City and County of Honolulu

An empty homes tax could net the City and County of Honolulu nearly $300 million in revenue over the first decade. HPR's Mark Ladao reports on a new feasibility study for a measure known as Bill 46 that would create the new tax.

The City and County of Honolulu's Department of Parks and Recreation is asking for community feedback through O‘ahu’s neighborhood boards to help determine which parks should expand on-leash dog privileges.

The Honolulu City Council has reappointed Jim Ireland to head the Honolulu Emergency Services Department. This comes after some former employees testified against Ireland. HPR's Mark Ladao has more.

The Honolulu City Council will hold another hearing to reappoint Dr. Jim Ireland to lead the Honolulu Emergency Services Department — after postponing it following complaints from former employees.

Reservations start on April 23 for the popular family fishing program at Ho‘omaluhia Botanical Garden in Kāneʻohe on Oʻahu.

The Honolulu Department of Environmental Services is proposing to bump up residents' sewer fees by more than 100% over the next decade to pay for wastewater upgrades. But on Tuesday the council suggested a modest 4% that applies only to next year.

The council is reviewing Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s budget for the next fiscal year and is looking to cut expenses — largely to pay for other projects like wastewater infrastructure.

The City and County of Honolulu unveiled Tuesday a new mass notification system to send weather and emergency updates to Oʻahu residents and visitors.

The City and County of Honolulu is planning to invest $100 million into mixed-use development — which includes transforming Iwilei Center. But the state law that allows the city to finance that type of development will sunset in 2028, the year Iwilei Center is expected to break ground.

The Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting hopes to reduce its building permit backlog by removing applications that have been idle for a year or longer.