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Hawaiʻi Officials Discuss Lessons Learned From Tsunami Scare Kawika Lopez/Civil Beat/2025

Hawaiʻi Officials Discuss Lessons Learned From Tsunami Scare

Agencies like the Department of Transportation plan to publish after-action reports by the end of the year, officials said.

Honolulu Airport Travelers Fend For Themselves Amid Tsunami Threat David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025

Honolulu Airport Travelers Fend For Themselves Amid Tsunami Threat

A mother-daughter excursion in Waikīkī was spoiled by the tsunami warning. They blame airport communication failures for leaving them stranded with hundreds of other travelers.

Traffic Tsunami During Evacuation Offers Lessons For Future David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025

Traffic Tsunami During Evacuation Offers Lessons For Future

Cars were backed up for hours, and miles, on Tuesday in Honolulu as residents responded to alerts by jumping in their cars. Experts say there are other options.

Parking Will Be Banned In Lanikai Loop To End Beachgoer Gridlock Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Parking Will Be Banned In Lanikai Loop To End Beachgoer Gridlock

The city’s plan to quell Lanikai’s traffic nightmare involves no parking on the main loop and more bike racks and buses.

Low-Flying Helicopter Caused Paraglider Crash At Makapu’u, Lawsuit Claims Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Low-Flying Helicopter Caused Paraglider Crash At Makapu’u, Lawsuit Claims

A paraglider pilot injured in a 2023 accident is suing an Oʻahu air tour company for negligence.

Ala Wai Harbor Is A Major Tow-Away Zone. Will Better Warning Signs Help? Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

Ala Wai Harbor Is A Major Tow-Away Zone. Will Better Warning Signs Help?

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

Oʻahu Wants To Crack Down On Homeless Bus Riders Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Oʻahu Wants To Crack Down On Homeless Bus Riders

Proposed restrictions would discourage people from sheltering in public transit.

Investigators: High Winds, Rotor Flap Caused Fatal Kauaʻi Helicopter Crash National Transport Safety Board/2025

Investigators: High Winds, Rotor Flap Caused Fatal Kauaʻi Helicopter Crash

Three people died during an air tour over the Nāpali Coast in July 2024. Investigators attributed the accident to weather and a known weakness in the model of the helicopter.

Fix It! This Wooden Footbridge In Windward Oʻahu Is A Survivor Ben Angarone/Civil Beat/2025

Fix It! This Wooden Footbridge In Windward Oʻahu Is A Survivor

It’s Groundhog Day in Windward Oʻahu, where a pedestrian bridge has been caught in a cycle of being destroyed, rebuilt and destroyed.

Honolulu Bus Commuters Are The Latest Victims Of Federal Funding Cuts Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

Honolulu Bus Commuters Are The Latest Victims Of Federal Funding Cuts

The city announced that nearly $10 million for seven programs, including a Waiʻanae Coast bus rapid transit project, has been eliminated.