Honolulu City Council Chair Tommy Waters has sponsored legislation to defray costs associated with the city’s planned 10-year, 115 % sewer fee rate hike that is slated to start this summer. Bill 43, ...

An inspector with Honolulu’s Department of Planning and Permitting office has been placed on leave after records allege he ...

Climate tort allegations brought by the city and county of Honolulu haven’t passed their legal expiration date and can move ...

City lawmakers are leading the push to return Sand Island’s name to its Native Hawaiian name Mauliola, which means “breath of life ” or “power of healing.” Over 641 acres in size and largely man-made, ...

In 2000, the Legislature banned aerial fireworks for consumers. On Dec. 30 of that same year, however, an illegal aerial ...

Instead of asking ratepayers to absorb the full 115% increase over 10 years, we’re proposing a more strategic and balanced ...

The City and County of Hono­lulu’s $500,000 Ernst &Young LLP study over a proposed empty-­homes tax measure asserts the city ...

Dr. James Ireland, whose renomination as head of the city Emergency Serv­ices Department faced vocal opposition in recent months, was formally reinstated last week.

A traditional Hawaiian blessing was bestowed on the fleet that includes four-wheeled ambulances, an AmbuBus and other ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The city’s Emergency Services Department is upgrading its fleet of ambulances. A special blessing ...

The Honolulu City Council is considering Bill 18, a measure that would prohibit the sale of single-use plastic bottles of one liter or less in vending machines at city-owned facilities starting next ...