The Honolulu City Council is considering a measure that would give businesses along the rail line incentives such as expedited permitting and tax exemptions for up to 30 years. Read more
The city plans to open a free wound-care clinic in Chinatown in November to primarily serve the homeless. The clinic would be the first official collaboration between the city and the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine’s Homeless Outreach & Medical Education, or H.O.M.E., program. Read more
Preliminary findings from the investigation into a fatal ambulance fire in Kailua point to a portable oxygen regulator as the cause of the August incident. Read more
The Honolulu City Council is slated to consider a measure to launch a performance audit of the Department of Planning and Permitting to address operational deficiencies. Read more
As a measure that would increase the shoreline setback for structures and development advances through the City Council, a building industry professional is raising questions about other mitigation efforts to account for sea level rise. Read more
Director Dean Uchida and Chief Innovation Strategist Danette Maruyama resigned from their positions Tuesday citing differences with the mayor as their reasons for leaving. Read more
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The DPP is one of the city’s most challenged departments facing permitting delays and severe workforce vacancies. Read more
The Honolulu City Council is taking up a measure to target “monster home” development which would impose higher fines and blocks on permit applications for continuous violators of building codes. However, questions from builders have yet to be addressed. Read more
The impending threat of sea-level rise from climate change has prompted the Honolulu City Council to consider increasing shoreline setbacks to push development away from vulnerable coastal areas. Read more
For the first time in nearly 30 years, the city is overhauling its land use ordinances, proposing large- scale changes that would affect agricultural land, wind farms, housing and short-term rentals. Read more
The Honolulu City Council is considering increasing the general shoreline setback distance for structures and development from 40 feet to between 60 and 130 feet, depending on the location and size of the property. Read more
The cost of city public parking could be increasing in an effort to incentivize using other forms of transportation besides cars, as well as recover lost revenue. Read more
In an effort to better protect historic cultural sites, the Honolulu City Council is considering a measure that would activate the Historic Preservation Commission, which has remained dormant for the past 29 years. Read more
The utility relocation on Dillingham Boulevard is expected to start in the first quarter of 2023 and continue to the beginning of 2026. Read more
Three of the new cases are located on Oahu, while a non-resident who was diagnosed on Kauai contracted it due to travel outside Hawaii. Read more
Following a crowded primary race, all four Honolulu City Council districts in play are headed for runoffs in the Nov. 8 general election. Read more
All four Honolulu City Council districts in play are almost certainly headed for the Nov. 8 general election runoffs after the first round of results from tonight’s primary. Read more
It takes an average of six months for the city to hire employees as city officials try to fill over 3,000 vacant positions, according to the first study of its kind. Read more
The candidates for the Honolulu City Council District 2 seat are focusing on preservation, affordability, public safety and infrastructure. Read more
Mayor Rick Blangiardi called Thursday’s cleanup a “sanitation” action and not a continuation of former Mayor Kirk Caldwell’s “compassionate disruption” approach to reducing homelessness, which offered social service help combined with cleanups and the threat of law enforcement action. Read more
To increase TheBus ridership, the Honolulu City Council is considering suspending public transportation fares for HOLO card users from Aug. 22 to 26. Read more
