughly $745 a year in car maintenance costs as a result of damaged roads....
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Saturday, August 18, 2018 |
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Uber Caldwell: Level the Playing Field for Everybody Except HandiVan
By Andrew Walden @ 5:34 PM :: 5486 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business
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...In the midst of all the Uber/Lyft hysteria, Caldwell conveniently leaves the UPW job trust Handi-Van Service out of the equation....
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