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Sam Moku, who previously served as the mayor's chief of staff, will be tasked with producing concrete initiatives to address homelessness while collaborating with the mayor's administration, service providers, the state homeless coordinator and other stakeholders.
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Court records show the subject of an islandwide manhunt New Year’s Day in Hawaiʻi was a felon barred from owning the high-powered rifle he used to open fire on Honolulu police in a shootout that left two officers wounded and the suspect dead. Sidney Tafokitau was accused of shooting a woman and carjacking another woman at gunpoint before leading officers on a chase around Oʻahu.
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On Wednesday Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi signed Honolulu City Council Bill 50 and 51, expanding and rezoning the area covered by the Hālawa Area Transit-Oriented Development Plan.
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The measure would provide tax relief for creating a film studio on Hawaiʻi's most populous island. A property owner would need to invest a minimum of $100 million for improvement costs and build the facility within five years. HPR's Cassie Ordonio has more.
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Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi appointed Okamura and Sato to join the 11-member panel tasked with assisting the city in preserving the artistic and cultural heritage of the people, promoting a community environment revolving around culture and arts, and providing equal opportunity for showcasing cultural artistic talents in Honolulu.
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Each of Hawaiʻi's four mayors signed their respective county's fiscal budget this month, which will go into effect July 1. Affordable housing and sustainability were budgeted as top priorities for each county; tax relief measures and capital improvement projects were among the other expenditures mayors signed off on.
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Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi signed the City and County of Honolulu budget on Friday. Overall, the city and county’s budget comes in at around $3.4 billion, and highlights include tax relief and housing. The capital improvements budget will tack on $1.43 billion.
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Applications are being accepted for positions on the Honolulu Youth Commission. The commission is comprised of Oʻahu residents ages 14 to 24 who provide advice to Mayor Rick Blangiardi and the Honolulu City Council.
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In a "unified" statement, city and state leaders formally announced their decision to work together on policy to guide the Navy’s defueling and remediation efforts of the island’s aquifer.
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A project many years in the making is expected to glide along the Oʻahu skyline with passengers starting June 30. In this first partial service phase, the Honolulu rail will travel through nine stations from East Kapolei to Aloha Stadium. To encourage people to familiarize themselves with the new system, the Fourth of July weekend will be free for riders.