Property owners willing to pay for sanitation, safety improvements in downtown Honolulu
By Daryl Huff
Published: Jul. 9, 2025 at 4:57 PM HST
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A proposal to bring safe and sanitary conditions back to downtown Honolulu passed its first hurdle at the Honolulu City Council Wednesday.
Bill 51 focuses on creating a business improvement district funded by property owners and investors who say they are willing to pay to help revitalize the area.
Fort Street Mall has been a designated improvement area for five years, and supporters say it’s been transformed. The proposal is to expand the Fort Street district to include all of downtown Honolulu, inside a square formed by Nimitz Highway, Richards Street, Beretania Street, and Nuuanu Avenue.