Honolulu County

... Ka’u dam has been empty since about 2010 ....

...The Mafia has achieved its goal.  Next they will impose the Chief they want.  Someone like Kealoha without the drug-addicted wife to ruin it all....

... Honolulu will continue to operate in Tier 3 of the reopening strategy for the next four weeks, meaning O‘ahu businesses and activities will continue operations without reverting back to the Tier 2 framework ....

... If you are a registered voter, you will receive a passcode in the mail which will allow you to vote online ....

... Federal corruption probe targets DPP staffers and one local architect ....

... DPP will hold a public hearing April 6 on draft rules to regulate and register short-term rentals on O‘ahu ....

... Bill 40 or the Disposable Food Ware Ordinance (DFWO), takes effect April 1, 2021 ....

... Cap't Ben Mahi was the 2nd-highest-ranking officer of HPD Division 1, when a drunken Division 1 Sgt Anson Kimura accidentally shot waitress Hyun Ju Park ....

... hundreds of Republicans participated in the virtual Honolulu County Republican Party Convention ....

... Hanalei Aipoalani, 42, of Waianae, Hawaii, pled guilty in federal court today to embezzling more than $500,000 from AmeriCorps and to agreeing to accept a bribe for the administration of grants under the CARES Act ....

... the request to modify Honolulu’s COVID-19 recovery framework to include “weddings” as a category has been approved and is effective immediately ....

... State Sen. Kurt Fevella (R, Ewa Beach-Iroquois Point) organized the action to rally opponents and to publicize many DHHL beneficiary complaints that the solar farm plan originated without their input and is a bad use of the agency’s trust land ....

... Mayor Rick Blangiardi listened to members of the wedding industry during a demonstration outside of Honolulu Hale ....

... Three-phase effort includes immediate safety improvements with removal, replacement of steel platform to be addressed in separate project ....

" ... Senator Moriwaki and I will attempt to work with OHA to explore alternatives to developing Kakaʻako Makai ...." 

... Mayor Blangiardi's first State of the City address ....

... Independent pharmacies on O‘ahu and Hawai‘i Island have administered first doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to about 10,000 residents and caregivers in approximately 1,700 small care homes and have now begun returning to administer second doses ....

... effective immediately, with the exception of the permitted team sports activities, which may begin as early as April 12, 2021 ....

... The key priorities in the budget include funding core City and County of Honolulu services, without employee furloughs, and focuses on affordable housing and homelessness, rail, infrastructure and the distribution of funds ....

... The parcel is one of several not included on Blangiardi’s, June 8, 2020, Candidate Financial Disclosure form ....

... Walk-In Closing: Friday, February 19, 2021, 4:30 p.m. ....

... oversee more than 800 regular employees and a multi-million dollar budget used to maintain and improve the facilities of 304 designated park and garden locations on nearly 5,000 acres of land ....

... It is naturally hard to say no to an ex-tweeker who, at Bishop Estate, achieved the kind of things most Honolulu politicians can only dream of ....

"... We recognize that there has been a rise in the number of game rooms being operated on our lands ...."

... A trial was held in November challenging Kakaʻako Land. Co.'s (KLC) ownership of Kakaʻako private roads ....

... Morton will be tasked with leading administration and oversight for TheBus, TheHandi-Van, and the upcoming rail system, the first segment of which is projected to open in the second half of 2021 ....

... due to the unexpectedly higher take of `ōpe`ape`a (bat) at the project and discovery of two `ua`u (petrel) fatalities ....

... Honolulu Neighborhood Board registration will be open thru February 19 ....

... Honolulu’s financial problems stem mostly from unfunded retirement obligations that have accumulated over the years ....

... The public comment period for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District (NASED) project concludes on Feb. 8 ....

... Previously, Moku served as the director of Honolulu’s Department of Community Services under Mayor Peter Carlisle and is also a former director of the Home Ownership Assistance Program at DHHL ....

... Approximately 800 American Samoan residents are anticipated to transit through Honolulu, be tested for COVID-19, and quarantine en route to their previously shuttered island home ....

...the tramway track and trestle structures have been widely utilized as a hiking trail....

... Online Survey Period: January 4, 2021 through January 31, 2021 ....

... Kealoha was selected Chief thanks in part to Michael Miske’s ‘uncle’ ....

... Maui Memorial and Adventist Health are not waiting for the DoH any more ....

... the Council made no public announcement, but here it is anyway ....

... This is all about OHA’s plan to develop Kakaako Makai ....

... required step to uphold the Paris climate agreement ....

... will relocate to Iwilei homeless services zone ... 

... The Governor also approved the City and County of Honolulu’s request to test incoming “CISA essential workers” ....

... The “PUC DP All Policies Summary” is a complete collection of the draft goals and policies that will make up the final PUC DP .... 

... Soft on Homelessness is inhumane.  The humane approach is to force them off the streets into shelter ....

... DPP has released its Annual Report on the status of land use on O‘ahu for fiscal year ending 2019 ....

...The DEIS has been posted online and public comments are encouraged....

..."Biden has stated he’s going to focus on economic recovery and climate change, and these bills ensure we’re ready to partner on day one”....

... Property owners who wish to dispute their real property assessment may file an appeal during the period of December 15, to January 15, 2021 ....

... The proposal documents for the P3 procurement will soon be available for review ....

...the cost-per-mile for the bus in terms of electricity needed to charge its battery will be similar to that of the diesel-powered buses currently in use....

...in 2017 five of the top ten earners worked directly under Ballard at Central Receiving....