Editor’s Note:Ray Jefferson, who passed away October 13, 2024,lived in Hawaii for about a decade and served as Deputy Director of the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism (DBEDT) from 2003 to 2004. He fell in love with the culture, the community, and the spirit of...
Create a separate Housing Department dedicated to affordable housing; including an advisory board and Hawaiian Home Lands Liaison Shall the Charter be amended, effective July 1, 2024, to: 1. Divide the Department of Housing and Human Concerns into two departments; 2. Create the Housing Advisory ...