Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024
Proposed Bills Would Leave Few Options For Where Oʻahu Puts Its Next Dump
Westside residents want the island’s trash to stop coming to their community, but potential new restrictions could make it difficult to place a city dump anywhere else.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023
Audit Confirms Honolulu Rail Woes: Poor Marketing, Clunky Payment System
Skyline’s usefulness is still below par 14 years after ground was broken and more than a year and a half after its first segment opened, new audit says.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024
Dismantling Haʻikū Stairs Is Urgent Safety Issue, City Says In Court Filing
Providing security to keep hikers away has proved costly and leaving the stairs partially in place is a safety hazard, the city said in a court filing Wednesday.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024
Honolulu Launches Its Own Effort To Hire Federal Workers
The mayor’s announcement comes a little more than a week after the governor launched a similar effort on the state level.
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Major Fireworks Seizure At Honolulu Port Points To Federal Failure
An Oʻahu fireworks company got a federal license to import tons of fireworks even though it didn’t have a state license to possess them once they got here.
‘Renovation Aloha’ Home Flippers Hit With Flurry Of Building Violations
Tristyn and Kamohai Kalama continue to renovate Oʻahu homes without proper permits even as their show seeks taxpayer subsidies.
(City of Honolulu and April Estrellon/Civil Beat/2025)
These 5 Bridges Across The Ala Wai Got Top Public Votes
Contractors can use the input to inform construction bids, but they aren’t required to.
(Marcel Honore/Civil Beat/2025)
To Rescue The Cliffs Below Diamond Head, This Group Went Rogue
The Honolulu community group says it’s providing a critical public service neglected by the city, but Kuilei Cliffs also brushes off city instructions that it says are unreasonable.
(David Croxford/April Estrellon/Civil Beat/2025)
Ravenous Beetles Go Urban, Preying On Honolulu’s Iconic Coconut Palms
Fallout from the scarab beetles’ invasion into urban Honolulu remains unknown, but the damage so far is “pretty bad,” according to one expert.