The mayor said his fifth budget proposal is the best so far in executing his agenda: “We don’t spend money we don’t have.”

The thin cloud stood out intently against the mountain range and contrasted against the other clouds that filled the sky as the sun set.

Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s administration says its proposed $5.14 billion budget package for fiscal year 2026 will fund more affordable housing projects, deal with the crisis of homelessness and augment core public safety services on Oahu.

Mayor Rick Blangiardi has requested a bigger budget for the next fiscal year. The proposed operating budget is $3.9 billion – an over 8% increase from last year, and the capital improvement project budget is $1.

Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi is proposing the city set aside millions of dollars to brace for potential federal funding cuts, though he says it’s too early to know exactly how the city will be affected by policies emanating from Washington.

City officials are set to discuss Honolulu's proposed budget for the 2026 fiscal year during a meeting on Wednesday, March 5.

More than a year after the Honolulu City Council created a program to reduce the city’s backlog of building permit applications, the city’s permitting department director said she’s close to starting the program.

The city's increasing its 2026 budget by $300 million next fiscal year, with a big emphasis on affordable housing.

Tyler Dos Santos Tam STAR-ADVERTISER Tommy Waters Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s administration has released a $5.14 billion budget package for fiscal year 2026 that the city claims will address affordable housing, homelessness and public safety services on Oahu.

The first of 24 homeless patients are scheduled to move into the newest joint state-city homeless shelter of its kind focused on treating mental health, memory and brain injuries.

Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi and Governor Josh Green were on hand Thursday to open Oahu's newest transitional housing project. This facility will help mental healing, which both say addresses the root cause of homelessness.

For the first time in 20 years, there are zero major productions using the Aloha State to create television magic. This impacts at least 800 unionized production workers and hundreds