Honolulu County

...It’s getting hard to take Kirk Caldwell seriously....

...Politicians and trial lawyers eager to sue energy companies over the costs of climate change received an unwelcome message from a university professor....

...WalletHub compared 300 cities of varying sizes across 27 key indicators of market attractiveness, affordability and quality of life....

...the project lost its funding at the City Council and is set to close in August....

...1,100 homes were removed from the rental market in the first year of the city’s empty-homes tax....

...“There really is no support. You’d think that Hawaii would kind of be the center for immigration issues.  But I guess if it’s deemed a ‘sanctuary city,’ that’s not well-received.”....

...down from 44 elected in 2017....

... meanwhile the State and City keep building Rail in the alleged inundation zone .... 

... This week, the Honolulu City Council approved an operating budget of $2.8 billion, an increase of 8.8% over last year’s budget and almost $1 million more than the amount proposed by Mayor Kirk Caldwell ....

...373 people who were considered homeless at the time of their deaths have died on O‘ahu from 2014 through 2018....

...91 percent of Honolulu’s Housing First clients came into the program as chronically homeless, and over 60 percent came directly from living on the streets....

...based on several criteria, including crime rates, air quality, housing affordability, entertainment offerings, cultural diversity, and economic vitality....

...the population of urban Honolulu declined in 2018 for the second year in a row....

...Along with the response, we also got something else—the election results -- five days ahead of the new deadline....

...an updated list of Neighborhood Board vacancies as of May 29, 2019....

...The Official requested...all 33 Neighborhood Board chairs...place the ballot issue  ...on their board’s monthly agenda between September 15 and October 15, 2018, so that a certain political action committee “and others” could publicly discuss this topic prior to the election....

...the Commission reviewed the totality of the circumstances and also confirmed the conduct as de minimis, dismissed the complaint, and did not impose a civil fine on Official....

...Oahu population is down 12,612 from its 2016 peak....

...Kauai is looking at a budget increase of 10.7%; Honolulu, 8.6%; Maui 8.1%; and Hawaii County 12.7%....

...The Hawaii Constitution also has a clause that protects citizens from excessive fines, making it even more likely that someone will challenge the enormous fines associated with this proposal....

...amended sprinkler requirements....

...The agreement also calls for a series of facility upgrades to maintain compliance with stormwater regulations....

...This is the City and County of Honolulu’s inaugural annual sustainability report....

...The election is slated to begin April 26, 2019 and end Friday, May 17, 2019....

...So far, more than 190,000 O‘ahu residents have gotten the REAL ID-compliant driver license or state ID since they became available in January 2018....

...With legal representation from Neil Abercrombie’s former Attorney General David Louie, former penny stock tout Jeffrey Dunster tried to use a bag full of receipts to claim ownership of a house known as ‘13’.  It didn't work....

...Even as the Honolulu Rail project collapses around Mayor Caldwell’s ears, the election result gives a pro-Caldwell faction the majority on the council.  This contradiction is due to the failure of anti-rail politicians to separate themselves from criminals....

...The rules took effect on March 31 and implement the affordable housing requirements in Ordinance 18-10 and other approvals issued by the city....

...As of Friday, March 29, 2019, the Office of the City Clerk has received 17,752 vote-by-mail ballots....

...Due to difficulty verifying validity of petition signatures on a previous Change.org impeachment petition, Impeach Kaneshiro organizers have launched a new on-line petition designed to collect verifiable signatures of Honolulu registered voters....

...The redevelopment should take into consideration input received in the DTL, LLC Final Report....

"...The Kealoha case is arguably the single largest corruption case in the history of our state...."

...this will be exploited to jam up traffic even more....

"...With two newly-elected Republican legislators on Oahu in 2018, we are really beginning to turn things around....”

...Reminiscent of rail, projected Ala Wai costs have already leapt from $200M to $470M.... 

... it is expected at least 130 electric buses will be added to fleets during the course of the pilot, including tour buses, school buses and public transit systems like TheBus on Oahu....

...Interest-free home down payment loans now available....

...balloting takes place online from Friday, April 26 through Friday, May 17....

...The share of low-income households experiencing severe housing cost burden continues to increase....

...Kaneshiro's decision to take a "leave of absence" does not stop the Supreme Court proceedings regarding his law license....

...Residents were presented with a list of eight potential projects and asked their level of support for each, even if it involved raising taxes or fees....

...Zumper National Rent Report: March 2019....

...the number of homeless in shelters is down 19%....

...The seven-point package of common sense initiatives is being called “Look All Ways,” and is designed to increase the safety of pedestrians, drivers and cyclists....

... An attorney with Mr. McCorriston’s legal education and experience, should certainly realize his allegation is both false and "baseless" ....

...Residents can now track local progress on issues, including homelessness and affordable housing....

...Identification of 6,342 intersections in need of ADA improvements, of which only 238 unconstructed curb ramps remain....

...Candidate registration open through Friday, February 15, 2019....

...“Once he sent those disciplinary notices to those employees, signed them, and said you are hereby put on notice, I think it’s moved over to tampering with a witness or obstruction of justice”....

...Hitting someone with a notice of violation and then telling them to disprove it (all the while laboring under ever-increasing daily fines) just won't cut it....