Honolulu Council discusses new agricultural task force
Many from Oahu’s farming and ranching communities support a Honolulu City Council plan to potentially restore the city’s now-defunct Agricultural Development Task Force. Read more
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City Council urges state action on rising Hawaii property insurance costs
A Honolulu City Council resolution wants state lawmakers to address what it deems are “drastic” increases in property insurance premiums paid by homeowners across Oahu, particularly for those who own condominiums. Read more
Honolulu Council members urge new agricultural task force
A plan to bring back the city’s now-defunct Agricultural Development Task Force is being sown by some on the Honolulu City Council. Read more
E-bike working group to update Honolulu City Council
Following public concerns over the dangerous and unlawful operation of fast- moving e-bikes on Oahu, the city formed a working group to study how best to regulate the controversial machines. Read more
Health department and city settle over wastewater violations at Kailua Bay
The City and County of Honolulu has reached a settlement agreement with the state Department of Health’s Clean Water Branch over the illegal discharge of bacteria-filled sewage into Kailua Bay in 2023. Read more
Discrimination lawsuit against Honolulu Liquor Commission settled, plaintiffs confirm
Originally, the complaint had named two liquor commission investigators — Jacob Fears and Catherine Fontaine — who, along with other investigators working for the city, allegedly engaged in an “ongoing campaign of unlawful, unconstitutional, and highly discriminatory anti-gay harassment. Read more
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Honolulu Council adopts possible worker hazard pay
The City and County of Honolulu will likely tap about $5 million in federal COVID-19 money to help pay the estimated tens of millions of dollars in temporary hazard pay to city workers employed during the pandemic. Read more
Hawaii’s general election includes county ballot questions
Honolulu ballot questions include one involving climate change and another on the reorganization of the city’s Department of Emergency Services. Read more
New e-bike rules may appear before year’s end
The Honolulu City Council wants to adopt a measure to regulate the possession and use of electric bicycles on Oahu by this Christmas. Read more
Council scrutinizes fire sprinkler tax credit measure
A measure allowing owners associations at existing high-rise residential buildings to apply for tax credits for installing automatic sprinkler systems is under Honolulu City Council review. Read more
Honolulu Council backs measure to legalize some ground fireworks
In spite of opposition from the Honolulu Fire Department, a fireworks measure allowing ground-level fountains and sparklers to be lit in public on Oahu was adopted Wednesday by the City Council. Read more
HART officially proceeds on final Skyline segment
The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation has issued a “notice to proceed” to its chosen contractor that is tasked with finishing the nearly $10 billion Skyline project by the start of the next decade. Read more
City removing palms infested by coconut rhinoceros beetles
An army of seemingly unstoppable, tree-killing insects is wreaking havoc on one of Hawaii’s most iconic trees. Read more
City seeks $115,000 to defend against civil rights suit
Honolulu is asking for more legal fees to defend against a 2023 federal civil rights lawsuit alleging three Honolulu Liquor Commission investigators subjected another investigator to discrimination, harassment and a hostile work environment based on his sexual orientation and race after starting his job with the city in 2022. Read more
HART requests $1 billion appropriation from state
The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation is seeking a $1 billion appropriation from state funds for the city’s rail project. Read more
Homeless kauhale units still without power, city says
Over the summer, the Aala Respite facility was set up as part of a joint effort between the city and state to provide shelter and medical care for vulnerable, medically fragile people who’ve experienced long-term homelessness on Oahu. Read more
900-unit affordable complex proposed for Kapolei
A plan to eventually bring up to 900 affordable housing units to North Kapolei as part of one overall mixed-use development is being considered. Read more
City proposes working group to study e-bikes
That move follows introduction of Council legislation — namely, Bill 52 and Resolution 199 — that seeks more regulation at the city and state levels over the use and possession of e-bikes. Read more
Honolulu Council mulls bill to allow some banned ‘consumer fireworks’
Bill 22, if adopted, will allow some currently banned “consumer fireworks” — specifically, ground-level fountains and sparklers — to be legally sold to those with permits, during designated periods like New Year’s Eve and the Fourth of July. Read more
Honolulu Council seeks more public input on city’s next landfill
A Honolulu City Council resolution seeks both transparency and assurance over how the city’s site selection process to find the next municipal solid waste landfill on Oahu will affect the public. Read more
City eyes $5M in federal COVID-19 money for possible worker hazard pay
The City and County of Honolulu might tap roughly $5 million in federal COVID-19 money to help pay the estimated tens of millions of dollars in hazard pay to city workers employed during the pandemic. Read more
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