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Pair Of Faded Crosswalks Near Diamond Head Present A Pair Of Safety Hazards Jeremy Hay/Civil Beat/2025

Pair Of Faded Crosswalks Near Diamond Head Present A Pair Of Safety Hazards

Transportation Department says rains, water main work have delayed re-striping of the Honolulu crossings.

‘What’s That Smell?’ Mysterious Stench Stumps Nānākuli Residents Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

‘What’s That Smell?’ Mysterious Stench Stumps Nānākuli Residents

A West Side community has been plagued for several months by a deathly stink, but no one knows where it’s coming from.

Rail Work Is Causing Pedestrian Hazards And Headaches On Dillingham Marcel Honore/Civil Beat/2025

Rail Work Is Causing Pedestrian Hazards And Headaches On Dillingham

Construction crews have torn up not just the streets but also the sidewalks, leading to potential ADA violations.

Beetles Attacked Wahiawā Botanical Garden Trees, Closing Trails Leilani Combs/Civil Beat/2025

Beetles Attacked Wahiawā Botanical Garden Trees, Closing Trails

A large swath of the central Oʻahu garden has been closed for many weeks due to a coconut rhinoceros beetle infestation. It is scheduled to reopen Thanksgiving weekend.

Fix It! Popular Downtown Honolulu Street Crossing Needs To Be More Visible Marcel Honore/Civil Beat/2025

Fix It! Popular Downtown Honolulu Street Crossing Needs To Be More Visible

Scores of similar sketchy crosswalks have been removed, but this one connects city landmarks in a bustling downtown corridor.

Fix It! What’s A Playground Without A Slide? Ben Angarone/Civil Beat/2025

Fix It! What’s A Playground Without A Slide?

A Honolulu park slide was removed and its entrance boarded up earlier this year. It’s still unclear when it’ll be replaced.

Fixed It! Elevator, Broken For Many Months,  Rises Again Jeremy Hay/Civil Beat/2025

Fixed It! Elevator, Broken For Many Months, Rises Again

Medical building patients who had to climb the stairs express relief

Fix It! Punahou Square Park Has Seen Better Days Leilani Combs/Civil Beat/2025

Fix It! Punahou Square Park Has Seen Better Days

A dog park is being added to the small park while other parts of it remain neglected.

Fix It! The Rough Ride Up Round Top Drive And Tantalus Road Needs Smoothing Leilani Combs/Civil Beat/2025

Fix It! The Rough Ride Up Round Top Drive And Tantalus Road Needs Smoothing

The beloved Tantalus-Round Top Rural Scenic Corridor is full of potholes and uneven surfaces — and it’s not expected to be fixed anytime soon.

Fix It! Renovation Of Ala Wai Driving Range Is Months Overdue Ben Angarone/Civil Beat/2025

Fix It! Renovation Of Ala Wai Driving Range Is Months Overdue

After missing a spring deadline to reopen, a city spokesperson said the popular golf course driving range will be back in business in November.