Inside Honolulu: November 30
There’s always something interesting going on at Honolulu Hale.
Civil Beat is reporting from the inside.
6:29 p.m. Rail Opponents’ Day In Court
The lawsuit against the Honolulu rail project is on track for a February showdown that will determine if the city can proceed with construction.
The first courtroom hearing for the lawsuit, filed by four rail opponents in May, heralded a collision that will come before the city reaches the point of no return for steel-on-steel.
Read the rest of the story here: After Years of Dissent, Rail Critics Get Day In Court
4:11 p.m. EPA Slaps City, Landfill Company
There’s big news from the Environmental Protection Agency about the spill at Waimanalo Gulch Landfill last winter.
The city, which owns the landfill, and Waste Management, the company managing the landfill, violated the Clean Water Act when they released stormwater into the ocean in December 2010 and January 2011.
Read the full story here: EPA Orders Additional Safeguards at Waimanalo Gulch Landfill
3:27 p.m. No Ruling In Rail Lawsuit
For those who are clamoring for an update from this morning’s rail lawsuit hearing: Judge Wallace Tashima did not make any rulings on the motions to dismiss portions of the suit.
Those might be coming down at some point soon, but Tashima said they’re not actually material because the lawsuit will proceed even if some plaintiffs are barred.
The juicier part of the hearing was the discussion of the calendar that will carry the case into mid-2012 and beyond.
Full story coming soon.
2:51 p.m. Berg, Secret Service Square Off
From elsewhere on Civil Beat: Police: Berg, Reeking Of Alcohol, Argued With Secret Service At APEC
9:35 a.m. Rail In Court
Today’s the day the federal environmental lawsuit against the Honolulu rail project finally gets in front of a judge.
To be sure, the arguments today will be largely procedural in nature. Which plaintiffs can remain, and which claims? Were those issues raised at the appropriate time, during the environmental review process? That’s the meat of the government’s motion for partial summary judgment.
The hearing starts at 10 a.m. in federal court here in Honolulu. No computers allowed, so no live-blogging, at least for today. More updates coming later, after the hearing or during breaks, if there are any lengthy ones.
8:40 a.m. Constitutional Lawyer Van Dyke Dies
Sad breaking news this morning: University of Hawaii constitutional law professor Jon Van Dyke .
Van Dyke was considered an expert in his field, and authored a number of books, including one on the so-called ceded lands of Hawaii.
He also advised the City and County of Honolulu on a number of proposals.
In recent months, he appeared alongside corporation counsel to discuss constitutional questions arising from the proposed limit on political signs on private property and the sidewalk belongings ban that critics say would be an attack on the homeless or protesters.
Condolences to his family.
Where’s Carlisle?
At 5:30 p.m. today, Mayor Peter Carlisle is a guest at the Holiday Reception for the APEC Hawaii Host Committee, Hawaii Business Roundtable, UH Foundation Board of Trustees and other business friends. College Hill.
Read Previous Editions of Inside Honolulu
November 29: No Sewage Retort From Mayor, Yet; Ansaldo’s Financials, Distributed; We’re Number One; HART Pleased With Federal Funding Announcement; Clock Ticking on Federal Rail Funding; Harimoto: Delete the Purple Spot; Cancel the Second Digester?; Where’s Carlisle?
November 18: ‘The Right Company’; Ansaldo Cooperating With HART; Occupy to Council: We’ll Be Back; Where’s Carlisle?
November 17: Sidewalk Bill Advances; Occupy Honolulu Has Arrived; Berg: Redistricting Plan ‘Reeks’; HART Will Delay Ansaldo Contract; General Plan Survey Results Are In; Applicant Toru Steps Outside; Berg, Harimoto Add Their Manao; Council to HART: Slow Down; ‘Human Mic’ at Honolulu Hale?; Headhunter Wants HART CEO Approved By March 1; Here Comes The Tree; Today’s Meetings; Where’s Carlisle?
November 16: More Drug Charges For Indicted Police Major; Carlisle Hopes ‘Attractive’ World Leaders Model Aloha Shirts At Home; Rail Tax Revenues Up, Again; Carlisle, Obama Talk Hoops; APEC Victory Lap; Rail Construction Three Months Away?; Makana Sings, Speaks at Occupy; Enomoto’s ‘Long Political Record’; Thank You Press Conference; Martin Unsure About Ansaldo; Today’s Meetings; Where’s Carlisle?
November 15: Occupy Protesters Worried By Sidewalk Bill; Indicted HPD Major Caught With Methamphetamine; Makana At Occupy Honolulu; It’s Really Starting to Look A Lot Like Christmas; Caldwell: No Formal Announcement Yet; Sidewalk Possessions Bill Discussion Continues Thursday; To Label GMOs?; Mayor: Thanks For APEC Support; Occupy Honolulu Hale?; Ethics On The Agenda; Where’s Carlisle?
November 14: One Year, 18,000 Tons of Recyclables; City Department of Tree-Cutting; Full Slate of Government Meetings; Back To Normal; Where’s Carlisle?
November 7: Tuesday Events; The County of West Oahu?; APEC Press Briefing; Until the Fat Lady Sings; Tales From Washington; Where’s Carlisle?
November 4: Carlisle’s Weekend Sked; News Before Breakfast; Honolulu a Digital City; City’s Energy Consumption; Occupy Honolulu Saturday; City’s Final ORI Plan; From $2,500 To $560 Million; Alternate Sludge Technologies: The Response; Where’s Carlisle?
November 3: Laulani Village Shopping Center Breaks Ground; Two In, Two Out; City Meets HUD Deadline; ‘I Wouldn’t Be Surprised’; Rematch: Caldwell Running For Mayor; ZBA, Finally; HART Meetings This Morning; Where’s Carlisle?
November 2: Homeless Possessions Bill Advances; APEC Reimbursement Reso Adopted; Airport Sheriffs Get Pepperball, Too; Berg’s Rail Charter Amendment Dies; Sign Bill Deferred; ‘An Unsuccessful Third Generation Real Estate Developer’; Lecture From A Freethinker; $37 Million, Please; Missed Deadline?; Berg: Split Up Ewa Beach; Two Days; Kauai Hiking Water Rates, Too; On The Agenda; Today’s Council Honorees; Where’s Carlisle?
November 1: Rod Tam Sentencing Today; Where’s Carlisle?
