Honolulu’s financially troubled rail project will cost up to $1.1 billion more and not be completed until 2033, eight years longer than now projected, according to estimates that are part of a preliminary plan Mayor Kirk Caldwell and other city officials sent Friday to the Federal Transit Administration. Read more
With only weeks to go before the first phase of Oahu’s wide-ranging disposable-foodware ordinance is set to take effect Jan. 1, restaurant owners and food industry leaders are renewing their call for more time to comply. Read more
A Honolulu City Council committee on Wednesday will hear from Fire Chief Manuel Neves and other Honolulu Fire Department brass on what progress they’ve made to shore up fiscal policies in response to a report on overtime payments issued in June by the city’s Internal Control Division. Read more
Rail Chief Executive Officer Andrew Robbins said Thursday that he and his staff will submit to Mayor Kirk Caldwell and the Honolulu City Council in the coming days a report detailing why the city should continue pursuing a third-party partner to complete the troubled $10 billion-plus project. Read more
It would be hard to imagine the annals of Hawaii medicine without Dr. Livingston Wong. Read more
Environmental groups had initially cheered on Honolulu City Council Bill 2, a measure they hoped would lessen Oahu residents’ dependence on cars and instead encourage them to walk or use other modes of transportation. Read more
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Formby last year served for a few months as the appointed interim East Honolulu City Council representative while the election dispute between former Councilman Trevor Ozawa and current Councilman Tommy Waters was being resolved. Read more
Formby last year served for a few months as the appointed interim East Honolulu City Council representative while the election dispute between former Councilman Trevor Ozawa and current Councilman Tommy Waters was being resolved. Read more
One of them is to be built on land owned by the city. A second is on state property. The third involves the conversion of a well-known office tower. Read more
Honolulu election officials said they anticipated more Oahu residents would show up on Election Day to vote at one of the two designated voter services centers on the island, just not 4,520 of them during that 12-hour span. Read more
Honolulu Mayor-elect Rick Blangiardi said today that he has his sights set on a second-in-command and is putting together a transition group to help him pick others in his cabinet. Read more
Long-time television executive Rick Blangiardi captured the Honolulu mayor’s office Tuesday night, easily outpointing fellow first-time candidate Keith Amemiya by about a 6-4 margin. Read more
Hoping to set an example, the majority and minority leaders of the state House of Representatives are calling for peace and aloha following any outcome of tonight’s divisive presidential election. Read more
The roughly 354,000 ballots recorded so far is a new record. The previous highest number of votes case in a general election was the 308,443 votes recorded in 2008, the year Hawaii-born Barack Obama was first elected president. Read more
The roughly 354,000 ballots recorded so far is a new record. The previous highest number of votes case in a general election was the 308,443 votes recorded in 2008, the year Hawaii-born B.arack Obama was first elected president. Read more
In choosing first-time candidates Rick Blangiardi and Keith Amemiya in the August primary as their finalists for the job, Oahu voters sent a clear message that they want fresh blood at City Hall. Read more
Advocates of keeping the Laie-Malaekahana area free from major development were anticipating a favorable vote before a Honolulu City Council committee Thursday, especially after Zoning Committee Chairman Ron Menor joined area Councilwoman Heidi Tsuneyoshi in supporting their position. Read more
For the first time this election season, Honolulu mayoral candidate Rick Blangiardi’s campaign is outpacing opponent Keith Amemiya’s team in both collections and expenditures. Read more
With days to spare, Oahu voters have broken the record for the number of votes cast in a general election. Read more
It’s unclear exactly what happens now, although Robbins indicated that he and his staff will continue talking to P3 bidders in an effort to get more information by the second week of November, then try to work on a possible resolution. Read more
The HART board is slated to vote on whether to cease the public-private partnership (P3) procurement process at its meeting today, a move that would go against the recommendation of Andrew Robbins, HART’s CEO and executive director. Read more
