On April 25, a state judge dismissed trespassing charges against a Kauai man after finding that he had been exercising traditional native Hawaiian rights hunting wild pigs on private land. Kui Palama, 28, was arrested on Jan.
The city plans to dish out $3.5 million from its Affordable Housing Fund and either purchase or renovate a structure to provide transitional housing for Honolulu’s special needs homeless population. “Our community has invested considerable effort and resources in addressing homelessness,” Mayor Peter Carlisle said in a statement, “but there remains a population whose disabilities or chronic conditions make it difficult for them to participate in traditional shelter programs.” Carlisle is referring to those homeless with mental illnesses, addictions and physical disabilities.
Makaweli Poi faces an uncertain future after its owner, a corporate subsidiary of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) ordered the West Kauai mill to suspend operations May 23. Mona Bernardino, chief operating officer of the corporation, Hiipoi LLC, says the move to shut down Makaweli Poi was prompted mainly by financial concerns.
A resolution adopted by the City Council will solidify an agreement between the City and County of Honolulu and the University of Hawaii Water Resources Research Center (UH-WRRC) to conduct an analysis of impacts from ocean sewer outfalls on the marine environments off of Oahu. The city will pay UH-WRRC as much as $2.5 million for biological and sediment studies in portions between now and June 30, 2017 .
Along with the deep, verdant growth of spring sprouts an unyielding desire to spend more time in the open air. That’s why it should come as no surprise that National Bike Month falls in the sun-drenched time of May.
Congresswoman Mazie Hirono revealed a dual-sided sustainability plan for the state on May 4, referencing Hawaiʻi’s energy and agricultural sectors. “It’s clear that Hawaiʻi, which spends about $5 billion every year to pay for the oil that comes to our state for electricity and gasoline, is not sustainable,” said Hirono.
Although the state Bag Bill foundered, along with its built-in watershed support, funding has not run dry. According to Emma Yuen of the state Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR)’s Division of Forestry and Wildlife, they will now have permission to use monies from the general capital improvements (CIP) budget for watersheds, albeit for this year only.
The 2012 legislative session adjourned on the afternoon of May 3. Let’s see how this year’s legislation fared.
Despite written testimony submitted by hundreds of citizens in its favor, HB2703, dubbed Hawaii’s food self sufficiency bill, has been shelved. HB2703 was killed when House Agriculture Committee Chair Tsuji, with the support of the Hawaii Farm Bureau, inserted new language at the last minute and without a public hearing, an apparently legal, if undemocratic, move.
Hosted by the Hawaii Chamber of Commerce (HCOC), the first debate of the 2012 mayoral campaign kicked off May 2 at the Plaza Club. Candidates Mayor Peter Carlisle, former Gov.
The University of Hawaii’s move to outsource campus email to Google has raised concerns about privacy and process. “If you’re going to outsource email, then Google is the absolute worst choice you could make,” says Windward Community College student Robert Fread, citing the Federal Trade Commission’s recent investigation into the company’s data harvesting practices.
Mayor Peter Carlisle and the Lions Clubs of Hawaii, a nonprofit organization, were out patching sidewalks April 28 in Chinatown, beginning with a ceremonial patch in front of 1660 Smith St. Throughout the rest of the morning the Lion’s Club teamed with the city’s Department of Facility Maintenance, which provided the supplies for the work, to fill sidewalk holes along Maunakea, Nuuanu and the rest of Smith Street.
Early in the morning of April 27, Chinatown’s Aala Street was crowded with city employees attaching removal notices to property left on sidewalks per the Stored Property Ordinance, signed into law in December 2011. Enforcement of the ordinance, which forbids leaving private belongings on public property, is “based solely on complaints,” according to Sgt.
Kapiolani Park guardians are challenging a city plan to build a half-million dollar administration center for City and County lifeguard services next to the Waikiki Aquarium. Members of the Waikiki, Kaimuki, Diamond Head and Kapahulu neighborhood boards, the Kapiolani Park Preservation Society and City Councilman Stanley Chang decried the lack of public input sought for this project.
Construction of the pillars for Honolulu’s $5.27 billion rail line officially began on April 23 in Kapolei. Mayoral candidate Ben Cayetano, who has vowed to put a stop to the rail project if elected and is currently involved in the rail suit against the city, told the Weekly, “They could have done this a long time ago,” referencing the sudden rush to start construction.
Despite overwhelming public support, the Hawaii State Legislature failed to pass legislation banning single-use bags (SB2511) this session. The City Council, however, succeeded in passing its own bag-banishing Bill 10 on April 26.
Civix Public Access Room at the Hawaii State Legislature will hold its adjournment sine die celebration. State Capitol, Room 401, 415 S.
Campaigners for the US Senate seat soon to be vacated by retiring Sen. Daniel Akaka announced their first-quarter fundraising totals last week.
The Star Advertiser’s front-page headline was so carefully worded as to defy meaning: “Court nullifies rule waiver for rail contracts.” Here’s what happened: Judge Karl Sakamoto ruled that when the state procurement law says you must have three qualified competitors for a design contract, you can’t say that one will do. Sakamoto seems to have no political fear.
The mayor’s committee has released its top 11 recommended sites for Honolulu’s new landfill. No.
Given the city’s crumbling infrastructure and rail controversy, it’s hard to believe anyone would want to be the next mayor of Honolulu. But a few do want the job, including the incumbent, Mayor Peter Carlisle, the former Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney who won a 2010 special election to fill the remainder of Mufi Hannemann’s term.
I’d never been to a Honolulu City Council meeting until a few weeks ago. Features, not politics, was my beat.
Victoria Holt Takamine is a kumu hula, a cultural activist and a teacher and has an impeccable pedigree to back up all these titles. Born of an alii family whose kuleana was in Moanalua, she graduated as a hula teacher under the legendary Auntie Maiki Aiu Lake and taught hundreds of students in her own halau (Pua Alii ‘Ilima) and at the University of Hawaii.
On April 25, a state judge dismissed trespassing charges against a Kauai man after finding that he had been exercising traditional native Hawaiian rights hunting wild pigs on private land. Kui Palama, 28, was arrested on Jan.
The city plans to dish out $3.5 million from its Affordable Housing Fund and either purchase or renovate a structure to provide transitional housing for Honolulu’s special needs homeless population. “Our community has invested considerable effort and resources in addressing homelessness,” Mayor Peter Carlisle said in a statement, “but there remains a population whose disabilities or chronic conditions make it difficult for them to participate in traditional shelter programs.” Carlisle is referring to those homeless with mental illnesses, addictions and physical disabilities.
Makaweli Poi faces an uncertain future after its owner, a corporate subsidiary of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) ordered the West Kauai mill to suspend operations May 23. Mona Bernardino, chief operating officer of the corporation, Hiipoi LLC, says the move to shut down Makaweli Poi was prompted mainly by financial concerns.
A resolution adopted by the City Council will solidify an agreement between the City and County of Honolulu and the University of Hawaii Water Resources Research Center (UH-WRRC) to conduct an analysis of impacts from ocean sewer outfalls on the marine environments off of Oahu. The city will pay UH-WRRC as much as $2.5 million for biological and sediment studies in portions between now and June 30, 2017 .
Along with the deep, verdant growth of spring sprouts an unyielding desire to spend more time in the open air. That’s why it should come as no surprise that National Bike Month falls in the sun-drenched time of May.
Of the many letters you publish against rail, how many offer an alternative that won’t send us into further economic demise? Billions of gallons of oil are imported for us from every oil-producing nation on this planet so that we can buy billions of gallons of gasoline.
TheBus is taking a back seat to rail. At the May 3 Downtown Neighborhood Board meeting, an audience member asked city Transportation Director Wayne Yoshioka when we could expect the bus route cancellations and changes to be reversed.
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