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Andy Kawano, director for City’s Department of Budget and Fiscal Services, discusses the Mayor’s proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2027.

HONOLULU — The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a High Wind Watch for Oʻahu beginning Thursday evening through...

All permitted activities and park classes scheduled during this period are canceled.

HONOLULU — The City and County of Honolulu Department of Enterprise Services (DES) announced that all six municipal golf courses...

HONOLULU — The City announced that the Honolulu Zoo will be temporarily closed starting Wednesday, March 11, due to severe...

O‘AHU — The City and County of Honolulu will close park facilities across O‘ahu beginning on Wednesday, March 11, 2026,...

HONOLULU — The City and County of Honolulu has announced the cancellation of several upcoming Royal Hawaiian Band performances due...

HONOLULU — The City and County of Honolulu continues to monitor a developing Kona storm expected to bring unsettled and...

HONOLULU — The Mayor’s Office of Culture and the Arts (MOCA) announced the postponement of the Lei Draping Ceremony in...

HONOLULU, HI – The City and County of Honolulu, Department of Environmental Services (ENV) has published the Environmental Impact Statement...

HONOLULU — The City and County of Honolulu is urging residents to prepare for a potentially dangerous stretch of weather...

The City and County of Honolulu has selected EAH Housing as its preferred negotiating partner for the redevelopment of the...

HONOLULU – The City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Environmental Services (ENV) has reopened the Kawailoa Transfer Station at...

The 97th Lei Court (from left to right) Princess Joy Lynn ‘Alohilani Barredo Alegarbes, Queen Puamana Louise Garcia, and 1st...

HONOLULU – The following statement is attributable to Mayor Rick Blangiardi and Managing Director Mike Formby on the death of...

As division chief of DHLM’s Conservation Office, Van Matsushige helps guide the City’s Clean Water and Natural Lands Program, working...

Jimmy Barros, Deputy Chief for the Honolulu Ocean Safety Dept. discusses taking on a new leadership role and moving the...

The City and County of Honolulu has launched its annual City Employee Foodbank Food Drive to benefit the Hawaiʻi Foodbank.

The proposed budget for the 2027 fiscal year is $133.6 million less than the adopted budget from FY2026.

Kailua Municipal Parking lot, bordered by Aulike Street, Uluniu Street, Maluniu Street, and Kuulei Road. HONOLULU – The City and...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Mayor Rick Blangiardi Department of Community Services City and County of Honolulu     Courtesy: City and...

Hong Li, Deputy Dir. for the City’s Dept. of Transportation Services discussed taking on a new leadership role, safer streets,...

A comprehensive and collaborative community effort to make City and County of Honolulu parks more dog-friendly is resulting in 36...

HONOLULU – Mayor Rick Blangiardi today announced the City and County of Honolulu’s 2026 town hall meetings, continuing the administration’s...

HONOLULU – The City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Environmental Services (ENV) will temporarily close the Kawailoa Transfer Station...

The City’s Department of Transportation Services (DTS) announces upcoming service changes for select TheBus routes starting on Sunday, March 1,...

HONOLULU — The City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Environmental Services (ENV) is launching a limited recruitment for Wastewater...

Ocean-goers of all skill levels are once again invited to venture out to Kualoa Regional Park to experience Polynesian voyaging...

HONOLULU – The City and County of Honolulu Department of Environmental Services (ENV) is responding to a wastewater spill at the...

Danielle Wills of the Hawai‘i Black Chamber of Commerce talks about Black History Month and how you can support black-owned...

A project to repair the ocean-access stairs leading from Kaka‘ako Waterfront Park into Kewalo Basin Harbor Channel is scheduled to...

HONOLULU – The City and County of Honolulu Department of Environmental Services (ENV) has completed repairs to a force main...

A former sugar mill site in ʻĀiea has been transformed into 140 new affordable homes for kūpuna. Community leaders and...

A screenshot of the recent scam text messages that Oʻahu residents are receiving on their phones. HONOLULU – The City...

Meet DHLM’s new finance division chief and learn how strategic public investment helps turn housing plans into real homes for...

Mayor Blangiardi discusses the recent severe weather, work to remove the Haʻikū Stairs, and this year’s Point in Time Count.

Payments for the latest installment of property taxes are due Feb. 20.

Some city offices will be closed and others will operate on an adjusted schedule for the upcoming Presidents Day holiday. The...

HONOLULU – The City and County of Honolulu Department of Environmental Services (ENV) is responding to a force main break...

97th Lei Court will be determined during the Lei Court Selection event on February 28 beginning 9 a.m. at Mission...

HONOLULU — The City and County of Honolulu has again been named one of America’s Best Employers, earning a spot...

All non-essential City facilities that were closed on Monday are scheduled to reopen, and City employees should report to work...

Honolulu, HI – The City and County of Honolulu, Department of Environmental Services (ENV) has cancelled the February 9, 2026...

Saturday appointments to renew driver’s licenses or state IDs are offered on an appointment-only basis. HONOLULU – Satellite city halls...

Non-essential City and County of Honolulu personnel should not report to work on Monday.

HONOLULU — With heavy rain and strong winds forecast to impact Oʻahu this weekend, the City’s Department of Environmental Services...

DFM crews out at ‘Uluhew / Courtest City & County of Honolulu HONOLULU — The City and County of Honolulu’s...

HONOLULU — The Honolulu Zoo is excited to welcome Vitani and Little Bit, two female warthogs who will join the...

Mayor Rick Blangiardi and members of his leadership team, together with the Department of Housing and Land Management, recently recognized...

HOSD Chief Lager talks about becoming the department’s first chief, his vision for the department, and plans to support and...

Due to a staffing shortage, the Department of Planning and Permitting’s (DPP) Data Access and Imaging Branch (DAIB) will be...

Residents are urged to remain cautious about scam texts or emails claiming to be from the “Hawaiʻi Department of Motor...

HONOLULU – The City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Environmental Services (ENV) is reminding residents that keeping plastic and...

High Wind Advisory in effect until 6 a.m. Tuesday Ho‘omaluhia Botanical Garden is closed today, February 2, 2026, due to...

Honglong Li (left) will serve as DTS Deputy Director / Jon Nouchi (right) will serve as Director of Transit HONOLULU...

Two-week closure, beginning February 6, 2026, to allow for City and volunteer revitalization of the shoreline park

This heart-felt event returns to the Blaisdell Exhibition Hall on Friday, February 6, 2026 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon.

HONOLULU – The City and County of Honolulu Department of Facility Maintenance, Storm Water Quality Division, is notifying the public...

Mayor Blangiardi discusses the search for the next Chief of Police and his frustration when it comes to improving the...

HONOLULU – The City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Transportation Services (DTS) is reminding residents that Skyline remains a...

The 2026 Mayor’s Memorial Day Poster Contest is accepting artwork from all Hawai‘i school kids through March 2, 2026

Saturday appointments to renew driver’s licenses or state IDs are offered on an appointment-only basis. HONOLULU – Oʻahu motorists, whose...

Work will take place along Kamehameha Highway in Kāne‘ohe HONOLULU– The City and County of Honolulu Department of Design and...

Traffic to be locally rerouted as 70-foot tall Bodhi tree is removed from Mānoa Road The necessary removal of an...

Honolulu, HI – The City and County of Honolulu, Department of Environmental Services (ENV) has published the Environmental Impact Statement...

HFD Fire Chief Hao and Deputy Fire Chief Samala discuss the 175th anniversary ceremony for the department held on Jan....

The City and County of Honolulu and consultant G70 are returning to Kahuku Elementary School’s Cafeteria on Wednesday, January 21,...

HONOLULU – Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi today announced the promotion of veteran ocean safety leader Benjamin “Jimmy” Barros as the...

Completed ahead of schedule, this HVAC upgrade supports local businesses and reflects the City’s continued investment in a place central...

HONOLULU – The City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Transportation Services (DTS) invites families and the community to enjoy...

HONOLULU — Satellite city halls across Oʻahu are now allowing residents to pay their property taxes with a major credit...

Mayor Blangiardi discusses fireworks enforcement, the 6% sewer bill rate hike beginning this month, and balancing the budget.

Meet Elsa Kings, who leads DHLM’s development efforts. In this brief Q&A, she shares her journey into public service, what...

While some city offices will be closed for the holiday on Monday, others will operate on an adjusted schedule. HONOLULU...

HONOLULU — The City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Environmental Services (ENV) rapidly contained a sewer spill reported at...

HONOLULU – The City and County of Honolulu Department of Environmental Services (ENV) responded to a sewer spill reported at...

HONOLULU — Aspiring drivers on Oʻahu are showing signs of embracing the online option to take the written test to...

Guardrails will be replaced and/or installed in Waialua, Honolulu, Wai‘anae, and Kāne‘ohe. HONOLULU – The City and County of Honolulu’s...

Insufficient fuel for the duration of a road test is grounds for an automatic reject. HONOLULU – The City and...

Dr. Ireland discusses the firework-related calls on New Year’s Eve, the traffic fatalities we’ve seen so far, and a bump...

Family, swimming advocates, and community leaders gathered at Pearl City District Park on Janaury 5, 2026 to show their respects...

On Tuesday, January 13, 2026, work to the HVAC system serving the property is scheduled to take place. The work...

Dogs in Makiki now have new, shady park space to enjoy with the official opening of an off-leash dog park...

KAILUA, HAWAII – The City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Environmental Services (ENV) has officially activated the new $11...

This year, we moved housing forward, planned future neighborhoods, improved how public land is used, and strengthened long-term stewardship across...

KAILUA – The City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Environmental Services (ENV) has officially activated the new $11 million...

HONOLULU – The City and County of Honolulu Department of Environmental Services (ENV) has sealed and taken a damaged 14-inch...

HONOLULU – The Department of Environmental Services (ENV) encourages O‘ahu residents to recycle their live Christmas trees through the City’s...

Entries due by January 23, 2026. Available online at: bit.ly/LeiCourt The City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Parks and...

The City is partnering with the Center for Creative Land Recycling (CCLR) to tackle one of the most complex brownfield...

Some offices in the City and County of Honolulu will be closed on Dec. 25, while others will operate on...

KAILUA – The City and County of Honolulu Department of Transportation Services (DTS) will be restricting parking in Lanikai between...

KAILUA – The City and County of Honolulu Department of Transportation Services (DTS) will be restricting parking in Lanikai between...

Lager has been serving as the Honolulu Ocean Safety Department’s appointed director since July 2024.

HONOLULU – The Department of Environmental Services (ENV) reminds residents refuse collection workers will not be collecting refuse, bulky items,...

HONOLULU – The City and County of Honolulu Department of Environmental Services (ENV) confirms that crews greatly reduced the flow...

It is now easier than ever to pursue fun and dynamic jobs with the Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation's...

HONOLULU – The City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Transportation Services (DTS) is gearing up for game day and...

A look back at the partnerships, projects, and shared efforts driving housing forward across Oʻahu.

Partners and community members gathered in Kalihi to bless the start of the next phase of the Kūhiō Park Terrace...

Some offices in the City and County of Honolulu will be closed on Dec. 25, while others will operate on...

Near-drowning survivor Sherisse Domingo reunites w/ Ocean Safety Lt. Ryan Moniz, his 4-year-old son, & EMT Mica Sundine – rescuers...