Honolulu

Mud, Mud And More Mud: Residents Of Oʻahu’s North Shore Start To Dig Out Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

Mud, Mud And More Mud: Residents Of Oʻahu’s North Shore Start To Dig Out

Residents of Haleʻiwa and Waialua were allowed over the weekend to return to their neighborhoods, flooded in the second of two powerful Kona lows. The damage was sobering.

Frightening North Shore Floodwaters Forced Hundreds To Flee Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

Frightening North Shore Floodwaters Forced Hundreds To Flee

Oʻahu rescuers used paddleboards and kayaks, Jet Skis and backhoes to evacuate residents around Waialua and Haleʻiwa

LIST: Help Oʻahu Flooding Victims. Here’s Where You Can Donate Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

LIST: Help Oʻahu Flooding Victims. Here’s Where You Can Donate

Here are nonprofits looking to help people affected by dangerous flooding on Oʻahu.

See: Oʻahu Evacuation Map, Zones, Shelters Amid Wahiawā Dam Threat Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

See: Oʻahu Evacuation Map, Zones, Shelters Amid Wahiawā Dam Threat

Get the latest on flooding concerns, power outages and more as a Kona low storm bears down on Hawaiʻi.

Oʻahu’s Wahiawā Dam At ‘Imminent Threat’ Of Failure Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

Oʻahu’s Wahiawā Dam At ‘Imminent Threat’ Of Failure

The dam is more than 100 years old and does not meet current safety standards.

Honolulu’s Mayor Has Ideas To Improve Everyday Life On The Island Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

Honolulu’s Mayor Has Ideas To Improve Everyday Life On The Island

Mayor Rick Blangiardi pledged Wednesday night to make city services work faster for Oʻahu’s residents.

City Warns Wahiawā Dam Could Fail, Cause ‘Catastrophic Flooding’

City Warns Wahiawā Dam Could Fail, Cause ‘Catastrophic Flooding’

Waialua and Haleʻiwa residents are making decisions about whether to evacuate their homes. 

Storm Batters Hawaiʻi Causing Floods, Prolonged Outages And Toppled Trees Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

Storm Batters Hawaiʻi Causing Floods, Prolonged Outages And Toppled Trees

HECO outages rankled Oʻahu Friday, with outages possibly extending into Saturday for East Honolulu and Hawaiʻi Kai. Flash flood warnings were issued elsewhere.

Here’s Where Honolulu Wants To Cut Funding For Open Jobs Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Here’s Where Honolulu Wants To Cut Funding For Open Jobs

With 1 in 5 city jobs unfilled, some departments would lose millions of dollars while others would lose nothing.

Audit: Sylvia Luke’s Campaign Missed Thousands In Donations Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Audit: Sylvia Luke’s Campaign Missed Thousands In Donations

Donations tied to Tobi Solidum weren’t included in the audit’s findings.