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| Aug 26, 2026 | Clean Water and Natural Lands team briefs City Council on conservation efforts | Our Clean Water and Natural Lands (CWNL) team joined the Honolulu City Council Committee on Energy, Environment and Sustainability on August 25 to provide an informational briefing on the City’s ongoing land conservation efforts, with a foc... |
| Jul 14, 2026 | REP. DARIUS K. KILA APPOINTED TO CITY'S END LANDFILLS TASK FORCE | Honolulu, Hawaiʻi – House Speaker Nadine K. Nakamura has appointed Representative Darius K. Kila to serve on the City & County of Honolulu's Ends Landfills Task Force, effective June 25, 2026, pursuant to the Honolulu City Council ... |
| Jun 18, 2026 | Fee increases, address change for Honolulu Parks & Rec begin July 2026 | Attendant/custodian service increase by $5, camping admin fee increase by $3
Beginning July 1, 2026, administrative fees for camping permits and attendant/custodian services within City and County of Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreat... |
| May 27, 2026 | Renovations improve play field at Darrell T. Young Waikele Community Park | Field to be closed three months for rejuvenation. Other facilities within the park will remain available Vehicle-restricting bollard installation at Darrell T. Young Waikele Community Park
An extensive effort to rejuvenate the play field at... |
| May 14, 2026 | Taylor Swift, lawsuits and quirky exemptions: How empty homes tax works in other cities | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
On June 2, San Diego could join a group of cities in the U.S., Canada and abroad that tax second homes or properties that are unoccupied for most of the year.
San Diego’s “non-primary home” tax, as... |
| Oct 30, 2022 | Charter change aims to diversify Planning Commission | Oahu voters now have the chance to decide whether to amend the Honolulu City Charter to require that four of the nine members of the Planning Commission have certain expertise requirements.
Commission membership historically has skewed towa... |
| Sep 7, 2022 | Off the News: Setting setbacks for coastal erosion | The City Council is scheduled to vote on a second reading of Bill 41 today, moving closer to establishing a base setback along Honolulu’s shorelines of 60 feet. Bill 41 also includes provisions to increase that setback up to 130 feet, based... |
| May 10, 2022 | Oahu to launch agricultural grant program for farmers | A new $3 million federally funded agricultural grant program for farmers, ranchers and other growers on Oahu is being developed by Honolulu’s city government to support local agriculture.
The funding, from the American Rescue Plan Act State... |
| Mar 18, 2022 | Bill to extend time for condominiums owners to comply with fire safety codes passes | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
The Honolulu City Council voted to pass a measure that gives condominium owners more time to comply with a law that requires them to install fire sprinklers or pass a sa... |
| Feb 23, 2022 | Commission considers adjustment to property tax exemptions | The Oahu Real Property Tax Advisory Commission is considering changes to the city’s property tax rates and exemptions — notably, for historic homes, for-profit child care centers and primary residences.
The commission discussed the potentia... |
| Jan 25, 2022 | Honolulu Council considers new rules for short-term rentals | The Honolulu City Council is again considering a measure that would alter the rules for short-term rentals, notably increasing the minimum stay proposal to three months from 30 days unless a special permit is granted.
Originally, a bill int... |
| Dec 16, 2021 | Sheldon ‘Kalani’ Hao selected as new Honolulu Fire Department chief | HFD
Sheldon “Kalani” Hao
Sheldon “Kalani” Hao, the Honolulu Fire Department’s acting deputy fire chief, has been selected to become the department’s new fire chief.
In a 6-0 vote on Tuesday, the seven-member Honolulu Fire Commission voted ... |
| Dec 10, 2021 | Aiea-Halawa well doesn’t have detectable petroleum, Navy officials now say | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
VIDEO COURTESY HONOLULU BOARD OF WATER SUPPLY
The Honolulu Board of Water Supply on Thursday addressed the news of the Navy shutting down its second shaft due to contami... |
| Nov 24, 2021 | Editorial: Lower volume on Waikiki sidewalks | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
Waikiki is a noisy city within a city. A place of crowds, bustle and general cacophony. During the pandemic, Waikiki rediscovered serenity, but that time has passed, the... |
| Nov 16, 2021 | Property tax assessments jeopardize Oahu’s clean energy projects | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
The Honolulu City Council is weighing a bill that would provide renewable energy projects with substantial relief from an unexpected and steep increase in property taxes... |
| Aug 28, 2021 | Salt Lake park renamed to honor pioneering Filipina nurse | COURTESY DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION
Signage for the newly renamed Connie Chun Aliamanu Neighborhood Park in Salt Lake was unveiled today.
The newly renamed Connie Chun Aliamanu Neighborhood Park in Salt Lake was celebrated today wit... |
| Aug 23, 2021 | Honolulu mayor Rick Blangiardi outlines plan for spending $386M in federal aid | COURTESY RICK BLANGIARDI CAMPAIGN
“You have to use those (Council-approved) funds in two years. It’s very difficult to use $210 million in two years, because land acquisition, the planning, the design work — all of the things that we have t... |
| Feb 25, 2021 | Honolulu City Council seeks audit of HPD overtime policies, procedures | The Honolulu City Council wants an audit conducted of the Honolulu Police Department to examine the department’s overtime policies, protocols and procedures following overtime abuse that was detected months ago.
City Council Chairman Tommy ... |
| Dec 13, 2020 | Honolulu legislates faster, easier permitting for rooftop solar | The Honolulu City Council just passed Bill 58, an ordinance that aims to automate and expedite the solar and storage permitting process within the city. It could set an example of how to improve PV permitting issues in other parts of the U.... |
| Nov 30, 2020 | Ala Moana rental building to go before City Council | Expect lively debate Wednesday when the owners of Ala Moana Center present to a Honolulu City Council committee their plan for a 40-story, 583-unit rental tower on the makai, Diamond Head corner of Piikoi and Kona streets.
The 1.8-acre site... |
| Oct 31, 2020 | Increased fares for Oahu public transit introduced in City Council | STAR-ADVERTISER / APRIL 24
Bill 89 would set up a fare structure for the city bus and, when applicable, the rail system, and increase fares nearly across the board, while Bill 87 would increase the fare for the city’s paratransit services.
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| Oct 21, 2020 | Small-business relief gets big chunk of Honolulu’s CARES funds | More than one-third of the city’s $387 million share of CARES Act funding is going to the Small Business Relief and Recovery Fund, according to a Honolulu Star-Advertiser analysis of a list of allocations that the Caldwell administration di... |
| Sep 26, 2020 | High-speed Ewa crash elicits call for raceway | STAR-ADVERTISER
“We pray for the families of the victims … but the bottom line is that we need an outlet for the racers.”
Kurt Fevella
State senator, Ewa Beach-Iroquois Point
It is possible incidents such as Thursday night’s fatal, high-spe... |
| Sep 17, 2020 | Honolulu City Council chairman’s departure and search for his replacement stirs ethics complaints | CRAIG T. KOJIMA / 2019
Honolulu City Council Chairman Ikaika Anderson has resigned from the council and had taken a position with a union with the city’s rail project.
Honolulu City Council members calling for more transparency surrounding ... |
| Honolulu City Council appoints building lobbyist to planning commission | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
The Honolulu City Council confirmed a construction industry lobbyist to the Honolulu Planning Commission on Wednesday, despite concerns over his reappointment. Read more... |
| Property tax incentives for historic Oahu homes reexamined | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
JAMM AQUINO / [email protected]
Linda Legrande, president of Malama Manoa, stood Friday in front of her historic home in Manoa. Before the pandemic, Malama Mano... |
| Legislators consider allowing foreclosure on problem properties without court proceedings | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
To crack down on problem properties that rack up thousands of dollars in building violation fines, a bill at the state Legislature would allow counties to proceed throug... |
| Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi makes nominations for city’s police, fire commissions | Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi has made nominations to fill empty slots within the Honolulu Police Commission and the Honolulu Fire Commission, which oversee the chiefs of the city’s largest public safety departments.
Blangiardi selected Be... |
| Kokua Line: Could beach park lose ban on business use? | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
Question: We just got the ban on commercial activity on Waimanalo beaches barely a year ago. Will that stand if the current bill before the Honolulu City Council is appr... |
| Honolulu City Council moves to ease building permit process | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
The Honolulu City Council on Wednesday moved to streamline the notoriously congested building permit process. Read more
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| Honolulu City Council resolution promotes the use of virtual meetings | A Honolulu City Council resolution urges the city to allow virtual meetings to be a permanent option for city commissions and boards, with a focus on Oahu’s neighborhood boards and the City Council.
By emergency proclamation in March, Gov. ... |
| Illegal campsites creating problems at Diamond Head Beach Park | GEORGE F. LEE / [email protected]
Above, a homeless person endured last week’s heavy rain at Diamond Head Beach Park after beachgoers had left the area.
GEORGE F. LEE / [email protected]
A moped was parked last week near an ill... |
| Honolulu City Council advances short-term rental bill | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
The most notable change the Council is considering is increasing the minimum stay to three months from 30 days for short-term rentals without a special permit. Read more... |
| Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s pick for Police Commission withdraws nomination | A former Honolulu police officer nominated to fill a vacancy in the Honolulu Police Commission has withdrawn his name from consideration.
Mayor Rick Blangiardi, who had nominated Benjamin Mahi, sent a memo to the Honolulu City Council on Tu... |
| Mindy Pennybacker: Female surfers need more chances to shine | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
COURTESY RED BULL MEDIA HOUSE
A woman took off deeper than the men at Waimea Bay as she participated in the 2021-22 Red Bull Magnitude big-wave competition for women, wh... |
| Honolulu’s rail recovery plan submitted to Federal Transit Administration | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation has transmitted its rail recovery plan to the Federal Transit Administration. Read more
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| Honolulu Council considering urging city to acquire problem properties | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
The Honolulu City Council, during a committee meeting today, will consider three resolutions that would urge the city administration to acquire private properties, two o... |
| How 4 US cities are building resilience by focusing on clean energy, innovation, and smart infrastructure | Honolulu, Hawaii. Art Wager/Getty Images
Kazi Awal/Insider
Honolulu, San Antonio, Boston, and Raleigh-Durham have been investing in residents and the planet.
For example, Honolulu's efforts are focused on public transit, clean energy, ... |
| Bill would set up street parking program | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
A Honolulu City Council bill would make permanent a program designed to give more street parking access to Oahu residents. Read more
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| Letters: Help people buy state-owned homes; Legislature should support HTA; We need a full-time congressman in D.C. | Help people buy state-owned homes
While I do not support Vicky Cayetano’s bid for governor, I do support her idea to assist buyers to own their own home (“Rent-to-own, workforce units, rental communities,” Star-Advertiser, Island Voices, Ap... |
| Honolulu City Council votes to adopt first Climate Action Plan | 2021 January 2. Pool photo by George F. Lee Honolulu City Council member Tommy Waters spoke to the limited audience prior to the swearing in ceremony for the newest members of the Honolulu City Council, Saturday, Jan, 2.
Honolulu passed the... |
| Honolulu City Council advances measure to incentivize building affordable rental units | STAR-ADVERTISER / 2017
A bill would give affordable-housing developers financial incentives.
The Honolulu City Council advanced a measure that aims to increase affordable rental housing by offering financial grants to private developers.
Bi... |
| Honolulu City Council unanimously passes $3.22 billion budget | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
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“From funding affordable housing to fighting for clean water, the Council stands strong in our commitment toward supporting an equitable recovery from th... |
| Council Budget Committee advances new tax classification for short-term rentals | The Honolulu City Council Budget Committee has given initial approval to a measure that would adjust the property tax rate for legal short-term rentals, which in its current form could mean relief for some owners and a hike for others.
Unde... |