FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 27, 2020Media Contact: Jacob Aki 808-230-9071 (Honolulu, HI) – The COVID-19 pandemic has put undue hardships on many local families and small businesses. With a record number of Hawaiʻi residents unemployed and a looming fiscal crisis, many are trying to figure out how to pay their bills. Property taxes, which is …
HONOLULU – Since state leaders began recommending people to wear face masks in public, the demand for them has skyrocketed. The problem is finding them. So, many seamstresses, fashion designers and the not-so-crafty have started sewing them to give it family, friends and healthcare workers. The supplies, fabric and elastic, are readily available in specialty fabric …
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April 13, 2020 – Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell said during an afternoon press conference today that he would sign a new order allowing fabric stores on Oahu to reopen at 4:30 p.m today on a limited basis. Fabric stores may offer sales three ways, he said. Customers may purchase fabric and pay for it online, …
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Mayor Kirk Caldwell recently announced a pilot city curfew program that would extend from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. each day beginning on Friday, April 10 and ending on Monday, April 13. No one will be allowed to use any mode of transportation ― from vehicles to motorcycles to bikes ― on any roads on …
(Honolulu, HI) – Honolulu City Council District VII candidate Jacob Aki issued the following statement today calling on the Honolulu Salary Commission to delay its decision making on a recommendation to implement a 3% salary increase for city leaders: “While I believe many of our city leaders are deserving of the 3% salary increase, it is almost …
Here are links to commonly used city services that offer quicker turnaround times than mail or in-person visits: Duplicate driver license Online motor vehicle registration renewal Self-service kiosks AlohaQ Board of Water Supply payments Real property tax payment
Congress recently passed a $2 trillion stimulus package to provide direct financial assistance to individuals and families. The package covers the issuance of loans to support small businesses, the expansion of unemployment insurance, and provides funding to equip medical workers and first responders with the resources they need to fight COVID-19, which includes at least …
Written by: Jacob Aki on March 26, 2018 In Hawaiʻi, this three-day weekend (March 24-26) is known as “Kūhiō Day weekend.” Established as an official holiday in 1949, Hawaiʻi has been celebrating Kūhiō Day (March 26) for nearly seven decades. Many associate the holiday with the annual parade (named in his honor) that takes place …
Governor David Ige recently issued an emergency order today directing all Hawaiʻi residents “to stay at home or in their place of residence” unless they are engaging in essential activities or to engage in essential businesses and operations. The order will take effect on March 25, 2020 at 12:01am and remain in place until April …
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Mayor Kirk Caldwell recently announced that he will be extending the emergency “stay at home” order for Oʻahu until May 31 but city parks will reopen on Saturday (April 25) for limited exercise activities. Here are some details regarding the reopening of city parks: Oʻahu’s 300 city parks will reopen for exercise on Saturday at …
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