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Mayor Caldwell held a news conference on the matter on a sidewalk at Aala Park, Monday, October 1, 2018, with (l-r) Ross Sasamura, Director and Chief Engineer of the Dept. of Facility Maintenance, Pam Witty-Oakland, Director of Community Services and Marc Alexander Executive Director, Mayor’s Office of Housing.
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Nine pieces of legislation, more efficient than one? Sometimes, yes.
Mayor Kirk Caldwell delivered an updated homelessness plan to the City Council last week, with partner agencies helping with implementing new ordinances to clear sidewalks and ban “lodging” on the streets. The Council required the plan to be adopted by resolution before starting enforcement. Chairman Ernie Martin was away and could not introduce the resolution, so Caldwell provided identical resolutions for each Council member to sign to kick off enforcement in his or her district. Clever way to divvy up responsibility.
Keeping track of plastic waste
The Polynesian Voyaging Society’s worldwide travels, dubbed Malama Honua, “to care for our Island Earth,” stressed sustainability issues. So, it’s fitting that Hokule‘a glided into Honolulu Harbor on Thursday to greet a Greenpeace vessel that’s here for a beach cleanup at Kahoolawe to raise awareness about the threat posed by plastic pollution.
The cleanup will include a brand audit to identify which corporations are linked to the waste. Last week, Greenpeace released the results of a global brand audit that pegged Coca-Cola, PepsiCo. and Nestle as the brands most often picked up during 239 shoreline cleanups in 42 countries spanning six continents.