Honolulu’s New Budget Includes Higher Property Taxes For Short-Term Rentals
Council members stuck with the higher tax rate in part to avoid cutting more services in the city's $4.5 billion budget, $115 million of which is allocated for hazard back pay from the pandemic.
View ArticleThe Backlog Of Honolulu Building Permits Is Taking A Toll On City Revenue
Time is money, and it’s not just permit applicants who lose. The city pays a price, too.
View ArticleHonolulu Now A Sister City With Avarua In The Cook Islands
An agreement was signed during the FestPAC 2024 festivities.
View ArticleHonolulu Finally Fires Electrical Inspector Who Approved His Own Jobs
During the investigation, the inspector was put on leave and collected 16 months of pay.
View ArticleMoanalua Valley Park Closed For Duration Of Haiku Stairs Dismantling
Continued trespassing to the summit, an active construction zone, led to the city's and state's joint decision to close another access point leading to Haiku Stairs.
View ArticleHome-Buying Subsidy At New Kapiolani High Rise Targets Doctors, Teachers And...
The program is aimed at middle-income buyers often overlooked by affordable housing policies.
View ArticleThe City Stopped Mandating Parking In New Urban Housing. Builders Are...
Honolulu is learning that people have a hard time parting with their cars. Developers know it and are paying millions to provide parking.
View ArticleFBI, Police Investigate Possible Ransomware Attack At TheBus, Handi-Van
Websites for TheBus and Handi-Van have been affected by a "network outage."
View ArticleThe Honolulu City Council Fought A Bill Requiring Greater Neighborhood...
Council members say that their housing efforts already address the state's desire to create greater density and do more to encourage locals to stay in Hawaii.
View ArticleCity Ordered To Temporarily Halt Dismantling Of Haiku Stairs
The halt will last until at least June 26, when the Friends of Haiku Stairs and the city will argue their respective cases in front of a judge.
View ArticleHonolulu Lifeguard Dies After Apparent Shark Bite
The mayor offered his condolences and support during this time of mourning.
View ArticleHigher Caseloads And Staffing Shortages Plague Honolulu Medical Examiner’s...
Drug overdoses are the driving factor straining short-staffed medical examiners around the country.
View ArticleNew Project Seeks To Build Offshore Wind Farms In Kaiwi Channel
The project could help the state reach its renewable energy goals, sourcing power to approximately 300,000 homes — but at what cost?
View ArticleUS Supreme Court Ruling Gives City More Leeway In Removing Homeless Encampments
The ruling gets rid of a key constitutional protection that homelessness advocates had been using to contest municipal laws they said were too harsh on homeless people.
View ArticleCity Ordered To Partially Halt Haiku Stairs Dismantling As Lawsuit Appeal...
The order allows the city to remove stair sections only if they were already separated from the mountain.
View ArticleA Tale Of 12 Shopping Carts And The Man Who Retrieves Them
It's a dirty business, even in suburban Kapolei. But somebody's got to do it.
View ArticleLong-Term Lease, Water Deal Saves The North Shore’s Airfield From Closure
The threat of an imminent shutdown had loomed over the aviation businesses there for several years.
View ArticleHawaii Governor Signs Bill To Create New State Fire Marshal
Numerous other bills have been signed into law by Gov. Josh Green in the last few days. And Green and Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi updated reporters on a housing project.
View ArticleNew Development Begins On Former Turtle Bay Resort Land Near Kahuku Point
The area was the focus of decades of political and legal efforts to preserve sensitive habitat that includes 5 miles of coastline.
View ArticleAn Oahu Teacher’s Futile Apartment Hunt Shows How Bad The Rental Market Is
Housing policy advocates say Helen Lau's story is all too common amid Honolulu's housing crisis.
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