City and County of Honolulu

Honolulu’s climate office released the first draft of the Oʻahu Food Systems Plan. The five-year plan breaks down is an implementation-focused breakdown of how the city can be involved in the future of food.

Honolulu’s operating budget for next fiscal year is receiving pushback for its proposed $1 million in cuts to the city’s Office of Economic Revitalization.

Under the new CARES program, residents will get $240 in credits toward their sewage bill for the year. Eligible applicants must be at or below 80% of the 2025 average median income.

There’s still a lot of uncertainty about how much damage was caused by the recent Kona low storms — and where the money for recovery will come from.

The Honolulu City Council and community members are calling on the City and County of Honolulu to improve its efforts to prevent, predict and respond to natural disasters.

The Honolulu Salary Commission this week voted to approve 4.7% raises for the mayor, the city’s department heads and members of the Honolulu City Council.

Two weeks ago Otake Camp experienced some of the worst flooding in the state from the recent Kona low storms, but so did about half a dozen other farmers who tend to about 50 acres total next door.

The City and County of Honolulu and the sugar mill volunteer group will consolidate efforts at the Waialua District Park. Organized volunteers are still encouraged to help, though donations are becoming more specific as residents start rebuilding.

Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s administration has given the Honolulu City Council a preliminary cost and damage estimate of up to $52 million, and that's likely to grow.

The state and city are providing free temporary housing for those whose homes are now uninhabitable due to the severe flooding last week.