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.
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’
Waialua and Haleʻiwa residents are making decisions about whether to evacuate their homes.
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.
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.
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.
Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Does Japan Hold The Answer To Fixing Honolulu’s Rail System?
Gov. Josh Green is negotiating an agreement with a Japanese rail conglomerate to work on transit-oriented development along the Skyline.
Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Kūpuna Wait On Fix For Broken Elevator At Liliha Apartments
Flooding damaged elevators in the 16-story building. Repair of the main passenger elevator will take months.
Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
‘Tough Times’: Honolulu Mayor Wants To Cut $50 Million For Vacant Jobs
After years of budget increases as the city emerged from the pandemic, this year the mayor proposed a lower budget than last year’s.
Caldwell Facebook/2020
Kidney Nonprofit Charged Taxpayers ‘Outrageous’ Prices For Covid Tests
Following Civil Beat’s reporting, the nonprofit is enlisting outside help to review its books.