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City hopes to increase public trust in Honolulu Liquor Commission

The city auditor in 2019 recommended the commission create an internal affairs unit to review allegations of inappropriate behavior. Now, a resolution before the city council considers that. ....

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Protesters urge Mayor Blangiardi to veto bill banning commercial activity at windward Oʻahu beaches

Organizers say more than 100 protesters gathered in front of Honolulu Hale on Tuesday to protest a bill that would ban commercial activity at city-owned beaches in windward Oʻahu. ....

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Waimānalo residents and wedding industry workers clash over City Council bill

A bill that would ban commercial activities at Windward Oʻahu beaches except for professional film production awaits Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s signature. The controversial bill saw Waimānalo residents and wedding industry workers testifying for hours at a recent Honolulu City Council meeting. ....

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City Council urges Navy to shut down fuel tanks, wants oversight of large underground storage

The Honolulu City Council approved Wednesday the first reading of a bill that would give the city oversight of large underground storage tanks such as those at the Navy Red Hill facility. As HPR’s Scott Kim reports, the action comes as residents of military housing and elsewhere continue to struggle with contamination of their drinking water. ....

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