Ikaika Anderson is set to finish his third and last council term next year, and Alan Kekoa Texeira hopes to succeed him.

Donors linked to the non-profit group promoting the project have been large campaign contributors to the mayor and many council members.

Let’s have a serious discussion about levying “green fees” and “eco-taxes” on tourists to preserve the place we all love.

The measure has been forcefully opposed by non-union contractors.

Two council members who previously supported the funding voted no.

While the City Council was warned the nearly $200 million could be lost to flood-control efforts elsewhere, there is actually a surplus of federal money for such projects.

Some residents ask whether campaign contributions and a job factored into Ernie Martin’s support for a controversial Pupukea project.

The invoice represents only some of the city’s Kealoha-related legal costs.

City Councilman Joey Manahan says the purpose of the legislation is to make sure that union labor is used on any public works project worth over $250,000.

But the full effect of Oahu’s new law severely limiting Airbnb-type rentals and imposing stiff fines on violators won’t start until late 2020.