David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025
Honolulu’s Effort to Fast-Track Affordable Housing Projects Hasn’t Worked
Developers of much-needed affordable housing are supposed to get permits approved or denied within three months. It’s taking far longer.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
Oʻahu Wants To Crack Down On Homeless Bus Riders
Proposed restrictions would discourage people from sheltering in public transit.
Matthew Leonard/Civil Beat/2025
Honolulu City Council Votes To Shake Up Its Leadership
New alliances are taking shape as Native Hawaiians occupy all three of the top positions.
Courtesy: Friends of Haiku Stairs
Lawsuit Asks Court To Halt Haʻikū Stairs Demolition, Citing State Flip-Flop
The State Historic Preservation Division hasn’t adequately explained why it now supports the stairs’ removal, the suit says.
Provided: State of Hawaiʻi/2025
AG: Iwi Kūpuna Destroyed After State Halted North Shore Project
Hawaiʻi is seeking a restraining order against the landowner and builder who were installing a septic system at a Ke Iki beach property where iwi kūpuna were damaged.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
Fix It! Expired Contract Stalls Sidewalk Repairs At Villages of Kapolei
A resident’s efforts to get answers about efforts to repair a buckled sidewalk and overgrown trees uncovered a lapsed maintenance contract.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024
It’s Your Money: City Attorney Delays Raise Price Tag In $3.25M Settlement
Honolulu City Council approved a payout to the United Public Workers to resolve a dozen disputes over garbage collector pay. Delays by city officials added thousands in fees and fines.
Ben Angarone/Civil Beat/2025
Fix It! This Wooden Footbridge In Windward Oʻahu Is A Survivor
It’s Groundhog Day in Windward Oʻahu, where a pedestrian bridge has been caught in a cycle of being destroyed, rebuilt and destroyed.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025
Honolulu Sewer Fees Increase Approved In Narrow City Council Vote
The measure, which needs to be signed by Mayor Rick Blangiardi, raises rates at a slower pace than initially proposed. Councilman Augie Tulba said it’s still “a heavy lift for many families.”
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
Honolulu Mayor: With AI, Building Permit Office Will Speed Up By Year’s End
Applicants should start seeing a difference soon, the mayor says, thanks to new technology.