The plan is a long time coming but gained momentum in the aftermath of this spring’s devastating Kona low storms.

The mayor designated Formby’s deputy Krishna Jayaram to fill the slot, which is subject to City Council approval.

Tens of thousands of dollars in fines for illegal vacation rentals are unpaid, the city says.

Asylum hearings are being curtailed, and more removal orders issued as DHS looks to reduce backlog of cases.

The provisional account would be used for covering disaster relief and routine operations.

The finalists include the director of the Hawai‘i Department of Law Enforcement, a police chief in Georgia and a retired assistant chief in San Francisco.

The city has no timeline for when it can be fully repaired.

Almost half of all Oʻahu homes hit by flooding require repairs ranging from superficial to extensive after the Kona low storms in March.

The paramedics, who were removed from their posts in August 2023 and brought back per an arbitrator’s order in 2025, are owed two years of backpay each.

If the state Board of Agriculture and Biosecurity approves, American bison from Montana will soon be on a plane to Hawaiʻi.