Inside Honolulu: June 17
There’s always something going on at Honolulu Hale. Civil Beat is reporting from the inside.
Two Warthog Piglets Survive At the Zoo (Pictures)
2:40 p.m.
Two warthog babies born about six weeks ago at the Honolulu Zoo have survived some health problems and could be ready for the public soon.
The piglets — nicknamed “Bull’s Eye” and “No Name” by zoo staff — weren’t being taken care of by their mother and needed help from a veterinarian, including antibiotics for pneumonia. Two other siblings didn’t survive, but a new litter could be on its way soon.
Read more — and check out a couple of very cute photos — at .
Berg Wants Commercial Activity at Parks
City Council member Tom Berg is introducing a to allow commercial activity in some parks.
Specifically, the District 1 council member wants to allow food and other goods available for purchase in certain parks along the Waianae Coast.
“Nanakuli Neighborhood Board has requested that a pilot program be established to allow vendors to sell handcrafted, homemade, and food items at city parks in the area, such as Tracks Beach Park and Kahe Point Beach Park,” Berg wrote.
He says it would be part of a three-year pilot program to determine whether the commercial activity should be allowed to continue. The reso will be up for discussion in a at City Hall on Tuesday.
Read Previous Editions of Inside Honolulu
June 16, 2011: Perennial mayoral candidate Panos Prevedouros‘ poetry; Opinion on Garcia ethics investigation still two months out.
June 15, 2011:: Council Chairman Nestor Garcia steps down; City offers amnesty on turned-in fireworks.
June 14, 2011: Photos released from Peter Carlisle‘s Asia trip; Carpenters Union steps up rail advocacy; Water outage on windward side.
June 13, 2011: Read the complete HUD report; Tom Berg to hold town hall on rail; Still no rail report from fact-finding trip.
June 8, 2011: Acting Mayor Doug Chin signs historic homes bill; FAA issues Record of Decision on rail; Hillary Clinton to attend APEC; Stanley Chang posts messages to Twitter from Taiwan; Precedent in the dispute between Honolulu Mayor Peter Carlisle and City Council members.
June 7, 2011: Two-time candidate Panos Prevedouros fundraising for 2012 mayor’s race; Tom Berg weighs in on chief of staff’s role in hacking of lawmaker’s email; Rod Tam sentencing pushed back; Ship that buried Osama bin Laden stops in Honolulu.
June 6, 2011:Creator of city rail poll says it was unbiased; More details on Honolulu Mayor Peter Carlisle‘s China trip; Former City Council memeber Rod Tam charged with eight counts of campaign spending violations.
June 3, 2011: City Council approves rail bond float, slew of fee increases, property-tax rate hike, operating and capital budgets; Council members reverse decision on eliminating subsidy to scrap yards.
June 2, 2011: Complete script of questions from city rail poll; Rail supporters plan virtual sit-in.
June 1, 2011: City announced poll showing majority support for rail; Honolulu Mayor Peter Carlisle mum on veto plans; Hurricane season starts.
