A City Council committee will consider a resolution this week calling for disbanding the Clean Water and Natural Lands Commission, which was set up after voters approved a 2006 change to the City Charter setting aside funds for protection for “still undeveloped and important environmental and aesthetic assets…vulnerable to ongoing development, commercial interests, and urban [...]
Good story by Sean Hao in today’s Advertiser concerning a complaint about procurement practices at the city filed on behalf of former Gov. Ben Cayetano and others. If you’re interested in reading more, here’s the link to the pending complaint, which once again wasn’t included in the story. Political note: Gov. Cayetano and his wife [...]
Tags: Ben Cayetano·Clean Water and Natural Lands Commission·Honolulu·Mufi Hannemann
Millions of dollars set aside in a fund intended to be used only for important land conservation projects could instead be diverted to provide open space or parks along Honolulu’s proposed rail transit route if Mayor Mufi Hanneman’s administration has its way. But the chair of the commission established by the City Council to administer [...]
