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

Cuts would come from Medicaid, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and from the Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8), among other vital programs.

HB553 would allow graduate assistants at UH to collectively bargain and form a labor union, but Governor Ige has informed the legislature of his intent to veto the bill.

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.