1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (765+ words) The curtain is closing on Chad Waters" leading role at 1136 Union Mall. The founder of a downtown co-living space that became a squalid nightmare for residents is being removed as the property"s manager, marking the final days for the…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago  (1115+ words) Kiyoshi Toi said he was giving the employee lunch money. The judge saw it as an attempt to influence him. An elderly architect convicted of bribery for trying to slip a Honolulu permit reviewer some cash " what he said was…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (243+ words) City crews were hard at work Monday as Honolulu residents waited for the wind and rain to pass. It was an unusually quiet and blustery Monday in Honolulu, as residents surveyed the damage from the ... News That Matters Support us…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (993+ words) Fireworks citations and fines were up on O'ahu, but the jury is still out on how effective aerial drones will be. Twice the number of citations were issued for fireworks offenses on O'ahu in the second half of 2025 than in…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (1381+ words) Graffiti art does more than deface walls. It challenges gentrification itself. On any given day, you can take a walking tour of Kaka'ako's open-air gallery, marvel at the murals coloring the nine-block neighborhood. Known as "Our Kaka'ako," the area offers…...

1+ mon, 2+ week 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…...

1+ mon, 2+ week 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…...

1+ mon, 2+ week 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+ mon, 3+ week 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....

2+ mon, 1+ week 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,…...