Honolulu

Honolulu Director’s Free Trip To Poland Raises Ethics Questions Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Honolulu Director’s Free Trip To Poland Raises Ethics Questions

Government watchdogs think the European field trip is a bad look, but city officials insist there’s nothing wrong with it.

Speedier Reviews, Quicker Honolulu Building Permits? Not So Fast Christina Jedra/Civil Beat/2025

Speedier Reviews, Quicker Honolulu Building Permits? Not So Fast

The county says it’s doing its job faster, but that’s not yet translating to faster permits for property owners. 

The Sunshine Interview: Honolulu Prosecutor Steve Alm Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

The Sunshine Interview: Honolulu Prosecutor Steve Alm

The wide-ranging discussion addressed sports betting, fireworks, relations with HPD, staffing challenges and priority legislation.

Honolulu’s Outdoor Dining Pilot Program Made Permanent Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Honolulu’s Outdoor Dining Pilot Program Made Permanent

This comes five years after the Covid-19 pandemic invigorated outdoor dining programs around the country.

New Veterans Home In Kapolei Offers Rest And Remembrance Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

New Veterans Home In Kapolei Offers Rest And Remembrance

The 120-bed home run by the Department of Veterans Affairs is named for former U.S. Sen. Daniel K. Akaka.

Honolulu EMS Director On Track To Keep Job Despite Complaints About Management David Croxford/Civil Beat/2022

Honolulu EMS Director On Track To Keep Job Despite Complaints About Management

An army of supporters, including the governor, rallied to help Jim Ireland advance after opponents blamed him for a toxic workplace and slow response times.

Honolulu Mayor Signs Bill To Limit Waikīkī Street Festivals Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Honolulu Mayor Signs Bill To Limit Waikīkī Street Festivals

Frequent festivals had caused all-day road closures, irking many residents for years.

The Civil Beat Interview: Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025

The Civil Beat Interview: Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi

The city and county’s chief executive talks about the landfill, homelessness, the police commission and more.

Shootz! Photo Essay: Mixing Ponytails And Pigskin With Aloha Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

Shootz! Photo Essay: Mixing Ponytails And Pigskin With Aloha

Hawai’i becomes the 14th state to officially sanction girls high school flag football as a varsity sport.

It Took 8 Pedestrians Struck At This Intersection For The City To Act David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025

It Took 8 Pedestrians Struck At This Intersection For The City To Act

Residents asked the city to make the intersection safer after a woman was killed there in 2019, but the city said no changes were needed. Since then, more people have been hit.