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Honolulu City Council passes ban on single-use plastics in 7-2 vote
The bill, which is expected to be signed by Mayor Kirk Caldwell, would be the most restrictive anti-plastic bill in the state. Read more
The bill, which is expected to be signed by Mayor Kirk Caldwell, would be the most restrictive anti-plastic bill in the state. Read more
Mopeds would be required to have mufflers under a bill up for a final vote of the Honolulu City Council today. Read more
The Honolulu City Council on Wednesday is scheduled to take a final vote on a bill establishing how owners of vacation rentals are to be taxed, and three Council members have introduced different floor draft proposals to help ease the burden on those now operating previously permitted “whole home” transient vacation units. Read more
Oahu would have the strictest single-use plastics ban in the state under a bill that is likely to pass a final vote of the Honolulu City Council on Wednesday. Read more
Answers to frequently asked questions about the planned single-use plastic container ban, according to the version of Bill 40 that was approved Nov. 14 by the Council Public Safety and Welfare Committee. Read more
Stricter enforcement of regulations on so-called monster houses is the focus of a package of four measures introduced this week by Honolulu City Councilwoman Carol Fukunaga. Read more
Former Judge and onetime U.S. Attorney Steve Alm on Thursday touted his experience and integrity in announcing his run for the Honolulu prosecuting attorney’s post next year. Read more
Honolulu Acting Prosecuting Attorney Dwight Nadamoto spent roughly three hours before a Grand Jury in U.S. District Court today and emerged with little to say to reporters. Read more
Alm said that his priorities are restoring trust in the Prosecutor’s Office, putting dangerous offenders in prison, and working with local communities to reduce crime. Read more
Honolulu Acting Prosecuting Attorney Dwight Nadamoto is expected to appear before a federal grand jury today after being subpoenaed by the FBI earlier this week. Read more
In an effort to ease Oahu’s housing crunch, the city in May passed the Affordable Rental Housing Bill, which provides tax waivers and other incentives to property owners who agree to rent most of their units to median- and lower-income families at federally established guideline rates of no more than about $1,500-$2,000 a month for one- or two-bedroom units. Read more
The Young Men’s Christian Association of Honolulu has agreed to pay $1.7 million for improvements at Kamamalu Neighborhood Park, the city facility next to the YMCA’s busy Nuuanu branch. Read more
An audit of the city Department of Planning and Permitting’s handling of the number of “monster homes” concluded the agency has been ineffective with the issue. Read more
Improvements include a new comfort station, a new 150-stall parking lot, expansion and re-striping of the park’s existing parking lot, new security lighting and improved landscaping. Read more
Oahu would have the state’s strictest law against single-use, oil-based plastic containers and utensils under a bill approved 3-2 by the Honolulu City Council. Read more
Two people operating short-term rentals legally under nonconforming use certificates they received from the city decades ago told the City Council Budget Committee Wednesday that the new vacation rentals law unfairly punishes them by placing their properties into the hotel tax class where they would have to pay much more annually. Read more
Bill 59 brings a more modern and thoughtful approach to animal control laws, the Hawaiian Humane Society says. Read more
Without the fanfare of past similar votes, the Honolulu City Council and Mayor Kirk Caldwell signed off on a bill clearing the way for the city to spend up to $214 million in taxpayer dollars for the over-budget $9.2 billion East Kapolei-to-Ala Moana rail project. Read more
The long debate over the future of the Waikiki War Memorial Natatorium may finally be over. Read more
The city has granted a permit for a large gathering at Kualoa Regional Park Sunday for the loose-knit group Kia‘i Convoy that wants to bring more public awareness to the conflict at Mauna Kea and other recent “aloha aina” issues. Read more
Mayor Kirk Caldwell on Thursday doubled down on his support for a playground at Ala Moana Regional Park, issuing a statement defending the plan and the nonprofit created to find funding for the project. Read more