Honolulu, Hawaii

O‘AHU – In the continued effort to address the environmental and noise concerns presented by O‘ahu’s growing feral chicken population, the Honolulu Department of Customer Services is partnering with the Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation on new outreach and signage discouraging the feeding of feral chickens.

KĀNE‘OHE – The Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) is proud to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Ho‘omaluhia Botanical Garden with a series of events highlighting the City’s largest botanical garden and the staff who made this priceless parcel of tropical tranquility possible. In...

Kahala Sunrise Rotary Club volunteers cleaning a tree well on Wai‘alae Avenue during a previous project. HONOLULU – On Saturday, June 18, 2022, from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m., members of EnVision Kaimukī (EK) and the Kahala Sunrise Rotary Club (KSRC) will clean sidewalks and tend to tree wells along Wai‘alae Avenue, between 11th Avenue and Koko Head Avenue. These volunteers will pick up litter, care for landscaping, and remove unwanted vegetation along the sidewalks and within the tree wells. This project is being coordinated with the City’s Mālama O Ka ‘Āina (MOKA) community volunteer program, which is administered by the Department of Facility Maintenance, Division of Road Maintenance (DRM).

HONOLULU – The Department of Environmental Services alerts the public of traffic affected this week as city contractors conduct sewer work between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. (or *8 p.m. and 6 a.m.). Dates and locations provided below:. Major sewer projects for June 13-17, 2022. Awa...

MILILANI – On Saturday, May 28, 2022, from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., the Honolulu Police Department’s (HPD) District 2 will hold a clean-up day in Mililani, in coordination with the City’s Mālama O Ka ‘Āina community volunteer program, which is administered by the Department of Facility Maintenance (DFM), Division of Road Maintenance (DRM). The work will be performed in the lower Mililani area along Meheula Parkway, starting from Mililani Marketplace and working toward Kamehameha Highway.

The City and County of Honolulu Department of Transportation Services announces upcoming modifications to select TheBus routes. The following routes will be renumbered, and will be effective on Sunday, May 29, 2022. Route 101 will be renumbered to Route 91A Ewa Gentry Express. Route 103 will be renumbered to Route...

HONOLULU – The City and County of Honolulu is extending the deadline for responses to a survey focusing on Economic and Workforce Development. The survey can be found at oneoahu.org/frf. This survey is the second in the City’s continuing effort to gather community input on priorities for programs using State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (SLFRF) monies and invites the community to engage with the City on how coronavirus relief funds will be invested in Oʻahu’s recovery.

HONOLULU – The City and County of Honolulu invites the community to engage with the City on how coronavirus relief funds will be invested in Oʻahu’s recovery by taking a community engagement survey at oneoahu.org/frf. This survey, focused on Economic and Workforce Development, is the second in the City’s continuing effort to gather community input on priorities for programs using State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (SLFRF) monies.

HONOLULU – In an effort to cut down on wait times at testing sites, prospective drivers across Oʻahu who fail to show up for their scheduled road test appointments to obtain a Hawaiʻi driver’s license will face new penalties starting Monday, May 16, 2022. No-shows for...

HAWAI‘I – Mayor Rick Blangiardi and the Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) are pleased to announce the return of the Mayor’s Memorial Day Ceremony to the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Pūowaina) on Monday, May 30, 2022 from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.

HONOLULU – In a ceremony held this morning at Honolulu Hale, Mayor Rick Blangiardi proclaimed May 5, 2022 as Missing and Murdered Native Hawaiian Women and Girls Day in the City and County of Honolulu - to raise awareness of the crisis of missing Native Hawaiian women and girls, whether through sex trafficking, domestic violence, or other exploitation.

HONOLULU – Residents in the Salt Lake and Hawai‘i Kai areas will be the latest to play a role in the city’s growing efforts to widely turn renewing a motor vehicle registration into a convenient part of a trip to the supermarket. Self-service kiosks for renewing motor...

HONOLULU – In a beach park along one of the island’s most popular coastlines, Mayor Rick Blangiardi signed Bill 41 into law on Tuesday afternoon, aiming to help protect communities on O‘ahu from the negative impacts of short-term rental properties and the influx of visitors that occupy them.

HONOLULU - The City and County of Honolulu Department of Transportation Services (DTS) announces that there will no longer be a mask requirement onboard TheBus and TheHandi-Van, effective Tuesday, April 19, 2022, following the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) announcement. DTS still highly encourages riders to wear masks onboard public...

New webpage compiles digital park activities created during the pandemic. O‘AHU – With all major City and State COVID-19 restrictions recently lifted, Mayor Rick Blangiardi and the Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) are proud to announce a new website compiling our digital recreation resources for quick and easy community access.

O‘AHU – The reopening of a vital park facility in Pearl City was recognized today as part of a rededication ceremony for the Waiau District Park Recreation Building. Over 50 government officials, community leaders, and park users were in attendance, providing their personal memories and hopes for the recently revitalized park amenity before Kahu Makani Tabura formally blessed the facility.

O‘AHU – Mayor Rick Blangiardi and the Honolulu City Council are proud to announce the City and County of Honolulu is the recipient of two 2021 Voice of the People Awards (VOPA) for “Transformation in Parks & Recreation” and “Transformation in Health & Wellness!”. In...

HONOLULU - The City and County of Honolulu Department of Transportation Services (DTS) is reminding public transit riders that masks are still required to be worn at all times while onboard TheBus and TheHandi-Van beyond March 25 2022, to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 and other illnesses. At the...

O‘AHU – Mayor Blangiardi and the City and County of Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation are proud to announce the members of the 93rd Lei Court!. It was a beautiful celebration of Native Hawaiian culture and all things lei at Kapolei Hale, as part of the Lei Court Selection on Saturday, March 5, 2022, with hula, ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, and of course lei-making! Mahalo to all of the fantastic participants and the jubilant spectators who attended the selection event.

HONOLULU - The City and County of Honolulu Department of Transportation Services (DTS) announces upcoming modifications and updates to select TheBus routes. These changes will be effective on Sunday, March 13, 2022. Route 2L (Kahala Mall-Waikiki-School-Middle Limited) Route 2L (Kahala Mall-Waikiki-School-Middle Limited) Limited stop service along the entire route. Monday...