City and County of Honolulu

An 83-year-old Oʻahu woman is fighting $600,000 in fines from the City and County of Honolulu for an online advertisement of an illegal short-term rental.

By redesignating Queen Theater in the public infrastructure map, it clears the way for the City to acquire the property.

The National ParkScore Index is an annual list run by the Trust for Public Land that ranks parks in the 100 most populous cities in the U.S. based on access, equity, acreage, investment and amenities.

Honolulu’s climate office released the first draft of the Oʻahu Food Systems Plan. The five-year plan breaks down is an implementation-focused breakdown of how the city can be involved in the future of food.

Honolulu’s operating budget for next fiscal year is receiving pushback for its proposed $1 million in cuts to the city’s Office of Economic Revitalization.

Under the new CARES program, residents will get $240 in credits toward their sewage bill for the year. Eligible applicants must be at or below 80% of the 2025 average median income.

There’s still a lot of uncertainty about how much damage was caused by the recent Kona low storms — and where the money for recovery will come from.

The Honolulu City Council and community members are calling on the City and County of Honolulu to improve its efforts to prevent, predict and respond to natural disasters.

The Honolulu Salary Commission this week voted to approve 4.7% raises for the mayor, the city’s department heads and members of the Honolulu City Council.

Two weeks ago Otake Camp experienced some of the worst flooding in the state from the recent Kona low storms, but so did about half a dozen other farmers who tend to about 50 acres total next door.