Shootz! From Ground And Air, The Modern And Historic Sites Of The Islands

This week we see urban life, Lahaina rebuilding and glimpses of Hawaiʻi’s past.

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This week we see urban life, Lahaina rebuilding and glimpses of Hawaiʻi’s past.

City and County of Honolulu workers closed the main thoroughfare through Ala Moana Park on Monday, to facilitate the repair of a water leak.(David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025)
The main road through Ala Moana Park was closed on Monday so Honolulu workers could repair a water main leak. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025)
Signs of times past with a background of everything new in Kakaako(David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025)
In Kakaʻako, signs of times past, such as the façade of this Art Deco building, overlap with newer towers. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025)
Construction continues at the Ulana building, a Howard Hughes building on Auahi Street where workers are adding windows to each location (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025)
Construction continues at the Ulana Ward Village building, a Howard Hughes project on Auahi Street where workers are installing windows. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025)
Temporary housing for fire survivors in Lahaina with Pioneer Mill in the background. (Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2025)
The Pioneer Mill smokestack, built in 1928, looms in the background over temporary housing for survivors of the 2023 Maui fire. (Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2025)
A home in Lahaina is being rebuilt following the Aug. 8, 2023, fires, Feb. 4, 2025. (Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2025)
A home in Lahaina is being rebuilt after the Aug. 8, 2023 fire. (Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2025)
The Kilauea Lighthouse Road on Kauai remains closed for construction, limiting attendees to only those who reserve in advance. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025)
The Kīlauea Lighthouse Road on Kauaʻi remains closed for construction, but the lighthouse and grounds are accessible by reservation. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025)
A large group of Nene chicks and the parents were photographed alongside Kilauea Road leading to the Lighthouse trail on February 5th. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025)
A gaggle of nēnē chicks and their parents saunter along Kīlauea Road near the lighthouse. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025)
Kapaa Kauai Extras. Stores, Colorful Kapaa, Princeville Fountain,(David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025)
On the east side of Kauaʻi, Kapa’a boasts a bevy of eateries, local designer wear from muʻumuʻu to aloha shirts, and jewelry stores. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025)
Kapaa Kauai Extras. Stores, Colorful Kapaa, Princeville Fountain,(David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025)
On a walk through Kapa’a, it was not hard to feel an “Old Hawai’i” vibe with stores revealing the region’s plantation history. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025)
Aerial View, Skyline, Kapolei (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025)
The flightpath from Kauaʻi back to Honolulu routes planes over the Kapolei section of the Skyline train. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025)

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