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Honolulu Economic Office Shuts Down | Honolulu News
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The Honolulu Office of Economic Revitalization has shut down after a bitter standoff between Mayor and City Council, freezing $4 million in storm recovery grants and halting key economic development programs. The Mayor blasted the Council for ignoring business and community pleas to keep the office open, calling their decision short-sighted and damaging to Oahu’s recovery. Though an audit exposed serious flaws in transparency and budgeting, the Mayor vetoed the closure — only for the Council to override him. Now, while some functions will be absorbed by other departments, major initiatives are on ice indefinitely, with the Mayor blaming the Council for letting residents down.
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