Mayor's Highlights Newsletter
Stories included in this month’s edition (click the image to read the full newsletter):
- More information on the City’s proposal to raise sewer fees for the first time since 2016.
- Recapping an incredible Pride Month in Honolulu, including Mayor’s appearance in the Pride Parade!
- Details on updated flood maps from FEMA and what it could mean for homeowners.
- The remarkable true story of an open ocean rescue featuring an Oʻahu student athlete and City first responders.
- A popular park and baseball field in Waipahū reopens after $4 million in repairs and upgrades.
Stories included in this month’s edition (click the image to read the full newsletter):
- An update on operations and ongoing construction for Oʻahu’s rail transit system.
- The City officially unveils ʻAʻala Respite, our newest facility aimed at addressing homelessness.
- Honoluluʻs Medical Examiner shows off an upgraded facility, plus makes a long-awaited hiring announcement.
- For the second time in 13 months, the City opens a new lifeguard tower — helping protect more of Oʻahu’s shorelines.
- An update on renovations at the Waikīkī Shell, including when the facility will re-open to the public.
Stories included in this month’s edition (click the image to read the full newsletter):
- City takes action to address crime along the Wai’anae Coast
- Nearly 30 brand-new security cameras are installed in Chinatown, with more on the way
- Mayor Blangiardi hosts a healing vigil on the anniversary of Maui wildfires
- City demolishes hoarder house on Pensacola St. that had been a blight on surrounding community
- Honolulu named most desirable city to live in the United States
Stories included in this month’s edition (click the image to read the full newsletter):
- The City continues to add new treatment options for Oʻahu’s chronic homeless population.
- Friends, family members remember Honolulu lifeguard Tamayo Perry.
- The new acting director of the Honolulu Ocean Safety Department is sworn in at Honolulu Hale.
- The Waikīkī community comes together to unveil new trash cans designed to trash off of Oʻahu beaches.
- Restoration work concludes on the Mahatma Gandhi statue near the Honolulu Zoo.
Stories included in this month’s edition (click the image to read the full newsletter):
- FestPAC, the world’s largest cultural gathering of Pacific Island nations, comes to Honolulu
- With eyes on future recreational uses, the City takes over ownership of 400 acres of former Navy land in Kalaeloa
- The City opens a new facility to help homeless individuals suffering from wounds or illnesses get off the streets
- Mayor Blangiardi and City officials kick off a project to install a canopy of thousands of solar panels atop the Blaisdell Center parking structure
- Skyline, the City’s rail transit system, celebrates its first year in operation and welcomes aboard its one millionth rider
Stories included in this month’s edition (click the image to read the full newsletter):
- Mayor Blangiardi creates Ocean Safety department and signs resolution for a voter-approved commission
- An update on improvements to the City’s critically-important 911 system
- A list of resources for Hurricane Preparedness Month, which begins in June every year
- Information about HECO’s Public Safety Power Shutoff program, which begins on July 1, 2024
- How the City and County of Honolulu is helping to support the Hawai‘i Foodbank
Newsletter Archive:
- May 2024 Mayor’s Highlights Newsletter — Permitting Progress
- March 2024 Mayor’s Highlights Newsletter — Mark Your Calendars!
- February 2024 Mayor’s Highlights Newsletter — Making Our Shorelines Safer
- January 2024 Mayor’s Highlights Newsletter — Bring In 2024!
- December 2023 Mayor’s Highlights Newsletter — Happy Holidays!
- November 2023 Mayor’s Highlights Newsletter — Affordable Housing Momentum
- October 2023 Mayor’s Highlights Newsletter — Safer Streets, One Block at a Time
- September 2023 Mayor’s Highlights Newsletter — Lahaina Strong
- August 2023 Mayor’s Highlights Newsletter — Protecting Our Paradise
- July 2023 Mayor’s Highlights Newsletter — All Aboard Skyline!
- June 2023 Mayor’s Highlights Newsletter — Rail Opening, Phase One
- May 2023 Mayor’s Highlights Newsletter — Celebrating Earth Month
- April 2023 Mayor’s Highlights Newsletter — The State of the City
- March 2023 Mayor’s Highlights Newsletter — Oʻahu’s Good Food Pledge
- February 2023 Mayor’s Highlights Newsletter — Handi-Van Improvements
- December 2022/January 2023 Newsletter — Acquiring Waikīkī Vista