Rick Blangiardi

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.

The new segment of the Honolulu rail system opened Thursday morning, adding four new stops, including at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport and Joint-Base Pearl Harbor Hickam.

Although she submitted her letter to Mayor Rick Blangiardi early last week, she wrote that she made the decision last month. Hanabusa did not directly address why she was resigning, but she wrote that she has become unable to effectively serve on the board.

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.

Jennifer Santos has been on the job for a month as head of the Mayor's Office of Culture and the Arts, or “MOCA.” HPR's Cassie Ordonio spoke to her about plans for the city.

The lawsuit alleges that the mayor demonstrated a “pattern of illegal demands and conflicts.” It says that Logan had refused, which led to Blangiardi “threatening” Logan and his family if he didn’t resign.

A parcel of property adjacent to the Honolulu Police Department’s headquarters has been acquired by the City and County of Honolulu. The city's Department of Housing and Land Management facilitated the $8 million acquisition for the future HPD Annex.

The five candidates for the newly formed commission were able to field questions by the Honolulu City Council on Thursday.

The recent leadership changes at the Honolulu Police Department have prompted a question: Who should be able to hire and fire Oʻahu's police chief? HPR’s Mark Ladao looks at who has that authority, how it can change, and what that change could mean.