Honolulu County

...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....

Caldwell announces plan to build Hale Mauliola temporary modular housing and provide services for homeless on Sand Island site....

...the stadium is a facility that inherently “pushes the boundaries”....

Complete results from all NB races ....

Friday, May 15: Ballots must be cast by 11:59 p.m....

The voting deadline for the 2015 Neighborhood Board elections is 11:59 p.m. on Friday, May 15....

Eligible voters were mailed passcodes they may use to access their digital ballots; they have until May 15 to submit them....

Senate 21-4 : House 39-12

... July 1, 2011 through July 9, 2013, Sasao collected eleven payments from various probationers that had been assigned to him and kept the payments for his own use....

“The proposed bill will give the state the beach front property around Kawela Bay in fee simple for $35 million...."

Watch HART try to pitch a Property Tax hike in order to make the GE tax seem palatable....

All voting is done online or by phone. Registered voters will receive a ballot in the mail including a passcode they will need to use in order to access their digital ballot. This passcode was mailed out on April 23, 2015....

Voters may use the passcodes to cast ballots online via their computers or mobile devices from today, April 24, until May 15....

The number of homeless individuals on Oahu is 4,903, a 4% (191) increase over 2014. The percentage of those who are unsheltered is 40% (1,939), the highest percentage since these data were collected in 2009....

...grants and appropriations had lapsed or were subject to de-obligation because project managers lacked accurate, complete and reliable information....

As part of the on-site assessment, the public is invited to phone in comments....

...MapOahuAgLand.com, provides information on the legal basis for IAL, the city’s process to map IAL, upcoming community meetings and announcements, and resource maps that show various characteristics of potential IAL....

...Delay per year with a 30 min commute -- 88 hours...

...The Department of Planning and Permitting will hold a series of meetings in April to seek public input in identifying and mapping Oahu’s Important Agricultural Lands....

...Making Honolulu Age-Friendly – An Action Plan has been finalized and is being released today for public comment for 30 days....

Characteristics receiving the lowest percentage of excellent or good ratings were the availability of affordable quality housing, cost of living, and traffic flow on major streets....

...ONLY those who stood by to directly benefit financially from the bill were provided an opportunity to testify on it....

The bill is now in the Senate, and has been referred to the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Technology....

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

Our review covered 150 outstanding audit recommendations from 2004 to 2013....

More than 350 people participated in a planning workshop at McCoy Pavilion....

...the Commission has long-held that there is an exemption to Revised Charter of Honolulu Sec. 11-1041 for helping non-profit organizations with projects that the Mayor has officially designated as a project with community–wide benefit....

...The average interest rate on the tax-exempt bonds for new projects is 3.39 percent, the second lowest rate in modern history....

...Comments must be post-marked, emailed, faxed, or hand delivered no later than Thursday, April 2, 2015. All comments will be kept confidential....

...HB1329 has been assigned to EDT and WAM, though a hearing has not yet been scheduled....

...Sand Should Return with Trade Winds....

Fixed costs for debt service and retiree benefits comprise a high and growing share of general fund spending....

Neighborhood Board elections will be held in April and May of this year....

...Caldwell delivered his third annual State of the City Address on Tuesday morning, February 24, 2015....

...If approved, non-profits directed by Grace, the Paradise Lua porta-potty magnate who beat the rap for the 1999 Aloha Stadium porta-potty fire bombings, would be eligible for millions of dollars to fund proposals such as the "Paradise Ohana Heart and Vascular Center, Inc."....

The 2015 Neighborhood Board elections will be held in April and May of this year. At stake are 437 seats on Oahu’s 33 Neighborhood Boards, whose volunteer members hold monthly meetings and serve as advisors on community concerns....