Honolulu

HPD May Have Shared Your License Plate Data With The IRS Jamm Aquino/Civil Beat/2026

HPD May Have Shared Your License Plate Data With The IRS

The Honolulu police chief says the department will no longer share data with other agencies, but five months of data remain in the hands of the IRS.

HECO Knows What’s Behind Outages. It Just Won’t Tell You Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

HECO Knows What’s Behind Outages. It Just Won’t Tell You

The state’s consumer advocate wants the utility to provide more information about storm outages. Residents say they also deserve clearer answers about frequent outages that don’t seem tied to weather.

Happier Days Coming For Neighbors Of Collapsed ‘So Stink’ Dim Sum Restaurant Jamm Aquino/Civil Beat/2026

Happier Days Coming For Neighbors Of Collapsed ‘So Stink’ Dim Sum Restaurant

Some clean-up is underway at Kaimukī’s longtime dim sum eatery where the ceiling collapsed, food rotted.

After Storms Blow, Humans Help Manu-o-Kū Return To The Trees Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

After Storms Blow, Humans Help Manu-o-Kū Return To The Trees

Honolulu’s official bird gets a little help from its friends.

‘So Stink’: Flies And Stench Overwhelm Collapsed Dim Sum Restaurant Jamm Aquino/Civil Beat/2026

‘So Stink’: Flies And Stench Overwhelm Collapsed Dim Sum Restaurant

The ceiling of a Kaimukī eatery caved-in, leaving diners to evacuate. A month later, the leftover food remains untouched, swarming with flies.

Ala Wai ‘Pirate Ship’ Is Pau But Public Is Stuck With The Bill Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

Ala Wai ‘Pirate Ship’ Is Pau But Public Is Stuck With The Bill

A derelict party boat is part of a longstanding problem with abandoned vessels that end up as dead weight in the budget of the state’s boating division.

What Happens To Your Affordable Housing When Income Rules Run Out? Jeremy Hay

What Happens To Your Affordable Housing When Income Rules Run Out?

Seniors at a state-owned affordable housing complex in Kakaʻako are scared about rising rents as the development authority seeks to recoup losses at the financially troubled project.

Price Shock At Waikīkī Co-op Highlights Vulnerability To Housing Fees Matthew Leonard/Civil Beat/2026

Price Shock At Waikīkī Co-op Highlights Vulnerability To Housing Fees

When special assessments and maintenance fees skyrocket, residents who volunteer for housing boards rarely have training and often lack access to important documents to figure out if it’s justified.

Honolulu Spilled 27M Gallons Of Sewage In A New System Failure David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025

Honolulu Spilled 27M Gallons Of Sewage In A New System Failure

Heavy rains once again overwhelmed Honolulu’s sewage system last month, leading to spills.

Oʻahu’s Shade Trees Could Take Decades To Grow Back After Storms Jamm Aquino/Civil Beat/2026

Oʻahu’s Shade Trees Could Take Decades To Grow Back After Storms

Forest stewards say Honolulu’s tree canopy is natural infrastructure worth investing in with more extreme weather around the corner.