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

On Feb. 26, Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi announced the launch of a Federal-to-Municipal Workforce Transition Initiative to address the city’s staffing shortage

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.

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.

Honolulu announced plans Wednesday to recruit laid-off federal workers to fill vacant city and county positions. The announcement from Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s office comes as the Trump administration continues to cut thousands of federal positions.

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.