A top Honolulu official defended the actions taken by Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s administration to site the next municipal solid waste landfill on an active pineapple field in Central Oahu, directly above the island’s freshwater aquifer. Read more
A Honolulu City Council resolution meant to uphold a more than 20-year-old city policy over solid waste landfills and their proximity to Oahu’s drinking water supply has advanced. Read more
The Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting today is expected to perform the second major upgrade to its electronic plans review software called ePlans. Read more
Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s administration says it’s begun negotiations with the owner of the Queen Theater regarding the Kaimuki landmark’s possible eminent domain as well as its future use. Read more
On Dec. 10, Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s administration announced its intent to site the city’s next dump on active agricultural land owned by Dole Food Co. Hawaii near Wahiawa. Read more
The benefits and drawbacks of having Honolulu’s next solid waste landfill located in Central Oahu were highlighted at the state Capitol this week. Read more
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In his second four-year term, Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi requests the permanent appointment of his new executive Cabinet. Read more
The Honolulu Department of Transportation Services announced Monday that Skyline passenger service on two segments of its planned three- segment rail line will shut down for two consecutive weekends. Read more
To make any change to the EPA’s consent decree — meant to prevent untreated sewage from entering Oahu’s marine and shoreline environments — would be difficult, city officials say. Read more
The City and County of Honolulu’s 15th mayor formally started his second term Thursday. Read more
A December 2021 flood that allegedly caused extensive damage to an East Oahu home later resulted in a lawsuit against the City and County of Honolulu. Read more
Blangiardi returns to the city’s top elective office following an overwhelming victory in which he took over 78% of the vote in the Aug. 10 primary election. Read more
A city-initiated measure that calls for a more than 124% increase to sewer fees for Honolulu’s average single-family residential customer over a 10-year period will be part of upcoming city-hosted town hall meetings in January. Read more
A mauka-side roadway lane dedicated to public and private buses, large trucks and bicycles on Waikiki’s busy Kuhio Avenue has completed its first phase of installation, city officials say. Read more
Sections of the properties desired by HART range in size from about 100 square feet to over 6,600 square feet. Read more
If elected to the board, the two-year term of office runs from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2027. Read more
Hitachi’s lawsuit alleges HART’s seeming dysfunction to set timely schedules caused cost increases to go off the tracks by tens of millions of dollars — expenses the company says it’s been forced to absorb. Read more
Kea Smith, a 14-year paramedic station supervisor with the City and County of Honolulu, said his first- responder colleagues recently completed a survey. Read more
Resolution 176 would have the city seize the theater, shuttered since 1985, along with the rest of the 10,396-square-foot commercial parcel.The property is valued at $3.173 million. Read more
The measure’s stated aim is to ensure residential properties are used as actual homes instead of investments — particularly by those who may live outside the state. Read more
Honolulu officials announced Tuesday that they have selected an area northwest of Wahiawa as the proposed location for Oahu’s next solid waste landfill. Read more
