Achievements

  • FBI: Safest Big City in America
  • Honolulu Police Department was first in the nation to receive triple accreditation; Honolulu Fire
  • Department received accreditation for two consecutive years
  • Standard & Poor’s: AA Bond Rating
  • City Livability Award for Outstanding Achievement: U.S. Conference of Mayors (2007, 2008, 2010) for Tour de Trash, Chinatown revitalization, and Healthy Honolulu
  • Economist Magazine: Top 10 best cities for business travel
  • Mercer Quality of Living Survey: U.S. city with the best quality of living
  • AARP: Second healthiest city in the nation
  • SustainLane.com: World’s Top 15Most Livable Cities and 50 Greenest U.S. Cities
  • First Lady Laura Bush: Preserve America Award
  • Monocle Magazine/International Herald Tribune: One of the World’s Top 10 Most Livable Cities
  • Center for Digital Government: Top 10 among American cities that excel in the digital arena; Forbes
  • 3rd in nation for public access wireless hotspots
  • American Style Magazine: Top 25 arts destinations
  • Popular Science: 14th of Top 50 Greenest Cities

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