Civil Beat Staff
Ben Angarone
Ben Angarone is a reporter for Civil Beat. He recently earned a master’s degree at Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, focusing on politics and writing his magazine-length thesis on a virtual cryptocurrency community.
Ben was born in New Jersey and earned his bachelor’s degree at Princeton. He bounced between different STEM majors before landing on politics, and decided to pursue journalism senior year during a covid-driven virtual semester. Ben wrote feature stories for the Daily Princetonian, chronicling how communities adjusted to the pandemic.
In college, Ben led backpacking orientation trips along the East Coast, bringing unsuspecting frosh face-to-face with bears, rocky inclines and cheesy campfire songs. His eternal fun fact is that he used to operate rollercoasters at Six Flags Great Adventure.
Ben Angarone/Civil Beat/2026
Children Play At Their Own Risk In This Mililani Park
The city has no timeline for when it can be fully repaired.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024
Honolulu Forced To Rehire Fired Paramedics After Botched Investigation
The paramedics, who were removed from their posts in August 2023 and brought back per an arbitrator’s order in 2025, are owed two years of backpay each.
Craig Fujii for Civil Beat
He Holo Kaʻa ʻŌhua Manuahi No Nā Keiki? Aloha Nō
Hōʻike kahi mea kākoʻo i ka lana o kona manaʻo i ka puka hou o kēia hana i kekahi makahiki.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Salary Increases Approved For Honolulu Politicians
Salary commissioners say the pay bumps are necessary to keep pace with public sector union raises and to ensure salaries are on par with officials’ job duties.
Christina Jedra/Civil Beat/2026
‘Renovation Aloha’ Sued For Filming Native Hawaiian Bones
HGTV is releasing a re-edited version of the episode “Bones On The Big Island” after a Hawaiʻi judge ordered the original taken down.
Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Honolulu Council Criticizes Slow City Response To North Shore Flooding
City officials didn’t immediately have a clear picture of conditions on the ground. By the time they did, they said evacuation might not have been the safest option.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024
Kaimukī’s Queen Theater Is Falling Apart. Honolulu Doesn’t Want To Step In
The venue, which over the decades went from family friendly theater to purveyor of pornographic films, will likely continue to sit empty.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Another Raise For Honolulu Politicians? Salary Group Says Yes
If approved, it would be the third raise in three years for top city officials.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
After Floods, Otake Camp Cleans Up
Otake Camp, situated on the bank of Kaukonahua Stream, was among Oʻahu’s hardest hit areas after a recent storm devastated the island’s North Shore.