HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – After six years, the City and County of Honolulu’s Office of Economic Revitalization is ceasing operations next Friday, Aug. 14.
The closure was announced Friday and comes after the Honolulu City Council and Mayor Rick Blangiardi clashed over funding after an audit that found OER was not meeting all of its goals.
The Honolulu City Council stripped the office of $1.5 million, or 15 positions, in the 2026-27 $4.9 million city budget, which Blangiardi later vetoed…