1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1194+ words) A Honolulu Charter Commission proposal suggests smaller, more localized government authority would be better for the island of 1 million people. Anyone who has ever attended a stormy neighborhood board meeting will have noted a point at which the grumbling starts…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1269+ words) Officials say this New Year's Eve was quieter than last, but state Department of Law Enforcement Director Mike Lambert is calling for more drastic measures to cut off the state's supply of illegal fireworks. Even on what police agree was…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1619+ words) Updated tallies are not yet complete but already eclipse those in 2024. Data show immigration arrests are increasingly likely to take place at ICE offices and at the state's civil court houses. Arrests and removals by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1485+ words) There's still time! Make a gift to Civil Beat today and help power our essential journalism in 2026! Mahalo and Happy New Year! Two Honolulu charter amendment proposals this year aim to enshrine sidewalk construction as a core local government responsibility....

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (908+ words) Celebrate the holidays with a gift to Civil Beat and help fund inclusive, community-centered journalism. Mahalo from all of us in the newsroom!" Help us raise $300,000 by December 31! The city keeps tripping over the same procedural mistakes. In recent weeks,…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (1244+ words) We're " of the way to our campaign goal of $300,000 by Dec.31! Mahalo in advance for your continued support. Thank you to the 545 donors, including 61 new donors, who've contributed to our campaign so far! The settlement gives the city the easements…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (1459+ words) We're " of the way to our campaign goal of $300,000 by Dec.31! Mahalo in advance for your continued support. Thank you to the 545 donors, including 61 new donors, who've contributed to our campaign so far! Honolulu City Council members approved the settlement…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1212+ words) Mahalo to the 235 donors who've contributed to our year-end campaign thus far! Thank you for your readership and for believing in us. Help us raise $300,000 by December 31! Among dozens of proposed amendments that the Charter Commission will consider putting on…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (638+ words) Scores of similar sketchy crosswalks have been removed, but this one connects city landmarks in a bustling downtown corridor. In the past two months, Honolulu architect Joshua Briggs said he has almost been hit three times by cars and even…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1251+ words) 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. Two years after it finally got off the ground, a…...