City and County of Honolulu
Recent News About City and County of Honolulu
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Mayor Caldwell signs key climate bills and releases 2020 City Sustainability Report
Mayor Kirk Caldwell took action on a broad package of climate change and economic recovery related bills today, signing Bill 2 (2020), Bill 58 (2020), and Bill 65 (2020) into law while simultaneously releasing the City’s 2020 Sustainability Report.
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CITY COUNCIL: Mayor Caldwell takes action on bills on December 9
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 December 9, 2020.
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CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU: Expiring driver licenses, state IDs, and permits get extended
The City and County of Honolulu announced today that expiration dates for driver licenses, state identification cards and instruction permits have been extended to mid-February, bringing relief to thousands of Oahu residents who now have additional time to schedule appointments amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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DPP: Releases Annual Report on the status of land use
The Department of Planning and Permitting (DPP) has released its Annual Report on the status of land use on O‘ahu for fiscal year ending 2019.
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DCS: Urban gardens created to address food insecurity in vulnerable communities
Public-private partnership, seeded with CARES Act Funds, empowers more than 1,100 individuals to grow their own food
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DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION: Project to repair canal walls and replace bridges at Ala Moana Regional Park
Wider pedestrian bridges near Queen and Pi‘ikoi streets to align with existing Ala Moana Blvd. crosswalks
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DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES: City refinances wastewater bonds at low interest rate
The City and County of Honolulu yesterday successfully sold $273.67 million worth of Wastewater System Revenue Bonds, Senior Series 2020A (Taxable) at an interest rate of approximately 2.16 percent.
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REAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT DIVISION: City sends 2021 real property notice of assessments
The City and County of Honolulu’s Real Property Assessment Division has prepared the 2021 real property notice of assessments applicable to the 2021-22 tax year.
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DTS: Honolulu welcomes the first all-electric TheBus to Oʽahu
The City and County of Honolulu Department of Transportation Services (DTS) unveils its first battery electric bus and kicks off the transition of TheBus fleet to zero-emission buses.
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FIRE DEPARTMENT: Firecracker E-Permit
The e-permit application process for fireworks will require customers to pay online and choose from 1 of 4 Satellite City Halls to pick up their permits.
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Honolulu City Lights, the front of Honolulu Hale has been transformed into a holiday lover’s dream
For the unveiling this year of Honolulu City Lights
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DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMERS SERVICES: Driver licensing clerk contracts coronavirus
The city’s Department of Customer Services confirms that a driver licensing clerk has tested positive for the coronavirus.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES: Traffic Advisory – Sewer Work: Dec. 14-18
The Department of Environmental Services is alerting the public of affected traffic next week as city contractors will be conducting work between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. (or *8 p.m. and 6 a.m.).
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CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU: To ring in holiday season Dec. 9
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.
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DTS: The Department of Transportation Services welcomes new leadership
The City & County of Honolulu, Department of Transportation Services (DTS) has a new Acting Director and Deputy Director.
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DPR: ‘Āina Moana Parking Lot reopened to the public
Majority of reconstruction work completed, some maintenance and work remain
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CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU: City to add $24 million to Small Business Relief and Recovery Fund
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.
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CITY COUNCIL: Mayor Caldwell takes action on bills
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.
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DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION: Ceremony marks the dedication of Mānana Community Park in honor of late State Senator Breene Harimoto
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.
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CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU: New COVID mobile testing lab stood up at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
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.