#City and County of Honolulu

Maui County Council members are set to begin deliberations next week on Bill 9, a proposed measure to phase out short-term vacation rentals that could significantly impact housing, tourism, jobs, tax revenue, and the island’s economy. The Housing and Land Use Committee, chaired by Council Member Tasha Kama, closed public testimony Wednesday after hearing from […]

A bill aimed at boosting local homeownership and affordable rentals through state-funded county acquisitions of voluntary deed restrictions has stalled in the Senate Housing Committee and will not advance this legislative session, which ends Friday. However, during its regular meeting Friday, the Maui County Council will consider its own legislation to use voluntary deed restrictions […]

A bill encouraging the diversion of food waste from Hawaiʻi landfills has passed first reading in the state House of Representatives and has been referred for review to three committees: Energy & Environmental Protection; Water & Land; and Finance.

Hawaiʻi’s parking lots, roadways, parks and neighborhoods have become hangouts for fine-feathered flocks of roosters and chickens. They’re a noisy, dirty nuisance, destroying gardens and farm crops. A bill signed today by Gov. Josh Green requires the state Department of Agriculture and the counties to implement feral chicken control programs.

Representatives of the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority, Hawaiʻi Lodging & Tourism Association, City and County of Honolulu, and an array of public safety professionals and visitor industry partners made a special announcement during a press conference at the Hawaiʻi Convention Center today commemorating Honolulu for being recognized by Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection as the “Safest City to Travel to in the World” in 2024.

The students, who arrived in Honolulu on Nov. 16 on Hawaiian Airlines’ flight from Osaka, are participating in a special educational excursion. As a part of their trip, students had an opportunity to learn Sustainable Development Goals highlighting the environmental threat of plastic marine litter. 

The Hawaiʻi Parent Leadership Training Institute helps participants become strong, confident community leaders by developing their leadership, communication and advocacy skills. The 20-week program is the only one of its kind in the state. Through PLTI, participants identify issues that impact children and practice their new skills by completing hands-on projects in their own communities.

The Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority provided its second update on the progress toward fulfilling the O‘ahu Destination Management Action Plan, which aims to rebuild, redefine and reset the direction of tourism over a three-year period

Mayor Rick Blangiardi held a ceremony to dedicate a plaque at the Tom Moffatt Waikīkī Shell honoring legendary concert promoter and entrepreneur, Tom Moffatt. Moffatt passed away in 2016 after a six-decade career promoting events in the islands.

“Our planet, with its climate still in crisis, is showing us that a significant reduction in pollution can drastically improve the health of our environment. We’re just sorry that it took a global pandemic to prove this point.”

According to the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, the unemployment rate for Maui County was 2.9% this past January, compared to 2.4% in January of last year. The unemployment rate for the island of Maui in January was 2.9%, compared to 2.3% during last January. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for the entire state […]

The Polynesian voyaging canoe Hōkūleʻa is scheduled to return to her birthplace of Kualoa on Saturday, March 9 for the 10th annual Kualoa/Hakipuʻu Canoe Festival at Kualoa Regional Park. The festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the Kāneʻohe side of the park. The event is free and open to the […]

A survey asking Maui, Molokai, and Lanai residents about actions they would take during a hurricane or tsunami will be mailed to randomly selected households in June.  The survey is sponsored by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Civil Defense and will be conducted by SMS Research.  Survey results will be used in preparedness […]

(Posted by Wendy Osher @ 9:50 a.m. 4/6/10) Maui council members will consider a bill next week that seeks to prohibit the use of cell phones and other electronic devices while driving. The bill was introduced by Councilmember Joseph Pontanilla and will be heard by the council’s Committee of the Whole. “The proposed bill mirrors […]

In an attempt to increase transparency for the planned Honolulu Rail Transit project, the state Department of Transportation yesterday launched a website and released archived correspondence on the project.  The proposed rail transit route through Honolulu International Airport has received increased attention in the past few weeks as one of the issues holding up the […]

Mayor Charmaine Tavares joined Hawaii’s three other mayors in expressing gratitude over the United Public Workers Unit 1’s ratification vote for a new collective bargaining pact.  Tavares said she is pleased with the approval vote of 88% Tavares said the collaboration demonstrates that when discussions are held face-to-face, agreements can be reached with good results. […]

Candidates seeking to fill the vacancy created by Neil Abercrombie in Congress, can begin filing nomination papers starting tomorrow, March 3, 2010.  Abercrombie served 19 years in the Congress before stepping down Sunday so that he could dedicate his efforts to a full-time run for Governor of Hawaii. The vacancy election will be the first […]