Ben Angarone

Salary Increases Approved For Honolulu Politicians Salary commissioners say the pay bumps are necessary to keep pace with public sector union raises and to ensure salaries are on par with officials’ job duties. Salary commissioners say the pay bumps are n... See more

By BEN ANGARONE/Honolulu Civil Beat - Honolulu Civil Beat Almost two weeks after devastating flood waters took Oʻahu’s North Shore by surprise, Honolulu City Council members grilled the city’s top emergency manager on what they said were slow evacuation o... See more

Honolulu Council Criticizes Slow City Response To North Shore Flooding City officials didn’t immediately have a clear picture of conditions on the ground. By the time they did, they said evacuation might not have been the safest option. City officials did... See more

Kaimukī’s Queen Theater Is Falling Apart. Honolulu Doesn’t Want To Step In The venue, which over the decades went from family friendly theater to purveyor of pornographic films, will likely continue to sit empty. The venue, which over the decades went fro... See more

Another Raise For Honolulu Politicians? Salary Group Says Yes If approved, it would be the third raise in three years for top city officials. If approved, it would be the third raise in three years for top city officials. Just three years after substantia... See more