As states and municipalities across the country push forward with sweeps of encampments in the month after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling granted officials new authority to police homelessness, the city says enforcement actions conducted on Oahu should not be deemed to be the same thing. Read more
Among the many requirements to obtain a city-issued building permit, applicants must submit a sworn statement declaring they have no outstanding fines or liens payable to the City and County of Honolulu. Read more
Honolulu’s Ocean Safety Department plans to replace eight older lifeguard towers with eight brand-new ones on city-owned beaches around Oahu. Read more
Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi will face three challengers in his bid for reelection this year. Read more
Esther Kia‘aina, vice chair of the Honolulu City Council, is facing three challengers in her 2024 reelection bid to continue to represent Windward Oahu. Read more
A restaurateur, a humanitarian aid worker and a former state representative are vying for an open Honolulu City Council seat representing urban Oahu. Read more
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Kekaulike Mall, a decades-old shopping destination located in the heart of Chinatown, has undergone a major face-lift. Read more
Kurt Lager, a nearly 19-year city lifeguard veteran, was named acting director of Honolulu’s Ocean Safety Department on Tuesday morning. Read more
To deter crime, the city’s use of overt video monitoring of the public is expected to grow if a new Honolulu City Council measure is adopted. Read more
HART’s board voted June 28 to provisionally grant Kahikina a new multiyear contract, with a minimum of three years, subject to terms and conditions to be negotiated, including her future salary. Read more
A plan to set up a city-led gambling task force composed of multiple city agencies including the Honolulu Police Department was formally adopted by the City Council on Wednesday. Read more
Three well-traveled bridges built more than 50 years ago over the man-made waterways of Hawaii Kai will undergo a $1.6 million rehabilitation, city officials say. Read more
The American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii and the City and County of Honolulu on Monday jointly agreed to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the city’s homeless sweeps program on Oahu. Read more
Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s plans to remove the Haiku Stairs above Kaneohe were blocked last week. Read more
City officials say Aiea-based All Island Wreckers Inc., also doing business as All Island Towing, committed “inappropriate charges” for towing services, following an audit of 782 invoices issued between January 2023 and June 2023. Read more
The Honolulu Police Department says there are 100 gaming rooms operating somewhere on Oahu each day. Read more
Some of the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation’s board members say it’s time to improve the public image surrounding the nearly $10 billion Skyline project. Read more
A bill meant to give private developers of affordable rental housing greater financial incentives to build is moving forward — but with a change to post- construction grant amounts meant to spur completion of more units above or below 300 square feet in size. Read more
At the same meeting, HART board Chair Colleen Hanabusa indicated — but did not fully explain — that she plans to step down as leader of the nine-member board of directors. Read more
A temporary injunction to halt dismantling the stairs was granted June 20 by the Intermediate Court of Appeals, despite an effort by the city to block the injunction requested by Friends of Haiku Stairs. Read more
HART board Chair Colleen Hanabusa indicated that she plans to step down as the leader of the nine-member board of directors. Read more
