What does Elvis’s love for cats have to do with Hawai‘i’s native birds? Instead of leveraging her fortune to help solve the feral cat problem, Priscilla Presley is organizing a misguided tourism boycott.

A policy disagreement over sewer fee rate schemes at the Honolulu City Council prompted council chair Tommy Waters, a Democrat, to instigate a leadership shakeup that elevated MAGA Republican Andria Tupola to Vice Chair.

The Honolulu City Council is slated to vote on a new tax on homes that stand empty, a measure supporters say will force owners to rent the properties and help provide badly needed housing for local residents. Critics complain it’s unfair to the property owner.

Under pressure from condo owners and boards, the Honolulu City Council may weaken proposed long-delayed legislation to mandate sprinklers in all residential high-rises.