Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Can Tommy Waters Even Run For A Third Honolulu Council Term?
Honolulu Council Chair Tommy Waters is taking advantage of an ambiguity in the City Charter and hoping the courts don’t rule against his effort to get reelected.
Thomas Heaton/Civil Beat/2025
Fund To Help Hungry Appears On Its Way To Honolulu’s November Ballot
Fund would use existing property tax revenues to support programs to help people who experience food insecurity access locally produced food products.
Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Voters Could Add Immigrant Protection Measures For HPD In November
Police officials say department doesn’t participate in immigration enforcement anyway.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
Honolulu’s Right To Food, A Trailblazing Proposal, Faces The Axe
More than a dozen groups are calling on the Honolulu Charter Commission to disregard recommendations to kill a proposal to make food an inalienable right.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024
Charter Commission Panel Recommends Big Changes To HPD Oversight
A commission subcommittee is pushing forward a major overhaul of the Honolulu Police Commission including how the chief is selected and misconduct investigated.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021
What Pushes Locals Out Of Hawaiʻi? Low Wages
The Honolulu Charter Commission has a once-in-a-decade opportunity to address the county’s crisis.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
Kirstin Downey: Should Oʻahu Be Broken Into 4 Cities With 4 Mayors?
A Honolulu Charter Commission proposal suggests smaller, more localized government authority would be better for the island of 1 million people.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2015
Beth Fukumoto: Explaining The Sweet Side Of At-Large City Council Districts
A proposal before the Honolulu Charter Commission deserves thoughtful attention.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
Oʻahu Needs Sidewalks. Should The County Be Required To Build Them?
Two Honolulu charter amendment proposals this year aim to enshrine sidewalk construction as a core local government responsibility.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
With Hunger Growing On Oʻahu, A Push To Put Food Security To A Vote
The Charter Commission held a first hearing Monday of a proposal to create a food security fund using property tax revenue.