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Honolulu Ethics Commission appoints new Executive Director
11+ hour, 34+ min 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…...
Honolulu aims to revive Biki rideshare by spending $1M on 600 bicycles
3+ week, 4+ day ago (444+ words) Honolulu plans to revive the city’s troubled Biki bikeshare program by spending $1 million to buy 600 bikes. It also wants lawmakers to allocate another half-million dollars during the next fiscal year to fund bikeshare operations. The strategy is to boost Bike’s…...
Honolulu budget leaves out support for storm-impacted farmers
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (544+ words) Oʻahu farmers still reeling from the Kona low storms didn’t get the funding assistance they asked for from the Honolulu City Council, so city support for them may be sparse. Flood damage from the heavy storms in March was concentrated…...
Honolulu City Council approves controversial $5B budget, mayor intends to veto
1+ mon, 2+ 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…...
'They have heart': Honolulu medical clinic marks a decade of serving immigrant fishermen
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (701+ words) What started as a partnership between a local church and a few volunteer doctors has now grown into a weekly medical clinic providing free healthcare to immigrant fishermen who dock in Honolulu Harbor. This month marks 10 years of the volunteer-led…...
Honolulu's affordable housing project hasn't delivered so far, UHERO report says
1+ mon, 3+ 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…...
Honolulu City Council proposes building rules in flood areas
2+ mon, 6+ day 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…...
Honolulu's budget receives pushback for cuts to economic revitalization office
2+ mon, 2+ 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…...
Commission approves nearly 5% raise for top Honolulu officials
2+ mon, 3+ 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…...
April showers bring more flowers to Honolulu garden show
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (183+ words) April happens to be National Garden Month, which makes it the perfect time to feature the Garden Club of Honolulu. The Garden Club of Honolulu is an offshoot of Garden Club of America, a national organization with a big focus…...