December 2015
Friday, December 4When Half A Train Is Better Than None
November 2015
Thursday, November 5Hawaii Road Fatalities In One Map
October 2015
Monday, October 19Bill Slowing Bike Lane Construction Approved Over Bike Riders’ Objections
Friday, October 16Honolulu Rail Project Eclipses $6.5 Billion
Monday, October 5Honolulu Drivers Can’t Get No Satisfaction
September 2015
Monday, September 28In Car-Free Paris, Lessons for Honolulu
Wednesday, September 23A ‘No-Brainer’: Honolulu Streets Should Be for the People, Not the Cars
Tuesday, September 15Higher Costs and More Delays on the Way for Honolulu Rail
Tuesday, September 8Takai Highway Proposal Is Much More Than a Rail Bailout
Wednesday, September 2Hawaii DOT Alleges Fraud, Breach of Contract in Lawsuit
August 2015
Friday, August 28Civil Bytes: Telecommuting Could Be an Economic Force for Hawaii
July 2015
Wednesday, July 29Mayor Hires ‘Fresh Set of Eyes’ to Monitor Honolulu Rail Project
Friday, July 24Hawaii Legislature Should Rethink Regulation for Taxis, Uber and Lyft
Thursday, July 23In With The New: Will Millennials’ Disdain For Driving Help Oahu’s Traffic Woes?
June 2015
Monday, June 29Governor Plans to Veto Eight Bills; Rail Tax Extension Survives
Tuesday, June 16A Ray of Hope for Honolulu Rail?
What Does it Take to Get a Traffic Light in Pahoa?
Wednesday, June 3The Rhetorical Question: Is Kapolei a Mistake?
May 2015
Wednesday, May 27Is Kapolei a Mistake?
Monday, May 11Driving Hawaii: The Cost of Owning a Car Really Adds Up
Wednesday, May 6Make Way for Hoopili: City Council Approves Rezoning
April 2015
Thursday, April 30Bill to Rezone Land for Hoopili Heading to Full City Council
Wednesday, April 29Coming to a Freeway Near You: Daily Congestion That Rivals Zip Fiasco
Tuesday, April 28ZipMobile Trouble Illustrates the Need for Rail
Tuesday, April 21Budget Agreements Reached on Zipper Lane, School Lunch Money
Monday, April 20Curt Sanburn: Land Use Shenanigans on the Windward Side
Thursday, April 16Survey: More People in Hawaii Driving Alone to Work
Tuesday, April 7Senators Give Honolulu Rail ‘A Great Deal of Opportunity’
Monday, April 6Honolulu Ranked No. 8 for ‘Livable Cities’
Thursday, April 2D.R. Horton Agrees to Provide Cheaper Housing in Hoopili
Wednesday, April 1Honolulu Traffic Jam: ‘A Perfect Storm of Everything Falling Apart’
It’s April! It’s Distracted Driving Awareness Month!
March 2015
Tuesday, March 31Honolulu Drivers Frustrated With Traffic Hell Take to Twitter
Honolulu Traffic Third Most Congested Nationally
Monday, March 30Railing Against Honolulu’s $6 Billion Rail Project
Tuesday, March 17Why Do So Many People in Hawaii Do Their Parking Backwards?
Tuesday, March 10Denby Fawcett: Making It Easier to Build in Rural Oahu
Uber and Lyft: The End of Ride Sharing in Hawaii?
Thursday, March 5City Council Panel Approves Rezoning for Hoopili Development
Wednesday, March 4Math Problem: Does Honolulu Rail GET Shortfall Really Add Up?
Tuesday, March 3Denby Fawcett: Stop the Malaekahana Development
Monday, March 2Honolulu City Council Panel to Take Up North Shore Development Plan
Letter to the Honolulu City Council: Hoopili Doesn’t Fit
February 2015
Thursday, February 19Don’t Extend the Transit Tax to Pay for Honolulu Rail
January 2015
Friday, January 30At Least $1.25B Has Been Spent on Rail So Far, But Where Has All the Money Gone?
Thursday, January 29What Can We Do About the Rail? Nothing. Tackle Traffic Congestion!
Friday, January 23Civil Bytes: H1 and Rail Inspire Visions of a Driverless Future
Tuesday, January 13Denby Fawcett: Rail Ends at Ala Moana, But Will Tax Go on Forever?
Monday, January 12Urban Hawaii: Who Is Remaking Kakaako?
Monday, January 5Urban Hawaii: What Does Future Hold for Honolulu — and Us?
December 2014
Tuesday, December 30Caldwell: City Meets Road Repaving Goal for 2014
Monday, December 22How Driving to Work Changes Oahu’s Daytime Population
Thursday, December 18Honolulu Bike Lane: If You Build It, They Will Come
Tuesday, December 9Ohana Housing: City’s Plan Will Open Up Needed Affordable Rentals
Tuesday, December 2Hawaii Land Use Commission Disputes Developer’s Assurance on Hoopili
November 2014
Wednesday, November 26Honolulu Planning Commission to Consider Hoopili Development
Monday, November 17Peter Carlisle: Rail Is a Gift for Generations
October 2014
Wednesday, October 29Bill Encourages Car Sharing on Oahu
Friday, October 3How Safe Has the Honolulu Rail Project Been?
July 2014
Tuesday, July 29South Kona’s $27.9M Māmalahoa Highway Bypass Extension Breaks Ground
Tuesday, July 22What’s the Impact of Texting Laws on Motor Vehicle Fatalities?
Tuesday, July 15Handi-Van Fires Blamed on Vehicles Being Over-Aged and Over-Driven
Thursday, July 10Report: Hawaii’s Rural Roads and Bridges Deficient, Deadly
Monday, July 7Caldwell Plans to Boost Street Lighting After Pedestrian Accidents
Tuesday, July 1Lyft and UberX: Innovative Ride Services or ‘Bandit Cabs’?
June 2014
Wednesday, June 4Study: Yep, Honolulu Traffic Still Sucks
May 2014
Wednesday, May 21Why Is It So Dangerous for Pedestrians in Hawaii?
Tuesday, May 20Why Are Big Island Road Improvements Stalled?
Sunday, May 18Fun Fact: There Sure Are Lots of Cars in Hawaii
A Civil Beat Investigation: In Hawaii’s workers’ comp system, people with long-lasting injuries are often forced to battle doctors hand-picked by insurance companies to get treatment and disability payments.
The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands is one of the most remote places on Earth. Now, it’s threatened by climate change, pollution and politics.
Guam's predominantly Catholic community has been torn apart by decades of allegations of sexual abuse by beloved priests.
Why are so many tourists dying in Hawaii? We examine the causes of visitor deaths.
Tom Yamachika: Who Can We Beat Up With Property Tax?