Honolulu County

The Council dealt with the imbalance by “cutting approximately one-half of the funding that is required to fill vacant positions”.....

daily usage was only 492 gallons when he says the Board of Water Supply's estimated usage was pegged at 2,500....

Nearly a year and a half ago, a commission appointed by the Honolulu City Council to study some of the inequities in the real property tax ordinance dropped its findings on the desks of Council members....

the City will be awarding non profit Grants in Aid, totaling about $5.5 million for this upcoming fiscal year....

“This is the transparent process initiated by the City Council and approved by voters last year."

FACE continued claiming to represent residents through its support group OH-NO as late as the October 2012 Budget Cmte meeting, four months after the state administratively dissolved OH-NO....

Eligible voters who have misplaced passcodes may receive them by calling 768-3716....

...delegates will be electing a new county chair after a long tenure by former chairperson, Tony Gill....

...transportation initiatives on the horizon that promise to reshape our travel time commute in the years to come....

Neighborhood Board election voting runs from April 27 through Friday May 17....

... include three important projects that I am fighting to secure ....

The City will resume preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement....

... should be premised on the provision of fair compensation to the City and County of Honolulu ....

... six town hall meetings that will be held across Oahu during the month of May ....

...seeking proposals from (ahem) 'qualified non-profit organizations' for $1.6 million in Grants-in-Aid funds....

Nelson H. Koyanagi Jr. to be Director of the Department of Budget and Fiscal Services (BFS), and Gary Kurokawa to be Deputy Director.....

When I was building my cabinet, I knew that I did not want a team who would be satisfied with just keeping the lights on....

Characteristics receiving the lowest excellent or good ratings were the availability of affordable quality housing (9%) .... 

Does your street show up on the alphabetical list of  “failed” or “serious” streets? Find out here ....

"HUD evictees will be made into instant criminals...."

The Hawaii section of the petition points out a federal lawsuit filed in December 2012 alleging that the City and County of Honolulu violated the due process rights of "De-Occupy Honolulu"....

...In "City followed law in issuing Hao Street development permit," he makes some good points we don't usually see being made by government officials....

Waimanalo Gulch Landfill system which has recorded temperatures as high as 188 F....

"...300 of the families receiving assistance will be affected...."

...Councilmember Pine worked with the new administration to fill a vital need by improving bus service in the wake of cuts made last summer....

...organizations such as labor unions, political action committees, social clubs and credit unions, are eligible for these grants....

Jeff and his wife Laurie Stone contributed $3000 to Kirk Caldwell's recent Mayoral campaign....

Candidate filing closed Friday, February 15.  The election is conducted entirely on-line and by telephone. Voting runs from April 26 through May 17....

Candidate filing is open through Friday, February 15, 2013 for Honolulu Neighborhood Board elections. Candidates may register online at the NB election webpage....

Positions remaining to be filled are:

• Director of Budget and Fiscal Services
• Director of Information Technology
• Medical Examiner

Following an article in Hawaii Free Press, Honolulu’s stodgy and turgid media establishment slowing began to acknowledge the story....

Candidate filing is open through February 15, 2013 for Honolulu Neighborhood Board elections....

 Mugshot: Caldwell's Chief of Staff

Candidate filing is open through February 15, 2013 (date corrected) for Honolulu Neighborhood Board elections. Candidates may register online at the NB election webpage.

...Candidate filing is open from now through February 22nd for Honolulu Neighborhood Board elections....

The information is key because it is used by developers to set affordable homes sales prices and rents....

...an audit of HART’s contracts and spending for public relations and public involvement services to determine what service(s) each employee, contractor and subcontractor provides....

“I see no compelling reason to significantly revise the current policy at this point in time.” -- Response to Audit from Council Chair Ernie Martin 

I will be filing additional resolutions today before my term officially ends on January 2nd, at noon....

Jesse Broder Van Dyke – Director of Communications....