City and County of Honolulu

Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi has officially begun his second term. He was sworn in last night, saying his team will continue to work on the key issues impacting Oahu such as homelessness, rail and reforming the Department of Planning and Permitting.

The members of the Honolulu City Council who won their respective elections in 2024 were sworn into office Thursday, and council leadership has laid out some of the key issues it’ll tackle.

Honolulu's Community Gardens program has had the same rules since 1984. An update will be finalized at a public hearing on Jan. 28.

Experts say we’re halfway through a crucial decade in mitigating climate change — 2030 is the global target to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half. HPR’s Savannah Harriman-Pote spoke with the leadership at the Honolulu Office of Climate Change, Sustainability and Resiliency about how the city will navigate the next five years.

The downtown Honolulu mural titled Kauluhakulau features Sig Zane’s iconic ʻulu print with the leaves and skin of the breadfruit.

Starting Wednesday, Hawaiʻi residents needing to take a written test to obtain a driver's license or learner's permit can do so online. The Conversation talked to Kim Hashiro, the new head of the Honolulu Customer Services Department, about how it works.

The new Oʻahu landfill will be placed northwest of Wahiawā on a pineapple field currently owned by Dole Food Company. It will replace Waimanalo Gulch on the leeward coast. At a press conference Tuesday, Mayor Rick Blangiardi acknowledged that there were no universally accepted sites to place the landfill.

A second round of meetings is underway to discuss a proposal that would raise Oʻahu wastewater fees by 115% over the next decade. The Conversation talked to Roger Babcock, director of the Honolulu Department of Environmental Services, about the reaction to the price hikes at recent town hall meetings.

It’s in reaction to a state law that gives counties until 2025 to adopt ordinances allowing commercial-to-residential building conversions, also known as adaptive reuse.

President-elect Donald Trump has targeted the Environmental Protection Agency, which is supporting Oʻahu's efforts to update its climate action plan.