February 24 – Nine units with 35 firefighters responded to the blaze at a two-story Kaimuki home on 4050 Iwalani Place at approximately 11:06 p.m. February 23. When firefighters arrived, they observed smoke…
Tag: Neighborhood Board
Neighborhood Board Elimination Proposal: does it spell the end for citizen democracy on Oahu?
Neighborhood Boards are for busybodies, whiners, and otherwise unstable people. It’s a commonly held notion, given Proposal #30 made by a private citizen on October 22, 2015. Sadly, a small part of me…
East Oahu News – Friday Update 7/29/2016
July 28, 2016 A bakery worker at Hawaii Kai Costco is confirmed to have Hepatitis A. Costco members who purchased baked goods prepared or packaged in the bakery between June 16-20 are…
Maunalua Bay a Graveyard? May I say NIMBY?
Writes Ian Lind, “A company is proposing to build artificial reefs in two locations on Oahu using human remains encased in balls of concrete.” As it so happens, one of those locations…
Neighborhood Board Elimination Not on Upcoming Honolulu General Election Ballot
From Honolulu.gov —————————————- June 13, 2016 On June 9, 2016, the Honolulu Charter Commission voted to defer their Permitted Interaction Group’s recommendation that the elimination of the neighborhood boards be placed on the general…
Should Honolulu Neighborhood Boards be Eliminated?
From Honolulu.gov —————————————————- June 3, 2016 On May 16, 2016 a Permitted Interaction Group of the Honolulu Charter Commission recommended that the Charter Commission place on the general election ballot the following…
East Oahu News – Friday Update 05/27/2016
May 26, 2016 Dr. Beach Names Hanauma Bay the Best Beach in America [ABC News] May 26, 2016 Public school students in the Farrington-Kalani-Kaiser Complex will not be sent home for head…
East Oahu News – Friday Update 3/4/2016
Weekly Friday news summary (February 19, 2016) for East Oahu and Hawaii Kai. News sources are available through various entities on the web. Links are posted. For full text of Star-Advertiser articles, access…
East Oahu News – Friday Update 2/19/2016
Weekly Friday news summary (February 19, 2016) for East Oahu and Hawaii Kai. News sources are available through various entities on the web. Links are posted. For full text of Star-Advertiser articles, access…