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We're a City in Motion! Honolulu is at the doorstep of being one of the most innovative cities in the world. As Mayor, my work has been focused around !scal responsibility with an eye towards creating an innovative, livable city. Here are some of the highlights from the last 20 months.

Imagine what we could do together with four more years!

We need to be a lean, clean, smart citythat is looking to tomorrow

http://bit.ly/KailuaWastewater

Reuse and Reduce. Kailua Regional Wastewater Treatment plant to begin generating its own electricity, saving the city $15 million over 15 years.

80%

1 in 15 homes on O‘ahu are powered

by energy that is produced from the

HPOWER facility

HPOWER processes over 600,000 tons of trash annually, an 80% reduction of land!ll use

HPOWER Cleans and Shines. With the addition of the 3rd Boiler, over 80% of Honolulu's waste is kept out of land!lls because of HPOWER, while at the same time producing enough power for over 75,000 homes. Keeping our city running more e"ciently and with less trash, HPOWER recognized with American Society of Mechanical Engineers highest honor of Facility Recognition.

http://bit.ly/HPOWERexpansion

Increasing Revenue Without Raising Taxes. New private-public leasehold partnership raises one-time revenue of $142 million and saves tax payers $15 million per year.

Between revenue generated and money saved on imported oil, HPOWER saves taxpayers $104 million

JUN ‘12 Waste to Energy to Cash. HPOWER is a tax payer owned facility, and it’s owned free and clear. With the expansion of the new boiler at HPOWER, the city expects to increase revenue while decreasing land!ll usage. The city earns about $50 million a year selling the power. Each ton of trash burned at HPOWER equates to 1 less barrel of oil imported to Honolulu. $104 Million$50 Million

+ =

$54 Million

http://bit.ly/HPOWER

http://bit.ly/HNLroads

JUL ‘12Better Data Means Better Decisions. For the !rst time ever, the city of Honolulu can prioritize street repair and pot hole repair with data using a pavement management system. Repairs will be made based on severity, tra"c and type of repair. Funded with federal grant.

http://bit.ly/DaBusApp

APR ‘12 Is Your Bus Running On Time? Launch of smart phone application DaBus with GPS bus positioning, at no cost to taxpayers.

12,197 downloads to date

http://can-do.honolulu.gov/apps

Empowering Honolulu's Citizens for Cleaner, Healthier City. Honolulu 311 smart phone app enables citizens to report abandoned vehicles, broken street lights, illegal dumping and more.

12,500 downloads to date 2,425 reports made

AUG ‘11

http://can-do.honolulu.gov/apps

Citizens Empowered. The release of 11 smart phone applications enables citizens to engage with their community and government in new ways.

http://bit.ly/HNLhousing

MAY ‘12 Help For Those Who Need it Most. Carlisle administration creates transitional housing for homeless people with special needs, such as mental illness, addictions and physical disabilities.

FEB ‘12Better Run Public Housing. By privatizing public housing, the properties can be better maintained and safer for residents of the complexes and neighborhoods.

http://bit.ly/HireOurHeroesDay

Hire Our Heroes Day Raises Awareness of Honolulu's Veterans. Hawaii's oldest and largest job fair focuses on increased hiring for those who have served our country loyally.

http://bit.ly/CanYouTakeTheHeat

More Opportunities For Women In Honolulu. With a new program "Can You Take the Heat?" the Honolulu Fire Department holds workshops inviting women to apply for !re department jobs.

http://bit.ly/MailiHousing

SEP ‘11Increased A"ordable Housing in Maili. In partnership with Habitat for Humanity, the city appropriates $900,000 of federal funding for the project. 25 families will receive homes under the project.

http://www1.honolulu.gov/housing

JUL ‘11A"ordable Housing Gets Boost From City. The newly formed O"ce of Housing coordinates with local non pro!ts, state and federal agencies for increased housing opportunities for special needs and seniors.

Be Better Prepared for Natural Disasters. A free workshop open to the public helps citizens prepare for tsunami, hurricane and other disasters.

http://bit.ly/MoreEMS

Safety First, For All. Within hours after the closing of Hawaii Medical Center, additional ambulances added to the community to help adjust with the loss of its closest hospital.

http://bit.ly/SunshineLaw

Empowering Public Comment. Training for City Commissions and Boards to Implement Sunshine Law, which invites public participation and comment.

http://bit.ly/CodeForAmericaHNL

Increased Transparency Through Technology. Honolulu is one of 8 cities to bene!t from Code for America grant. At minimal cost to the city, fellows work with the city to utilize technology create a more open, transparent, participatory government.

JAN ‘12

http://bit.ly/E#cientHNL

Procurement System All Cleaned Up. For the !rst time ever, Honolulu's Purchasing Department is recognized for its high ethical standards by the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing. Only 115 other purchasing departments have ever received this distinction.

http://bit.ly/OpenGovernmentHNL

Where Does Your Money Go? The city's operating budget is posted online where raw data can be downloaded. Feedback is invited and welcomed.

http://bit.ly/HistoricHomeExemption

Fairness in Tax Exemptions. Owners of Historical Homes must meet standardized conditions in order to qualify for property tax exemptions.

3 in 5 homes in Hawai‘i has curbside recycling

27-32%

National recycling rate

Hawai‘i recycling rate41-44%

Increasing Green While Saving Green. Honolulu expands curb side recycling to 20,000 more homes while eliminating drop o# bins saving tax payers $1.5 million annually.

http://bit.ly/EndWhiteBins

http://bit.ly/INTLBuildingCode

Shouldn't Business in Honolulu Be Easier? Adoption of International Building Code, with local O‘ahu modi!cations.

http://bit.ly/SafeSidewalks

Working With Local Nonpro!ts to Improve Sidewalks. The city collaborates with Lion's Club volunteers to make repairs to sidewalks, starting in Chinatown.

48%saved$22M

Out of a $43 million budget, only $21 million dollars were spent on APEC.

Under Budget in the Spotlight. APEC puts Honolulu in the spotlight without any event-related arrests and is $22 million under budget.

http://bit.ly/APECunderbudget

MAR ‘11It’s Not A False Alarm. The city's !rst responders and Emergency Management Reserve Corp. volunteers deployed before the !rst tsunami siren sounds.

Fewer City Vehicles on the Road. Consolidated motorpool program aims to !nd increased e"ciencies in city's vehicle $eet, reducing the number of city vehicles on the road and reducing maintenance costs.

Average savings per person in the next 20 years:

$8,000

Bond Rating Saves Tax Payers Millions. The city receives AA+ bond rating, the second highest possible for municipal bonds, saving Honolulu citizens millions of dollars in interest payments over the next 20 years.

http://bit.ly/AABondRating

http://bit.ly/HNLSolarGuidelines

Empowering the Power of Solar. Make it easier for businesses and citizens to determine if solar projects will require additional permitting with solar farm guidelines.

DEC ‘11

http://bit.ly/CleanSidewalks

Cleaner, Safer Sidewalks. Increased enforcement of removing private property from sidewalks.

http://bit.ly/LuckyWeLiveHawaii

Honolulu Recognized for High Quality of Life. From our beautiful beaches and high air quality to relatively low unemployment Business Week Magazine calls Honolulu the country's 3rd Best City for quality of life.

http://bit.ly/ChargeUpHNL

MAY ‘11 Easier to Get Charged. The permitting process for getting an electronic vehicle charging system is now online.

http://bit.ly/SustainableNorthShore

Keep the Country Country. A new North Shore revised plan aims to preserve agriculture, open space and natural resources.

Youths Encouraged to Recycle. Recycling saves the city millions of dollars, two books and a show educate Honolulu's kids on the importance of recycling.

http://bit.ly/RecycleWithCostco

It’s Now Easier to Identify Recyclable Items. Costco stores start to label items recyclable in Honolulu.

http://bit.ly/KaakepaStreet

JUN ‘11 Less Time in the Car for Pearl City Residents. Kaakepa Street opens easing tra"c for the community and reducing the commute for thousands.

Waste From Campbell Park Facility Removed and Recycled. Over 20 tons of waste either recycled or sent to HPOWER, cleaning up the Hawaiian Waste Systems facility and returning Campbell Park to a workable community.

http://camping.honolulu.gov

No More Standing In Line Overnight! Online reservation systems for Honolulu's 17 parks that allow camping is created.

4,401 permits issued to date

http://bit.ly/HackathonHNL

Techies Come Together For Honolulu Citizens. A hackathon by the city's programers and entrepreneurs produces applications like DaBus, available to the public at no cost.

http://bit.ly/SecureBuses

NOV ‘11 Safer Buses. Paid for in part by $800,000 in federal funds, all buses are now equipped with high de!nition video recording devices.

Using Tech to Make Life Better. Honolulu named #1 digital city in America for its use of technology to save money and meet increasing demands in light of budget setbacks.