Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
Photo Essay: These Keiki Might Save You From Drowning One Day
Every summer, approximately 1,200 keiki spend a week in the Honolulu Ocean Safety Department’s Junior Lifeguard Program. The locations are spread across Oʻahu and fill to capacity almost as soon as registration opens in May.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
Low-Flying Helicopter Caused Paraglider Crash At Makapu’u, Lawsuit Claims
A paraglider pilot injured in a 2023 accident is suing an Oʻahu air tour company for negligence.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
Ala Wai Harbor Is A Major Tow-Away Zone. Will Better Warning Signs Help?
Repaving is also coming for most of the 900 parking spaces at Hawaiʻi’s largest small boat harbor.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
Honolulu Wants To Put More Cameras In Public Parks To Reduce Crime
The City Council hasn’t come up with funding yet for the program and research shows cameras alone may not be effective.
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.