Question: It’s been well over a year, or two, since the public was allowed to go fishing at Hoomaluhia Botanical Garden in Kaneohe. A footbridge leading to the fishing area along the dam collapsed and needed to be replaced. The new bridge is completed and sitting in the parking lot ready to be hoisted into place. Any idea when the new footbridge will be ready and public fishing can resume?
City Council Budget Chair Radiant Cordero wants the city to meet its commitment to plant 100,000 trees across Oahu by 2025, with a resolution in play noting that $700,000 to get more trees in the ground during fiscal year 2024 lapses if not spent by June 30.
Honolulu’s rules governing shore water events like surf contests, canoe regattas, triathlons and swim races, and the permits required to legally hold them, have undergone changes.