FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 30, 2020 Fireworks prove port security is failing residents Pine urges state to act on audit HONOLULU, HAWAI‘I — Deafening, house-shaking “bombs” and other illegal fireworks have rocked neighborhoods around the state of Hawai‘i for weeks, triggering veterans with PTSD and causing pets to run away from their homes in terror, […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 23, 2020 Priority achieved Island landfills “unconscionable,” Pine says Honolulu, Hawai‘i — Honolulu City Councilmember Kym Pine released the following statement upon the city’s execution of an Ash and Automotive Shredder Residue Processing Facility contract with H-POWER operator Covanta Projects LLC: “One of my top priorities has been to close the […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 18, 2020 Pine legislation: Requiring developer-neighborhood collaboration Preventing outrage and division over affordable housing HONOLULU, HAWAI‘I — “We desperately need affordable housing on O‘ahu and it has to be created the right way and in places that make sense,” said Honolulu City Councilmember Kym Pine. “As we have seen in Kailua […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 16, 2020 Pine legislation to help people feed themselves, minimize mainland dependence HONOLULU, HAWAI‘I — Food security for O‘ahu residents can now increase, with unanimous council passage of Honolulu City Councilmember Kym Pine’s legislation to create farm villages of tiny homes on agricultural land; to expand the city’s Community Gardens program […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 8, 2020 Women surfers will finally have permit parity if gender equity in sports bill passes tomorrow HONOLULU, HAWAI‘I — The City and County of Honolulu will no longer be allowed to exclude female surf competitions during prime winter conditions on the North Shore if Bill 10 passes final reading Wednesday […]
Dec. 1, 2020 TODAY: Pine’s bill creates more affordable housing 4,400 units and counting HONOLULU, HAWAI‘I — Legislation by Honolulu City Councilmember Kym Pine has created some 4,400 affordable housing units on O‘ahu in her years of public service and more are being announced today. “It is so gratifying to see that my Bill 7 […]
Aloha, Friends! The Covid-19 pandemic exposed Hawai’i’s dependency on the mainland for our most basic food needs. As I volunteered at food distribution events, my heart was broken to see hundreds of our residents waiting in food lines for hours. With the pandemic, a bad situation has only become worse, as so many have lost […]
Oct. 28, 2020 Pine: Four Seasons Ko Olina employees’ health coverage extended HONOLULU, HAWAI‘I — Honolulu City Councilmember Kym Pine this morning was assured that the new, Hong Kong-based owner of Four Seasons Resort O‘ahu at Ko Olina will extend employee health coverage through November. “As has been reported, the local owners of Four Seasons […]
Oct. 26, 2020 Ko Olina sale statement HONOLULU, HAWAI‘I — Upon the announcement that The Resort Group had sold its interest in Four Seasons Resort O‘ahu at Ko Olina to its partner, Hong Kong-based Henderson Land Group, Honolulu City Councilmember Kym Pine issued the following statement: “This is a sign of the times. The tourism […]
Oct. 16, 2020 Business owners feel discriminated against Tourism can open, but they can’t HONOLULU, HAWAI‘I — Honolulu City Councilmember Kym Pine staged a virtual town hall for local businesses today in which they expressed great frustration. Business owners note that they are not being allowed to operate despite increased safety protocols they have put […]