Honolulu County

The State kept 10% of the surcharge collected or $25.92 million – which is more than the Department of Taxation’s entire Fiscal Year 2016 operating budget of $24 million....

Candidate recruitment has begun and will end on February 17, 2017....

There are 437 seats available for 33 neighborhood boards....

This is the eighth National Citizen Survey of Honolulu residents conducted for the City....

...the Honolulu City Council confirmed the appointment of the following cabinet members....

The deadline to apply as a candidate is February 17, 2017....

A few weeks ago, Hawaii homeowners received their 2017 property tax assessments. It was not a pleasant way to end the holidays or start the new year....

Projects Not Started or Suspended....

...we will issue a subpoena under Section 6-1606( e), Revised Charter of the City and County of Honolulu, requiring production of complete un-redacted copies of the following....

This is an excellent opportunity to gain a higher profile in your districts, meet voters, and learn about the most pressing issues of concern to voters in your districts....

The deadline to apply as a candidate is February 17, 2017....

...could have cost the taxpayers even more money....

A nearly one-mile stretch of pristine coastline is adjacent to the Kahuku Golf Course....

The deadline to apply as a candidate is February 17, 2017....

The purpose of this announcement is to show that insufficient wind projects are proposed for Oahu thus justifying an inter-island cable ....

...Kealoha was not at today’s closed-door meeting....

...close to where the same pipe broke in November, 2016....

Upcoming projects this year include the repaving of N. King Street and Kalākaua and Nu‘uanu avenues in town, and across O‘ahu projects in Mākaha, Makakilo/Kapolei, Waialua and St. Louis Heights....

...splints that have cracks... tendons that aren’t working properly... the railcars....

This is an interesting and useful result of an unofficial public-private partnership....

The deadline to apply as a candidate is February 17, 2017....

The deadline to apply as a candidate is February 17, 2017....

The deadline to apply as a candidate is February 17, 2017....

...$50 million in federal funds to provide housing for 3,700 families....

Updated December 14, 2016 ....

“Disasters are a fact of life,” said San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee....

Stealing money, forging documents, conducting improper surveillance and lying to investigators....

Tomorrow, the city will send approximately 300,000 notices....

...convene a hearing into Mayor Kirk Caldwell and Managing Director Roy Amemiya withholding information from the public....

"...it is no surprise that Mr. Menor still believes himself to be above the law...."

“The city streets are being engineered to create traffic congestion, to slow traffic down, to favor bikers and pedestrians,” the former official said....

Submit a resume with appropriate references by December 16, 2016....

The deadline to submit proposals is December 30, 2016 at 4 p.m....

...Wednesday, November 30 at 7:30 p.m. at Mililani High School Cafeteria....

Any Oahu resident who will be at least 18 years of age by February 17, 2017 can be a candidate....

...20 Neighborhood Board seats are currently vacant island-wide....

Two inspectors and prior commissioners who recently left the commission are not listed as interviewees....

...11 sites, clustered within the Kalihi, Aiea, Kalaeloa and Mililani areas, have been identified....

...the 32nd annual Honolulu City Lights goes bright on Saturday, December 3, 2016....

The zoo’s inability to retain a director was cited by the AZA as one reason Honolulu lost its accreditation....

...HCDA will consider the appointment of Jesse K. Souki as its executive director in an upcoming special meeting on November 23....

...Monday, November 21, 2016 at 1 p.m. in the Mission Memorial Building hearings room....

...the increased capacity provided by the second digester is already making it possible for city officials to approve new housing units in Honolulu’s dense urban core....

...Is he posting a campaign victory speech on the County Prosecutor’s website?....

Parks in rural areas are even more severely neglected....

Some people are recommending “no” votes on all 20 Honolulu charter amendments....

... By “tinkering” with the traffic lights, it’s possible to reduce traffic ....

... 10,000 ‘rent-to-equity,’ truly affordable homes ....