HPD overtime spending nearly doubled over a five-year period. The new council chair wants answers.
But for some local businesses the lifting of some pandemic rules comes too late.
Restaurants and retail can allow more customers starting this week, and team sports may be allowed again soon.
The longtime transit official was hired in 2016 to help guide Oahu’s rail project through an especially rocky period.
Mayor Rick Blangiardi was one of the last city officials to file the required paperwork.
The lawsuit said the city should’ve known its bus shelter wasn’t safe.
The plan is really about clearing views for residents, according to a former Puu Alii board member.
Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s first emergency order maintains the pandemic response plan his predecessor established.
The city’s new flack said he looks forward to representing the administration in a “positive, transparent and effective manner.”
The longtime transit official was hired in 2016 to help guide Oahu’s rail project through an especially rocky period.
Mayor Rick Blangiardi was one of the last city officials to file the required paperwork.
The lawsuit said the city should’ve known its bus shelter wasn’t safe.
The plan is really about clearing views for residents, according to a former Puu Alii board member.
Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s first emergency order maintains the pandemic response plan his predecessor established.
The city’s new flack said he looks forward to representing the administration in a “positive, transparent and effective manner.”
The idea was to offer help to homeless people in lieu of criminal charges. Instead, HPD increased the number of citations it handed out.
Government projects and demand for housing have kept the construction industry going during the pandemic. Honolulu’s new planning department director hopes to give it an even bigger boost.
Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s appointment could determine how aggressively the commission oversees the Honolulu Police Department.