In 2016, the governor committed to working with the community to revitalize the urban neighborhood based on a vision for a “21st century Kalihi.”

Electrical transformers on land co-owned by the Coast Guard and a state agency left toxic PCB chemicals in the soil that threaten the health of the community.

The mayor supports expansion of the controversial policy, however, and has proposed a replacement bill instead.

This year's Point in Time count of Oʻahu’s houseless population was the most accurate yet thanks to a new database and better organization.