A Hawaiʻi County commission calls for a pause in the project until the state establishes rules regulating discharge of micro- and nanoplastics.

Repaving is also coming for most of the 900 parking spaces at Hawaiʻi’s largest small boat harbor.

Honolulu police said they stepped up traffic enforcement on the Westside last summer to help them find criminals and guns. Some residents said they felt harassed. 

The harbor’s status as a public asset is at odds with the state’s long-term goals for private management boating facilities.

The parks department is trying to balance the need to maintain visitor numbers at the popular snorkeling site while maintaining conservation efforts.

Residents asked the city to make the intersection safer after a woman was killed there in 2019, but the city said no changes were needed. Since then, more people have been hit.

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.

Sports and extracurricular activities can help kids build a sense of community pride — and show them a better life is possible.

Civil Beat will host a live discussion with Office of Hawaiian Affairs Trustee Kelii Akina.

We’re hosting election forums with a slew of county council candidates.