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There’s always something interesting going on at Honolulu Hale.

Civil Beat is reporting from the inside.

2:35 p.m. ORI On The Agenda

As promised, the Honolulu City Council Budget Committee will pick up where the Parks and Community Services Committee left off last month.

Budget Chair Ann Kobayashi‘s for Wednesday’s meeting includes the following discussion item:

1. ISSUES RELATING TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT FUNDING FOR THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE RETARDED, INC. (ORI) AND ORI ANUENUE HALE, INC.

The ORI controversy will be on Inside Honolulu‘s radar next week for a couple of other reasons: the deadline for the city to respond to HUD, and the deadline for the city to respond to our UIPA request filed last week.

2:28 p.m. Carlisle’s Public Sked

If you want to meet up with Mayor Peter Carlisle in the next week, here are your best opportunities:

Saturday, July 30th

• 9 a.m. — Mayor Carlisle is a guest on KSSK radio’s Perry and Price Saturday Morning Show for a Lex Brodie 50th Anniversary event. Jimmy Buffett’s at the Beachcomber restaurant, Holiday Inn Waikiki Beachcomber Resort.
• 10:30 a.m. — Mayor Carlisle visits the annual Dragon Boat Festival. Ala Moana Beach Park.

Sunday, July 31st

• 5 p.m. — Mayor Carlisle delivers remarks at the 50th Anniversary Celebration Dinner of the YMCA of Honolulu and YMCA of Hiroshima “Let’s Get Together” program. YMCA of Honolulu.

Monday, August 1st

• No public events.

Tuesday, August 2nd

• No public events.

Wednesday, August 3rd

• No public events.

Thursday, August 4th

• No public events.

Friday, August 5th

• No public events.

1:07 p.m. Another Story on Ansaldo’s Parent

This one comes from Bloomberg, which says Finmeccanica will “exit commercially unviable products” and “may decide to sell its AnsaldoBreda train-making unit if it doesn’t succeed in restructuring it by year-end.”

Read (warning: lots of business jargon).

12:23 p.m. Council’s Sewage Meeting Set

The Carlisle administration is holding its meeting to let the public know about the plan to truck sewage from Sand Island to Honouliuli on Monday, and the Honolulu City Council will hold its informational briefing two days later.

We’ve known that for a couple weeks, but now it’s in writing.

The council’s Public Works Committee will gather at 1 p.m. Wednesday to discuss “SAND ISLAND WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT SOLIDS HANDLING,” according to , just posted online. As a bonus, attendees can participate in an informational briefing on the Board of Water Supply‘s proposed rate hike and testify on Mayor Peter Carlisle‘s appointment of Duane Miyashiro to that board.

Should be a lot of unhappy citizens at the Hale on Wednesday.

12:05 p.m. Waianae Plan Sent to Council

The city’s Department of Planning and Permitting is continuing to roll out updates to regional development plans.

On the heels of the North Shore Sustainable Communities Plan’s passage, while the Koolau Loa plan is still up for debate, DPP this week sent the Waianae plan over to the Honolulu City Council this week.

Read Director David Tanoue‘s communication, which includes the plan, .

11:47 a.m. New Berg Media Policy

Councilman Tom Berg won’t be commenting for any more stories about former Chief of Staff Eric Ryan, and all statements from his office will be made in writing from this point forward.

That’s the new media policy Deputy Chief of Staff Philmund Lee emailed to Inside Honolulu Thursday. He wrote:

We are happy to respond in writing if advised by the Corporation Counsel to do so.

Corporation Counsel has advised TOM not to make any statement to the media, period.

…

So, our policy is to have a written statement so we have a record as well.
We do this on the advice of legal counsel, to document all statements.

They advised Tom and us, not to make any comments on case.

Lee said he wanted to be up front about the policy so as to not waste this reporter’s time and “to spare the gatekeepers constant harassment” from our repeated requests for interviews.

Ansaldo Parent Accelerating Restructuring

Ansaldo is fighting for Honolulu’s billion-dollar rail contract (see the latest story on that), but its parent company is fighting for more than that.

Finmeccanica is embroiled in a number of financial problems and even a slush fund controversy. Yesterday, the company’s new chief promised to clean up the mess — by selling off pieces of the empire. The AnsaldoBreda division that makes trains has lost so much money over the years that one analyst said trying to sell it would be a “waste of time.”

That’s according to in the Wall Street Journal. (Subscription may be required.)

It’s not clear what impact that might have here in Hawaii, but worth tracking.

Code for America Deadline Extended

Last week we told you about the city’s search for tech-savvy citizens for fellowships as part of the Code for America program.

The mayor’s office tells us that the deadline for applications has been extended from Sunday to Aug. 7.

Read , and get your applications in soon.

Where’s Carlisle?

At 6 p.m. today, Mayor Peter Carlisle is scheduled to deliver remarks at the Waimanalo Country Fair.

Read Previous Editions of Inside Honolulu

July 28: HART Might Be Land Developer; Fasi Back at Honolulu Hale; Rail Technical Specs Investigated; Berg Reso Would Loosen Quorum Rules; Fire, Emergency Services Departments To Discuss Merger; UPW Threatens APEC Strike; Sumitomo Hearing Continues; Where’s Carlisle?

July 27: City Debates Population Base, Delays Decision; City Responds to Rail Critic … In Dallas; Three Committee Agendas Posted; Berg’s Other Firing; Reapportionment Commission To Meet; Sumitomo Appeal Today (Seriously); Where’s Carlisle?

July 26: Honolulu Water Still Cheap; Sumitomo Hearing Postponed; Sierra Club Is In; Police OT Case Back In Court; Sumitomo Appeal Gets Rolling Today; Where’s Carlisle?

July 25: Wife of “Dog the Bounty Hunter” a Carlisle Backer; Kaneshiro’s Small-Kine Fundraiser; Eric Ryan Is a Crook?; Slush Fund for Ansaldo Parent?; Mayor Rakes In Campaign Cash; Where’s Carlisle?

July 22: Carlisle’s Public Sked; City Seeking Hackers (just kidding); Honolulu’s Locked-Down Freeways; Disposing Needles on Kauai; Bombardier Mulling Options; Where’s Carlisle?

July 21: Carlisle Out Of Town; Horner Rails Against LEED Costs; $1.3M in Rent for HART? Hamayasu on the Defensive; Head-Hunting Costs Money; Ready to Strike Again; A Third Rail Lawsuit To Watch?; Natatorium Re-Opens … In California; HART Meets Today (Twice); Where’s Carlisle?

July 20: Sumitomo Speaks; Water Rates Going Up, Up, Up; Sumitomo Rail Protest Still Alive; The Release; Carlisle: Sludge To Honouliuli; Martin: I Could Be Mayor; Sewage Sludge Presser at 10; Police Commission, Behind Closed Doors; Sumitomo’s Turn; Where’s Carlisle?

July 19: Koa Ridge Hits a Roadblock; City Pleased With DCCA Decision; Landfill Site Search Expands; Fact-Finding Rail Trips Cost $11,000; State Denies Bombardier Appeal; Open That Kimono; Rail a Rare Open Appeal Hearing; Where’s Carlisle?

July 18: City Files Rail Lawsuit Response; UPDATE: Tom Berg, Also a Crook; Martin’s Campaign Treasurer a Convicted Coke Dealer; City Wants More Time at Landfill; Then There Were Two; Eric Ryan: Tom Berg Is A Crook?; Berg “Pissed” but Ryan “In Play”; Food for Conflict Thoughts; HART Ready to Buy Parcels; Bike Battle Still Brewing; City Response to Rail Lawsuit Due Today; Weekend Shakeup at the Hale; Where’s Carlisle?

July 15: HART Board to Meet Next Week; ORI Plan Due Today; Kym Pine Website Launch Delayed By “Major” News; Mayor’s Public Sked; Tulsi Pulls In $20K; Where’s Carlisle?

July 14: Zoning Board Appointees On Track; Neighborhood Board Battle Brewing; HPD Not Alone in Lack of Self-Tracking; Where’s Carlisle?

July 13: City’s Staggered Terms Stay Staggered; Pow-Wow Just An Update; Does Military Count: City Edition; Rail Pow-Wow at the Hale; They’re Talking About Us In Dallas; Berg Stands By His Man; Laie Developer Resigns at Gov’s Request; About Those HART Offices…; Rail Opponents Pay for Ink; Where’s Carlisle?; On Tap for Today.

July 12: (Unnamed) City Official Violated Ethics Code; Ethics Questions Up From Last Year; Prosecutor Kaneshiro Target of Ethics Complaint; Elsewhere on Civil Beat; Carlisle Quiet Today.

July 11: Transparency Site Getting Stale; Hoopili Hearing Set for September; Fire Commission Meeting Today; Carlisle’s Early Start.

July 8: Rail Appeals Opened to Public; Carlisle’s Public Sked; Ethics Panel To Decide on Violations Tuesday; Smoke on the (Waste) Water; Three Oahu Projects in Environmental Notice; County Governments Gather in Honolulu; General Plan Process Under Way.

July 7: T-Minus One Hour to General Plan Meeting; Rail Contractor Protest Closed To Public; What to Read This Morning.

July 6: Oh Godbey, New City Lawyer in the House; Derailed: Tom Berg Q&A; Steinberger Slams ‘Anti-Synagro’ Resolution; Ag Land Property Tax Bill Heads Back to Committee; New Chair, New Seats; Council Gathers Early to Fete Honorees; Martin, Anderson Ink Op-Ed.

July 5: New State Law Protects County Firefighters, Lifeguards; Federal Highways Rep: City and State Need to Play Nice; Leeward Politicians Push for Bikeway; State Officials in the Hale for Transportation; Ernie Martin’s First Agenda as Chair; No Crime Stats for HPD.

July 1: City Parade to Cost $20K; Furloughs Are Over, Pay Is Up; No Laie Decision At Next Council Meeting; Housing Office Open For Business; HART Kicks Off New Era for Honolulu Rail; Happy New Year!; Martin Tabs Kobayashi as Budget Chair.