Honolulu Reporter

HART: Mayor Caldwell and HART CEO send joint letter to FTA, announcing termination of P3, asking for extension of Federal funding

By Press release submission | Dec 1, 2020

Mayor Kirk Caldwell and HART CEO Andrew Robbins sent a joint letter to the Federal Transit Administration today, providing an update on the status of the Honolulu Rail Project.

CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU: To ring in holiday season Dec. 9

By Press release submission | Nov 30, 2020

The annual Honolulu City Lights will look different this year, with a drive-by viewing of the holiday decorations at Honolulu Hale that will be on display from Wednesday, Dec. 9 through Sunday Dec. 27.

DTS: The Department of Transportation Services welcomes new leadership

By Press release submission | Nov 28, 2020

The City & County of Honolulu, Department of Transportation Services (DTS) has a new Acting Director and Deputy Director.

DPR: ‘Āina Moana Parking Lot reopened to the public

By Press release submission | Nov 28, 2020

Majority of reconstruction work completed, some maintenance and work remain

CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU: City to add $24 million to Small Business Relief and Recovery Fund

By Press release submission | Nov 28, 2020

The City and County of Honolulu will add another $24 million from the CARES Act to the Small Business Relief and Recovery Fund (SBRRF), bringing the total funds provided for this program to $175 million.

CITY COUNCIL: Mayor Caldwell takes action on bills

By Press release submission | Nov 28, 2020

Mayor Kirk Caldwell took action on the following bills today by signing them into law. These bills were passed by the Honolulu City Council on November 6.

DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION: Ceremony marks the dedication of Mānana Community Park in honor of late State Senator Breene Harimoto

By Press release submission | Nov 28, 2020

Serving his community was the core of Breene Harimoto. The list of organizations through which he worked to realize an astonishing amount of accomplishments is extraordinary; though his humility was unmistakable.

From Aloha State News

Acellus opposition movement could cost Hawaii schools $272 million

By Press release submission | 5 years ago

Kansas City, Missouri – November 19, 2020 – The International Academy of Science estimates that if Hawaii schools drop the use of Acellus curriculum, the resulting exodus of students would cost schools $272 million a year in lost state funding. The company estimates this could result in the loss of 4,546 teaching positions in 185 of the state’s public schools.

OAHU: Veterans Day holiday schedule

By Press release submission | Nov 11, 2020

City and County of Honolulu offices across Oahu will be closed Wednesday, Nov. 11 in observance of the Veterans Day holiday.

CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU: New COVID mobile testing lab stood up at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport

By Press release submission | Nov 11, 2020

Mayor Kirk Caldwell announced that the City and County of Honolulu, in partnership with the National Kidney Foundation of Hawaii Consortium, opened a mobile testing lab for COVID-19 that can process up to 10,000 tests a day at the state’s largest airport.

WAIMĀNALO: Bellows Field Beach Park closing for military training beginning Nov. 19

By Press release submission | Nov 10, 2020

Bellows Field Beach Park will be closed to the public from Thursday, Nov. 19 through Sunday Nov. 22 in support of military training exercises.

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES: Traffic Advisory: Sewer work on Oahu next week

By Press release submission | Nov 9, 2020

The Department of Environmental Services is alerting the public that traffic will be affected next week as City Contractors will be conducting work between the hours of 8:30 am and 3:30 pm (or *8:00 pm and 6:00 am).

OTS: TheBus operators test positive for COVID-19

By Press release submission | Nov 9, 2020

Two TheBus operators have tested positive for coronavirus, Oʻahu Transit Services, Inc. (OTS), operator of TheBus confirmed.

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIʻI: John A. Burns School of Medicine Lab begins processing and administering COVID-19 tests

By Press release submission | Oct 19, 2020

Walk-up COVID-19 tests will be available to the public in an outdoor area in Kaka‘ako beginning on Monday, Oct. 19.

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES: Traffic Advisory: Sewer work on Oahu

By Press release submission | Oct 19, 2020

The Department of Environmental Services is alerting the public that traffic will be affected next week as City Contractors will be conducting work between the hours of 8:30 am and 3:30 pm (or *8:00 pm and 6:00 am).

KAPOLEI: Satellite city hall reopening after closure due to coronavirus

By Press release submission | Oct 19, 2020

The Kapolei Satellite City Hall will reopen its doors beginning Monday, Oct. 19 to provide in-person services for the first time in 15 days.

CSD: Self-service kiosk for renewing vehicle registrations unveiled at Sack n Save

By Press release submission | Oct 19, 2020

Residents in the Halawa and Salt Lake areas became the latest to turn renewing a vehicle registration into a convenient part of a visit to the supermarket.

WAIMĀNALO: Playground installation projects progress to Waimānalo

By Press release submission | Oct 19, 2020

Waimānalo issued the following announcement on October 14.Consecutive projects to install new playgrounds at five City parks are progressing to Windward O‘ahu.The first of these projects largely includes foundational work, such as: removal of the old play apparatus, grading, installation of a concrete pad & retaining wall, improvements to the accessible walkways & ramps, adjustments to the irrigation, and landscaping.

DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION: Hawaiian Pond shoreline improvement project beginning at Ala Moana Regional Park

By Press release submission | Oct 15, 2020

A Capital Improvement Project is beginning this week create a more inviting and stable shoreline along the Hawaiian Pond at Ala Moana Regional Park.

DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMER SERVICES: Road tests moving from Kapalama Hale to Sheridan Community Park

By Press release submission | Oct 15, 2020

The city’s Department of Customer Services announced today that beginning Monday, Oct. 12, its largest road test site will be temporarily relocated to help alleviate traffic congestion in the months ahead.