Honolulu

Lawsuit Claims Housing Authority Broke Promises To Displaced Tenants Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

Lawsuit Claims Housing Authority Broke Promises To Displaced Tenants

Last two remaining Kūhiō Park Terrace tenants say all they want is comparable housing.

ICE Is Moving Immigrants Arrested On The Mainland To Honolulu Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2015

ICE Is Moving Immigrants Arrested On The Mainland To Honolulu

Immigration lawyers contend that people who are sent far from where they were detained are being denied effective legal representation.

Honolulu Worker Paid Not To Work For Nearly Five Years Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Honolulu Worker Paid Not To Work For Nearly Five Years

The employee has been paid at least $300,000 while on leave. Prosecuting Attorney Steve Alm’s office won’t say why its investigation has taken so long.

Fix It! Kapālama Hale Parking Has Lots Of Signs But Little Direction Matthew Leonard/Civil Beat/2025

Fix It! Kapālama Hale Parking Has Lots Of Signs But Little Direction

Repaving heavily used parking lots is a logistical challenge, the city says, but scheduled maintenance has been moved up following inquiries by Civil Beat.

Parking Will Be Banned In Lanikai Loop To End Beachgoer Gridlock Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Parking Will Be Banned In Lanikai Loop To End Beachgoer Gridlock

The city’s plan to quell Lanikai’s traffic nightmare involves no parking on the main loop and more bike racks and buses.

Dogs vs. Jogs: Neighbors Jostle For Space At Prized Oʻahu Park Leilani Combs/Civil Beat/2025

Dogs vs. Jogs: Neighbors Jostle For Space At Prized Oʻahu Park

Dog walkers complain that a group of young Chuukese runners isn’t sharing Makiki District Park. The coach says he’s trying to respect others while making room for his runners.

Investigator: Vocal Red Hill Whistleblower Faced Pushback For Speaking Out

Investigator: Vocal Red Hill Whistleblower Faced Pushback For Speaking Out

One of the military’s loudest critics amid the Red Hill fuel contamination fiasco said her boss tried to keep her quiet.

Tracking Coral Disease Attacking Hawaiʻi’s Reefs Is All-Hands-On-Deck Job Leilani Combs/Civil Beat/2025

Tracking Coral Disease Attacking Hawaiʻi’s Reefs Is All-Hands-On-Deck Job

Creating a way for tourists and casual oceangoers to flag diseased coral is underway as white syndrome threatens reefs around Hawaiʻi.

Domestic Abuse Victims Need Attorneys. Few In Hawaiʻi Can Afford Them Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Domestic Abuse Victims Need Attorneys. Few In Hawaiʻi Can Afford Them

Domestic violence advocates and attorneys say ongoing vacancies at the Domestic Violence Action Center contribute to the state’s lack of affordable legal services for survivors.

Here’s Why Honolulu Doesn’t Enforce Law Against Short-Term Rental Companies Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Here’s Why Honolulu Doesn’t Enforce Law Against Short-Term Rental Companies

Platforms like Airbnb and Vrbo were supposed to give the city monthly reports on their bookings. Due to a lawsuit filed on behalf of vacation rental owners, that never happened.