Honolulu County

...the company was hopeful about the prospects of a bill in the Hawaii legislature....

... commissioners decided to defer Proposal 17, which would have repealed the Affordable Housing Fund, Clean Water and Natural Lands Fund, and Grants in Aid Fund as well as returned authorization for special fund creation back to the mayor with council approval ....

To fill a vacancy, contact your local Neighborhood Board....

...the City can immediately dispose of items such as combustible or hazardous items, weapons, illicit drugs, items that contain urine or feces or that are infested with rodents or insects....

... more independence with respect to investigation of waste, abuse and fraud? ....

The commission has been meeting since March 2015 and received over 150 proposals for changes to the charter. Fifteen of those proposals have been deferred....

Wednesday, January 13, 2016 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Neal Blaisdell Center, Hawaii Suite....

Stray dog pickups and law enforcement work such as dangerous dog investigations and barking dog complaints resume today....

ENV relied on the contractor, consultants, and external law firms to establish reasonable pricing and did not solicit or obtain open, competitive bids from other contractors....

The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday December 17 at 3:30 p.m....

...Caldwell announced today that veteran journalist Andrew Pereira will be joining the Managing Director’s Office as an information officer and part of the Mayor’s communications team....

The deadline to submit proposals is Friday, December 18, 2015 at 4:00 p.m....

...homeowners of flex units face the challenge of having their entire property classified as 'Commercial', which equates to approximately 254% more in taxes....

The WHO Global Network of Age-Friendly Cities and Communities is an international effort launched in 2006 to help cities prepare for rapid population aging and the parallel trend of urbanization....

GIA proposals must be submitted by 2 p.m. on November 16, 2015....

...city’s quarterly road repaving progress report....

...removed 26.84 tons of trash, 52 cubic yards of metals, 9 shopping carts, stored 8 bins of personal property....

...subpoenas are going out and an investigative grand jury could hear the case later this year....

19 open seats on Neighborhood Boards .... 

Hawaii is shown to have the 4th worst pedestrian accident rate in the nation....

On Tuesday, September 29, beginning at approximately 11 a.m., Phase V enforcement of the sidewalk nuisance and stored property ordinances will take place....

The meeting will be held at Washington Middle School from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Weds Sept 30....

The Commission is accepting proposals through October 31, 2015, to amend the Charter....

The workshop is designed for landowners, developers, real estate brokers....

Livability.com has released its third-annual Top 100 Best Places to Live list....

Public Safety Officials Encourage Residents to Create a Safety Profile with New Service....

...the resulting measures are void and unenforceable....

...all Council members received a great number of donations from entities that would profit directly from approval of the Ho’opili/Rail project....

Paper and cardboard should go to H-Power....

You remember that case about property on the rural north shore of Oahu, in which the City and County of Honolulu is condemning a vacant parcel in order to build a new fire station....

The Caldwell administration is deeply dysfunctional....

... Caldwell 'Running from Controversy', 'Wasn't Around' During Crisis, 'Not the First Time' ....

...light winds have limited production from the two wind farms on the North Shore....

...transitional housing for up to 83 persons in 25 containers by the end of the year....

...straight out of a Michael Bloomberg gun-ban training manual....

Non-profit organizations wishing to create a display on the Frank F. Fasi Civic Center grounds during the annual Honolulu City Lights exhibition must submit applications by 4:30 p.m. on Monday, August 31....

Law-abiding gun owners should be allowed to purchase these surplus handguns and bring nearly $500,000 of revenue to the city....

...PKF's managing partner is now facing federal embezzlement charges....

...attractiveness of the largest U.S. cities in terms of livability, the quality of their health and education systems, economic growth and tax rates....

...almost a quarter of Oahu's unsheltered homeless are the Leeward district....

10th worst in USA ....

Honolulu pays 3.89% -- Detroit pays 3.24% while in bankruptcy....

...NEXT MEETING: Monday, July 20, 2015--NOAA’s Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council is being held from 9am-5pm at the Pagoda Hotel and is open to the public....

As part of the Interior Department’s leadership of First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! Outside initiative to engage the next generation of outdoor stewards....

“We are calling on all property owners who have studios, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom units across O‘ahu to be a part of the solution to veteran homelessness.”

...city launches innovative new partnerships to provide cultural integration to COFA populations....

...The City Council deleted funding for the Office of Strategic Development (OSD) positions needed to address homelessness and the affordable housing crisis....

This aquifer is also the same one that BWS uses to provide water to residents from Moanalua to Hawaii Kai....

The applicant is requesting an ITP to authorize take of one threatened and six endangered species....