Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi delivered his fourth State of the City address Thursday evening and focused on his administration’s stated priorities of housing, public safety and homelessness. Read more
Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi will deliver his fourth State of the City address this evening from Mission Memorial Auditorium. Read more
A formal review of Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s proposed $3.63 billion operating budget for the 2025 fiscal year, which begins July 1, prompted discussion over the city’s nearly 2,500 worker vacancies. Read more
The Honolulu City Council chair is urging the city Building Board of Appeals to give greater public transparency over its case decisions. Read more
At the meeting, Louis Erteschik, the Waikiki Neighborhood Board’s vice chair and a resident of the area since 1990, said amplified noise has been an issue for years. Read more
The use of rainwater, ti leaves and the untying of a long, green maile lei were part of a Thursday morning blessing ceremony that tentatively opens the state Department of Health’s new Behavioral Health Crisis Center in Iwilei. Read more
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As if paddling into stormy seas, creating a new Honolulu Department of Ocean Safety could be a daunting venture. Read more
A proposed resolution urging that Honolulu’s lifeguard and ambulance services be broken up in order to create a brand new city department is expected to be reviewed today by the City Council’s budget committee. Read more
Although this is the Blangiardi administration’s third budget, the mayor — up for reelection in November — says it’s the second spending plan that reflects his administration’s priorities. Read more
A plan to break up the city Emergency Services Department was formally announced in March 2023 during Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s 2023 State of the City address. Read more
Cracking down on those who build so-called monster homes on Oahu is the purpose of a new city measure the Honolulu City Council unanimously adopted Wednesday. Read more
A call to scrap a previously sought top-down internal review of the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation was postponed this week. Read more
Plans to scrap a previously sought top-down internal review of the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation are expected for review today. Read more
The Police Services Officer program operates like a paid apprenticeship and is aimed at high schoolers who don’t plan to go to college, community college students or others who may not yet meet all of the requirements to qualify for the Honolulu Police Academy. Read more
Petitions to formally contest the state’s pending three-year contract with Secure Parking Hawaii LLC to manage and enforce public stalls at Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor have been denied. Read more
Requests to formally contest a pending parking contract over management of coveted stalls at the state- controlled Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor are being recommended for rejection. Read more
A proposal to prohibit City and County of Honolulu employees from accepting gifts related to their official duties is under scrutiny. Read more
The Honolulu Ethics Commission plans today to discuss a long-considered proposal to prohibit city employees from accepting gifts, including cash or alcohol, related to their official duties. Read more
Adopted by the City Council in January, Bill 40 is meant to provide up to $10,000 in grant funding to eligible businesses that opened prior to Jan. 1, 2022. Read more
Employing more than 10,000 full- and part-time workers, the City and County of Honolulu continues to seek new ways to fill many of its unfilled jobs. Read more
A follow-up audit on the city Department of Planning and Permitting found prior recommendations related to the quicker issuance of city building permits to the public have been met, in some cases, but not yet been achieved in other instances. Read more
