Those for and against contending city resolutions to transform Honolulu’s 277-member Ocean Safety Division into a full-fledged city department voiced their concerns during the City Council’s meeting Wednesday. Read more
The Navy will not allow the City and County of Honolulu to locate a new landfill on Waipio Peninsula near Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, the city announced Tuesday. Read more
As chief of Honolulu’s 277-member Ocean Safety Division, John Titchen says his agency’s possible transformation into a full-fledged city department is a long time coming. Read more
Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s previously stated plan to create a new and independent city Department of Ocean Safety through executive action is taking shape. Read more
The city says demolition of the more than 3,900 steps leading to the top of the Koolau Range, above Haiku Valley and the H-3 freeway, will begin at the end of April. Read more
The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation would like to acquire by eminent domain five private properties along the rail corridor as construction of the nearly $10-billion Skyline proceeds toward Kakaako. Read more
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The proposed pay hikes come less than a year after the CIty Council received a controversial 64% salary increase and the Honolulu mayor’s pay jumped nearly 12.6%. Read more
After sifting through that data, the task force emerged with its final recommendation. Read more
The Department of Planning’ and Permitting’s new high-tech plan to track, in real time, the status and whereabouts of someone’s building permit application. Read more
Waimanalo Gulch Landfill, which opened in 1989, was originally slated to close eight years later, by 1997. The city now says the 200-acre dump is scheduled to close by 2028. Read more
That divide centered on Council member Andria Tupola’s Resolution 50 which urges, via a voter-approved charter amendment, that Honolulu’s lifeguard and ambulance services be broken up to create that new department. Read more
As proposed, Bill 19 seeks to ensure that any housing created by the city, or with city funds, be first offered to those who live and work on Oahu. Read more
The Council chair’s post — which in 2023 saw a 60% pay bump, to $123,292 annually, up from $76,968 — is currently proposed to have its pay boosted to $126,712. Read more
To solve the months-long delay to obtain a building permit, the city Department of Planning and Permitting announced new technological initiatives it hopes will improve the speed at which the city issues them to the public. Read more
A proposal to prohibit city and county employees from accepting gifts related to their official duties was returned to a lower committee of the Honolulu City Council. Read more
The Honolulu Salary Commission’s recommendation last week for a 3% or greater pay boost for the mayor, managing director, all nine members of the City Council and other appointed, high-level city officials drew a measure of public criticism Monday. Read more
Two state Legislature bills are ringing alarms for those on the Honolulu City Council. Read more
The city’s proposed plan to change the long-term development of nearly 84,000 acres of urban land stretching from East Honolulu to Pearl City has advanced. Read more
With little comment from the public, the Honolulu Salary Commission on Tuesday recommended a 3% or greater pay boost for the mayor, managing director, all nine members of the City Council and other appointed, high-level city officials. Read more
A new 3% salary increase is being considered for eight of the nine members of the Honolulu City Council. Read more
The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation’s board of directors Friday approved resolutions to acquire by eminent domain five different properties along the rail corridor as construction continues toward Kakaako. Read more
