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Plans For A New 43-Story High Rise On Kapiolani Blvd Move Ahead Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Plans For A New 43-Story High Rise On Kapiolani Blvd Move Ahead

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Some residents in the neighborhood of the affordable housing project are against it and say the project is moving too fast.

New Park Rangers To Serve As Beach Sleuths Courtesy: Desirree Madison-Biggs

New Park Rangers To Serve As Beach Sleuths

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A set of mobile cops will fan out across Oahu's parks, looking for the rogue operators that are driving residents crazy.

Gov. Josh Green Wants ‘A Better Proposal’ For New Oahu Jail Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Gov. Josh Green Wants ‘A Better Proposal’ For New Oahu Jail

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The facility would replace the aging and crowded Oahu Community Correctional Center in Kalihi, but critics say criminal justice reform should be the priority.
Honolulu Permitting Inspector OK’d His Own Company’s Projects Getty Images/iStockphoto

Honolulu Permitting Inspector OK’d His Own Company’s Projects

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The county permitting department said it had no idea one of its inspectors was approving his own company's work.
Longtime Hawaii Politician Ron Menor Has Died Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2017

Longtime Hawaii Politician Ron Menor Has Died

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During his long career, Menor served as chair of the Honolulu City Council and as a state lawmaker.
Why Community Efforts Aren’t Enough To Save Oahu’s Aging Cemeteries David Croxford/Civil Beat/2022

Why Community Efforts Aren’t Enough To Save Oahu’s Aging Cemeteries

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Only a fraction of cemeteries on the island are licensed by the state and not all have a perpetual care fund to cover maintenance costs after the cemetery fills up.
Hundreds Of Honolulu Parking Meters Disabled By Verizon 3G Shutdown David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Hundreds Of Honolulu Parking Meters Disabled By Verizon 3G Shutdown

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The city knew the shutdown was coming but didn't upgrade the meters quickly enough.
New Council Sworn In But Remote Testimony May Be On The Way Out David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

New Council Sworn In But Remote Testimony May Be On The Way Out

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Festivities at Honolulu Hale overshadowed a new rule that allows council members to avoid precisely saying if they support or oppose a motion.
North Shore Paddlers’ Long-Awaited Canoe Halau Gets Underway David Croxford/CivilBeat/2022

North Shore Paddlers’ Long-Awaited Canoe Halau Gets Underway

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A decade after they received city funding, North Shore participants in Hawaii’s oldest sport are still waiting for a facility.
‘This Is My Duty’: How One Man Found His True Calling In Journalism After Retirement Alicia Lou/Civil Beat/2022

‘This Is My Duty’: How One Man Found His True Calling In Journalism After Retirement

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Anthony Chang started a Chinese language newspaper in Honolulu at age 74, and eight years later, both he and the publication are still going.