Honolulu

Can Hawaiʻi Turn Around Another Deadly Year On The Roads? Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

Can Hawaiʻi Turn Around Another Deadly Year On The Roads?

An executive order emphasizes enforcement and safety education, but data shows infrastructure is also a major factor in many fatal accidents.

Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Justice Apologizes For ‘Misinterpreting’ Case Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2017

Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Justice Apologizes For ‘Misinterpreting’ Case

Legal experts said Sabrina McKenna’s opinion on the case involving three former city officials was not related to the matter before the court.

Honolulu Investigator Accused Of Witness Tampering Has Been Reinstated

Honolulu Investigator Accused Of Witness Tampering Has Been Reinstated

The prosecutor’s office halted the investigation into one of its own employees, blaming a paperwork issue. Now he’s back at work. 

Waiʻanae Goes All In With New $17M Facility To Boost Food Security Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

Waiʻanae Goes All In With New $17M Facility To Boost Food Security

A 15-acre campus is expected to include a food bank, fruit trees, community kitchen, wastewater treatment center and more.

Stuck On A Honolulu Rail Platform? Let A Book Take You Somewhere Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

Stuck On A Honolulu Rail Platform? Let A Book Take You Somewhere

The city wants livelier rail stations. The library system wants more access to their books. Can a vending machine pilot project satisfy both goals?

Changing Course, Honolulu Is Now Planting Food In Public Spaces Thomas Heaton/Civil Beat/2025

Changing Course, Honolulu Is Now Planting Food In Public Spaces

Advocates envision free food for local commuters at rail stations and beyond.

Fix It! This Kāneʻohe Road Is Overdue For Repair Matthew Leonard/Civil Beat/2025

Fix It! This Kāneʻohe Road Is Overdue For Repair

Kea’ahala Road connects Kāneʻohe town to major state facilities, but it’s been 20 years since it was properly repaved, and sidewalks are impassable for many.

How Many Crosswalks Have Been Removed In Honolulu? The City Isn’t Sure Natanya Freidheim/Civil Beat/2018

How Many Crosswalks Have Been Removed In Honolulu? The City Isn’t Sure

The city took out dozens of crosswalks more than six years ago, but city officials they haven’t tallied how many have been removed since then.

Honolulu Mayor Defends Bumpy Rollout Of New Building Permit System Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

Honolulu Mayor Defends Bumpy Rollout Of New Building Permit System

The $7 million system, funded by city and federal funds, has had problems since it launched on Aug. 4. The mayor urged patience during the transition period.

Chick-Fil-A Plans To Expand. Is Honolulu Traffic Ready? Matthew Leonard/Civil Beat/2025

Chick-Fil-A Plans To Expand. Is Honolulu Traffic Ready?

A permitting loophole means the popular fast-food chain known for creating traffic snarls isn’t required to do traffic studies, and the city can’t make them.