Category: kamaainas

In an effort to accommodate local residents, while maintaining the improved marine environment created by a reduced number of people in the Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve, the Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) will launch a pilot program allowing Hawai‘i residents to enter the bay without a reservation. The purpose of this pilot program is to see if the total number of people coming to the bay remains manageable.  The... Read More

The Hawai'i Department of Health (DOH) released updated COVID-19 Guidance for Schools that includes four core essential strategies and additional mitigation practices to facilitate the return to in-person learning in the 2021-2022 school year. “This update comes at a time when we are emphasizing the return to in-person learning for K-12 schools,” said Acting State Epidemiologist Dr. Sarah Kemble. “As the science related to COVID-19 mitigation practices has grown, we have... Read More

The adolescent years are an important time as youth transition to adulthood, making it critical to promote life-long physical, mental, social, and emotional health. The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) recently launched a public awareness campaign to highlight TeenLink Hawaii, a youth empowerment, outreach, and education program that provides information and referral services for local teens. “COVID-19 compounded issues for Hawai‘i teens by affecting stress levels, sleep patterns, grades, eating habits,... Read More

As a result of the impact of severe weather events and forecasted impacts of climate change on the roads and bridges that connect our communities, the Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) Highways Division is releasing its Climate Adaptation Action Plan, exposure assessments, and hazard viewer. “We are planning and preparing our infrastructure for the natural hazards ahead to avoid impacts where possible and ensure quick recovery in vulnerable areas,” said Hawaii... Read More

The Hawaiʻi State Department of Health (DOH) has partnered with the Hawaiʻi State Public Library System and the Pacific Basin Telehealth Resource Center at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa to bring COVID-19 health and digital navigators and telehealth services to 15 libraries in underserved and rural areas statewide. The $3.7 million project is funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to address COVID-19 health disparities as part of... Read More

The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) announces that the Kuhio Highway (Route 56) southbound contraflow between the Kapaa Temporary Bypass Road and Kapule Highway will not operate Monday, July 26 through Friday, July 30, 2021. This change in operations is due to continued maintenance on the vehicle that allows HDOT crews to safely place the cones along the four miles of highway. The contraflow truck went down Friday, July 23 and... Read More

On July 21, 2021, the City and County of Honolulu successfully sold $742 million of General Obligation Bonds to the public.  The bond proceeds will be used to finance various City projects, equipment purchases, improvements to the H-Power waste-to-energy facility, and construction of a portion of the rail transit project. The average interest rate on the City’s new money Series 2021A bonds was only 2.07%, the City’s lowest borrowing costs in... Read More

In an effort to provide financial relief for qualified homeowners on O‘ahu, the City and County of Honolulu is accepting applications for its Real Property Tax Credit Program for the 2022-2023 tax year. “At this very moment, many of our neighbors, friends, loved ones, and kūpuna on fixed incomes are struggling to make ends meet,” said Mayor Rick Blangiardi. “This program is about saving people money on their property taxes at... Read More

Nearly $130,000 worth of new and replaced obstacles gifted by the Association of Skateboarders in Hawai‘i  A community-led improvement project to upgrade the skate park at Kailua District Park began this week with volunteer skateboarders helping to remove the old obstacles   The project is funded and spearheaded by the Association of Skateboarders in Hawai‘i (ASH), who are donating the design, materials, and construction of the skate park upgrades at a... Read More