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Council advances Downtown Honolulu Business Improvement District after wide public support and Chinatown inclusion debate
Summary
The Honolulu City Council voted to advance Bill 51 to second reading—creating a Downtown Business Improvement District—after supporters argued the BID will add cleaning and security services, while Chinatown leaders and some property owners urged either immediate inclusion of Chinatown or a formal near-term plan to add it.
The Honolulu City Council voted to advance Bill 51, a proposal to create a Downtown Business Improvement District (BID), after a long public hearing that included business owners, property managers and community leaders from both downtown and neighboring Chinatown.
Supporters told the council a BID would fund supplemental cleaning, power washing, graffiti removal and private security that local stakeholders say the city currently cannot provide at the needed scale. “This bill will allow us to capitalize on the momentum that’s happening downtown,” said Andrew Pereira of Pacific Resource Partnership, who testified in support. Several business owners and tenants — including a downtown…
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