1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (126+ words) The Honolulu Ethics Commission appointed attorney Sandy Ma as its newest Executive Director and Legal Counsel in charge of enforcing ethics laws in early June. Ma brings decades of experience in legal, policy and nonprofit work with the watchdog group…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (711+ words) The Honolulu City Council just passed a $5 billion budget for the upcoming fiscal year, with cuts that some have argued against and could lead to line-item vetoes from the mayor. In a 6-3 vote, the council on Wednesday passed a nearly…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (385+ words) A Honolulu program to incentivize affordable workforce housing hasn’t lived up to its expectations, a recent report has found. The University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization reviewed the city's Bill 7 program and sent its report to the Honolulu City Council…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (345+ words) Honolulu's operating budget for next fiscal year is receiving pushback for its proposed funding cuts to the city’s Office of Economic Revitalization. The city council's current version of the budget would cut over $1 million in funding for the office, resulting…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (428+ words) Some of Honolulu's top government roles are on track to get a 4.7% raise for the upcoming year. The Honolulu Salary Commission this week voted to approve the raises, which would apply to the mayor and the city’s department heads, as…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (254+ words) Teams from the Honolulu Crisis Outreach Response and Engagement program are still going out to help unsheltered people following the Kona storm. City officials said CORE transported more than 40 people to shelters between Thursday and Saturday. Jim Ireland, director of…...

6+ mon, 3+ day ago   (377+ words) With a relatively conservative budget in the works for the upcoming fiscal year, the Honolulu City Council and administration officials are brainstorming possible sources of revenue for Oʻahu. Last week Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi and his administration released a proposed…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (404+ words) The planning phase to extend the Honolulu rail to the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa can now start, but a new segment on its other terminus, on the Kapolei side, could come first. Skyline’s current route is slated to end…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago   (377+ words) Hawaiian Airlines has announced a five-year, $600 million investment plan to upgrade its planes, build airport amenities, and use new technology for customer and employee operations. “Our goal is for local travelers to enjoy beautiful facilities that match the level of…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago   (363+ words) Honolulu officials say anecdotally that there were fewer illegal fireworks set off on Oʻahu during the New Year's celebrations last week — and hope that the trend continues. One year after the fireworks explosion in Āliamanu killed six people and injured…...