City and County of Honolulu

The chief resilience officer tracks, manages, and develops plans regarding the impacts of climate change on city infrastructure, and monitors areas across Oʻahu that could potentially be at risk.

Kaimukī's Mauʻumae Nature Park will be a new spot for the traditional Japanese practice of kyudo, a blend of archery and self-discipline.

The BID's budget for its first fiscal year is nearly $2 million, most of which will be funded by fees collected from landowners based on the assessed values of their properties.

Honolulu councilmembers pushed the city Department of Emergency Management for more coordination and public awareness for evacuation plans following the July tsunami warning.

Last month, the council passed two bills that would increase exemptions for owner-occupants and seniors. Both measures add $20,000 in exempted tax value from those homes. However, there is another method of tax relief that has not yet been used, despite being on the books for about 10 years. HPR's Ashley Mizuo reports.

A week from Saturday, there will be a celebration to mark that 50th anniversary.

The Honolulu Resilience Office is looking for public comments on its climate action plan. HPR’s Savannah Harriman-Pote shares some highlights.

The Honolulu City Council is moving along a resolution that would require the commission’s vetting process to include obtaining and reviewing references from candidates’ peers, supervisors and subordinates, and completing background checks and performance evaluations.

A new proposal would give Honolulu’s mayor the ability to hire and fire the city’s chief of police — a move that proponents say could improve oversight of the Honolulu Police Department. HPR's Mark Ladao has more.

Emergency managers directed Oʻahu residents in "red zones" to head inland on Tuesday as the state faced a tsunami. But Oʻahu's evacuation maps also show yellow "Extreme Tsunami" zones. Did people in those areas need to evacuate as well?