Honolulu politicians had an interesting, if not productive, year. We’ve revealed our list of the best stories from the Honolulu beat, and of course there was APEC to enjoy. But the city had a slow 2011, legislatively speaking, especially considering non-election years are supposed to be when the real work gets done.

“It was a quiet year, there weren’t as many bills introduced,” Council member Ann Kobayashi told Civil Beat this week. “I guess because we have a new mayor and some new Council members.”