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…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (261+ words) Honolulu lawmakers are working on changes to city construction laws in anticipation of new federal flood maps. The Federal Emergency Management Agency will update its flood areas on Oʻahu on June 10. That could mean thousands of homes on the island…...

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…...

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   (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…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago   (185+ words) At least seven people were hurt with suspected fireworks injuries in five separate incidents on Oʻahu this New Year's Eve. Honolulu Emergency Medical Services transported six patients in serious condition to various hospitals. EMS believed they were injured by illegal…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago   (359+ words) A city task force presented a report with recommendations on how to address the Honolulu Police Department's chronic staffing shortage — and now it's up to the Honolulu Police Commission to choose how to move forward. The HPD Task Force recently…...