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.
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.