Honolulu

Fix It! What’s A Playground Without A Slide? Ben Angarone/Civil Beat/2025

Fix It! What’s A Playground Without A Slide?

A Honolulu park slide was removed and its entrance boarded up earlier this year. It’s still unclear when it’ll be replaced.

Fixed It! Elevator, Broken For Many Months,  Rises Again Jeremy Hay/Civil Beat/2025

Fixed It! Elevator, Broken For Many Months, Rises Again

Medical building patients who had to climb the stairs express relief

Honolulu’s Crackdown Traps Homeless In Loop Of Citations Jeremy Hay/Civil Beat/2025

Honolulu’s Crackdown Traps Homeless In Loop Of Citations

Ticketing of Honolulu’s homeless population ballooned after the mayor pledged to get 1,000 people off the street in a year, but the effort tends to involve familiar faces.

Honolulu Businesses Hurt By Rail Construction Find City Help Falls Short Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

Honolulu Businesses Hurt By Rail Construction Find City Help Falls Short

It took years for the city to set up a program helping businesses that were negatively impacted by rail construction. Now, that program is underutilized and insufficient, business owners say.

Honolulu Fire Department Relied On Risky Tactic In Deadly Blaze

Honolulu Fire Department Relied On Risky Tactic In Deadly Blaze

Firefighters have a mantra: Risk a lot to save a lot. But a newly uncovered federal investigation into a firefighter’s death cautions fire departments against risking everything when they don’t know whether there’s anyone to save.

‘Hell-Hole’ Building Tenants Gain Traction In Court As Conditions Deteriorate Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

‘Hell-Hole’ Building Tenants Gain Traction In Court As Conditions Deteriorate

Remaining residents were terrified when a group of men in black clothing armed with a pistol showed up last week. Today they head back to court.

Queen Emma Land Co. Wants Former Tenant To Tear Down Historic Building Stewart Yerton/Civil Beat/2025

Queen Emma Land Co. Wants Former Tenant To Tear Down Historic Building

The controversy over the downtown Honolulu building pits one of Hawaiʻi’s oldest real estate services companies against an aliʻi trust established by Queen Emma to benefit her hospital.

Fix It! Punahou Square Park Has Seen Better Days Leilani Combs/Civil Beat/2025

Fix It! Punahou Square Park Has Seen Better Days

A dog park is being added to the small park while other parts of it remain neglected.

Change Is Hard But Progress Is Real: Setting The Record Straight On HNL Build Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Change Is Hard But Progress Is Real: Setting The Record Straight On HNL Build

DPP continues to work closely with its partner, Speridian, to fix bugs, refine workflows and provide targeted staff training.

‘Complete Failure’: Honolulu Permit Workers Say Tech Upgrade Is A Bust Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

‘Complete Failure’: Honolulu Permit Workers Say Tech Upgrade Is A Bust

The permitting director insists the new program is working and problems are being fixed, but some staff are begging for a return to the old system.