Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024
Honolulu Election: All 4 Charter Amendments Are On Track To Be Approved
The proposed measures would affect climate change funding, City Council member salaries, an ocean safety oversight commission and emergency management leaders.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024
Street Festivals Frustrate Waikiki But Chinatown Wants More
In a tale of two neighborhoods, street festivals can be a headache for people in Waikiki while community leaders say they could be an economic lifeline for Chinatown.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024
Governor’s Office To Help YMCA Residents Facing Huge Rent Hike
Eight long-term tenants highlighted in a Civil Beat story, whose rental subsidies were to end Nov. 1, will not be displaced.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024
Honolulu YMCA Ends Rental Subsidies For Long-Term Tenants
The organization said it failed to reach its fundraising goal this year and can’t afford to maintain the housing program at the Central Y.
Ku'u Kauanoe/Civil Beat/2019
Is The Sunshine Law Working For Oahu’s Neighborhood Boards?
Neighborhood board members are frustrated at restrictions on what they can talk about at their meetings.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024
Honolulu Revives The Idea Of Shipping Trash Off Island
As the city faces a deadline to choose a site for a new landfill, it’s considering other methods of garbage disposal.
Courtesy: City of Vancouver
What Honolulu Can Learn From An Empty Homes Tax In Vancouver
Honolulu Council members are looking to the Canadian city as a model for their own version.
Screenshot/2024
Is Drag Racing A Good Way To Till Soil? This State Farmland Tenant Says So
After failing to stop a daylong “Mud Drag” event that attracted about 1,000 people last weekend, a state agency ponders its next move.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024
Westside Shooting Victim Fights To Walk Again As Her Family Seeks Justice
Richianna DeGuzman was caught in the crossfire in a gang shooting in 2023, her mother says. But her case remains unsolved.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024
Honolulu Voters To Decide If Climate Change Fund Needed
A proposed city charter amendment would funnel some property tax revenue to a Climate Resiliency Fund.