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Some Residents Question The Steep Cost For The Ala Wai Pedestrian Bridge Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Some Residents Question The Steep Cost For The Ala Wai Pedestrian Bridge

Federal funding would cover much of the $63 million cost, but critics have other concerns as well.

Electric Seagliders Could Come To Hawaii As Soon As 2026 Courtesy of Regent

Electric Seagliders Could Come To Hawaii As Soon As 2026

But Mokulele Airlines’ new parent company says interisland travelers will start to see improvements in service much sooner than that.

Construction Vehicle Stolen On Maui Recovered Getty Images

Construction Vehicle Stolen On Maui Recovered

The Hawaii DOT had earlier asked for public assistance locating it.

Honolulu Rail Is Still Waiting For The Feds To Release Large Chunks of Money Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Honolulu Rail Is Still Waiting For The Feds To Release Large Chunks of Money

HART had hoped $125 million would quickly be released last year to help fund the $10 billion project but now expects that money won’t arrive until December.

Honolulu Changed Bus Routes To Accommodate The Rail. But Many Passengers Say No Thanks Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Honolulu Changed Bus Routes To Accommodate The Rail. But Many Passengers Say No Thanks

City transportation officials say the goal is “one integrated system.” But the changes have made commutes more difficult in some cases.

Lanai Ferry Seeks Higher Ticket Fare For The First Time In 15 Years Alana Eagle/Civil Beat/2016

Lanai Ferry Seeks Higher Ticket Fare For The First Time In 15 Years

The public can weigh in next month on whether state regulators should approve the proposed 37% increase.

Hawaii’s Struggle To Provide Health Care For Rural Islands Nearly Turned Tragic For This Expectant Mom Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Hawaii’s Struggle To Provide Health Care For Rural Islands Nearly Turned Tragic For This Expectant Mom

For months the fragility of a vital air link endangered the health of people across rural Hawaii. The state is still trying to fix it.

This Stretch Of North Shore Highway Could Be Moving Inland — With A Parking Lot On The Beach Side Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

This Stretch Of North Shore Highway Could Be Moving Inland — With A Parking Lot On The Beach Side

Managed parking is set to come to this popular beach teeming with tourists and residents who come to watch the sea turtles.

Solving Honolulu’s Bike Commute, One Sketchy Intersection At A Time Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Solving Honolulu’s Bike Commute, One Sketchy Intersection At A Time

From “leading intervals” to “bike boxes,” the city’s avid cyclists have plenty of ideas to make the streets more accessible.

Maui Is Set To Join Other Counties In Raising Taxes To Pay For Roads And Housing Marina Riker/Civil Beat/2022

Maui Is Set To Join Other Counties In Raising Taxes To Pay For Roads And Housing

A pending law would expand how the counties can use a half-percent general excise tax surcharge.