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
A plan for the city to potentially condemn a privately owned segment of Ewa Beach’s North Road drew community support Tuesday. Read more
The North Road, a nearly 2-mile-long thoroughfare that connects the Ewa Beach community to schools, parks, churches and at least one golf course, also has connections to less desirable sights, area residents say. Read more
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The delay comes as issues persist over HART’s embattled Executive Director and CEO Kahikina and her $275,000 a year contract, which is set to expire Dec. 31. Read more
The spending plan pays for public safety and public health agencies, which represent roughly 17% of the proposed operating budget, or $626.7 million, Read more
The Friends of Haiku Stairs’ recently filed legal injunction to stop the city’s demolition of the World War II-era staircase, above Haiku Valley and the H-3 freeway in Kaneohe, partially advanced this week. Read more
Texas-based Othram Inc. is offering to do DNA testing for the city Department of the Medical Examiner as a gift, equating to $50,000 in forensic work, to help identify five unknown decedents. Read more
Bill 23 is supposed to tighten existing rules that bar city workers from accepting gifts valued in excess of $50, also clarifying which gifts may be solicited or accepted. Read more
Bill 23 is supposed to tighten existing rules that bar city workers from accepting gifts valued in excess of $50. Read more
The Honolulu Department of Transportation Services was still trying Monday to determine the cause as well as the cure to restore its online, real-time schedules for TheBus and TheHandi-Van fleets. Read more
The Friends’ delayed court action follows a suspended state hearing held in May over a related appeals case involving the “Stairway to Heaven.” Read more
Citizens Advisory Commission on Emergency Management Commissioner Lani Hubbard said Hawaiian Electric’s power shut-offs will affect low-income people with chronic medical issues. Read more
The center currently has 17 adult clients – mostly men ranging in age from the mid-20s to late 70s, with most having no health insurance — who are provided clinical and behavioral mental health services. Read more
The state Department of Law Enforcement’s efforts to seize illegal aerial fireworks and other assorted, unlawful explosives has showed recent successes at Hawaii’s harbors and piers. Read more
Video cameras mounted on at least four mobile security trailers will be used by the Honolulu Police Department to avert auto burglaries, thefts, vandalism and other crimes at popular scenic points in East Oahu. Read more
The City Council voted unanimously to adopt Bill 23, meant to tighten existing rules that bar city employees from accepting gifts valued in excess of $50, also clarifying which gifts may be solicited or accepted. Read more
A resolution calling for a voter-approved charter amendment to cap the annual pay of the Honolulu City Council has advanced. Read more
The Honolulu City Council unanimously adopted Wednesday a nearly $4.7 billion budget package slated to bolster police and fire services, upgrade city parks and develop more affordable housing for the 2025 fiscal year, which begins July 1. Read more
