Honolulu County

...Gov. Ige submitted the request for reconsideration on June 13. It was based on the identification of additional damages resulting from the disaster....

...On Thursday, he introduced a bill that would even the playing field for taxis, to help bring their business model into the 21st century....

...Caldwell said at a news conference that rather than require ride-hailing drivers to abide by long-held taxi rules, cabbies should be freed from their constraints and allowed to operate like their Uber and Lyft counterparts....

...Of the 187 homes destroyed or severely damaged, 109 were owner-occupied....

...The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii urges Mayor Caldwell to reject the City Council measure....

...Will Caldwell Bumbling Wipe out North Shore Surf Contests?....

...Some entities have failed to implement the audit recommendations: Department of Budget and Fiscal Services – Real Property, Honolulu Liquor Commission, Department of Parks and Recreation – Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve Fund....

...Instead of saving $833,907, water costs increased by over $2.08 million because reducing water costs by using non-potable water sources was not a priority....

...In a recent hearing in the Honolulu City Council’s Budget Committee, council leaders say that they might have found a “magic bullet”....

...BLNR has given the greenlight to Champlin/GEI Wind Holdings LLC’s Na Pua Makani Power Partners LLC’s plans to build a 25-megawatt wind farm near Kahuku....

... "The Infamous" Bill 35 and it's effects on Hawaii's local population as well as tourists ....

...Government Moves Quickly When Politicos Don’t Get a Cut of New Business....

... The meeting will be held at the Maʻemaʻe Elementary School Cafeteria, 319 Wyllie Street, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 22. ....

...The city utilized funds from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program to acquire the eight-story building at 436 ‘Ena Road in Waikīkī....

...the floods caused more than $19.7 million in damage....

...Request for Proposals for Ala Wai Golf Course Driving Range Awarded to Topgolf Hawai‘i....

...The meeting will be held at the Washington Middle School Cafeteria, 1633 S. King Street, from 6 p.m to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, April 24....

...parks were selected for this pilot project as many are in close proximity to another park, providing for a good test comparison of effectiveness....

...Honolulu tops the City Sanitation ranking, followed by Helsinki and Ottawa in joint second, whereas Dhaka (230) and Port au Prince (231) fill the bottom places....

'''Extends the terms of board members from two (2) years to four (4) years...."

...reimbursed the city in the amount of $1,891.20 approximately 62 hours of city time....

...the same text in SB2525 ran into opposition from several Kapolei-area Representatives.... 

...Mayor names communications director and welcomes new public information officer....

“Complete Streets recognizes that roadways are ... not just for the movement of cars,” said Mayor Kirk Caldwell....

...folks waited in long lines at the driver’s licensing office, only to be told that their files couldn’t be retrieved, that they’d have to submit new fingerprints, take a new photograph, bring back their birth certificate....

Reading Charles Djou’s ‘Why I’m Leaving The GOP’ statement published today, one might think Djou’s decision was all about Trump.... 

...Caldwell’s plan to use $44 million in bond debt is an ill-founded, potentially illegal attempt to payoff administrative costs related to the construction of the over-budget, behind-schedule Honolulu rail system....

...Apply to your local Neighborhood Board to be appointed to fill a vacant position....

... The TAT amount for the City & County of Honolulu is unchanged ....

...The main reason I support a leadership change at the Council has unfortunately been lost in media reports to more sensational stories....

...converting approximately 53,500 city-owned street lights to more energy efficient LED (light-emitting diode) lights....

...The results from this year’s NCS ....

...Cycling lanes consume more space than they free up, add to pollution and drain the public purse....

...Sewage poured out of Caldwell's plants for ten hours starting 2pm Sunday Feb 18....

...The Department’s investigation revealed that between 2011 and 2016, Honolulu auctioned 1,440 cars registered to individuals who had identified themselves as servicemembers on City forms during the motor vehicle registration process.....

...the Mayor acknowledged the need to overhaul the permit rules, to support competitive opportunities....

...Should ex-coke dealers get more political representation?....

...Proterra hopes to hype these buses into a billion dollar IPO to pay off Proterra investor Al Gore....

...Honolulu drivers spend 11% of drivetime in congestion....

...The work to improve this skate park began following a gift from the Association of Skateboarders in Hawaiʻi ....

...Gov. Ige has informed the Authority that he would be open to considering a 10-year restriction on re-sales....

...Apply to your local Neighborhood Board to be appointed to fill a vacant position....

... Truth in Accounting released its second Financial State of the Cities report ....

...a series of community workshops to provide project information and gather community input....

...Monday, January 29, 2018, 6 p.m., at the McCoy Pavilion Auditorium....

...The addition of the fifth lane along the Wai’anae Coast has been long overdue....

...Caldwell is calling upon the Honolulu City Council to pass legislation that places a moratorium on their construction....

...How Tickets Forced 16 Homeless to accept Housing....

...four alternatives proposed for the facility....

...Sapolu has worked as a Deputy Prosecutor since 2011....