Transportation

Honolulu Closed Its Parks And Beaches For COVID-19. Why Not Open Access To Streets? Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Honolulu Closed Its Parks And Beaches For COVID-19. Why Not Open Access To Streets?

The growing number of walkers, joggers and bicyclists on Oahu shows that residents are eager for any way to get outdoors.

Crucial Contract For Honolulu Rail Project Delayed For 6th Time Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Crucial Contract For Honolulu Rail Project Delayed For 6th Time

City Council Chair Ikaika Anderson says “the process sucks,” referring to how this major public-private partnership award is made.

Travel Bubble With Japan Inches Closer To Reality Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2017

Travel Bubble With Japan Inches Closer To Reality

Hawaii is among a dozen destinations that received the green light for travel by Japan’s government, but no date is set.

New Deal Reached To Fix Laniakea Parking, Traffic And Safety Problems PF Bentley/Civil Beat

New Deal Reached To Fix Laniakea Parking, Traffic And Safety Problems

UPDATED: For years, the North Shore beach has been a notorious traffic choke point and an unsafe crossing for visitors. A new court agreement could change that.

A Setback For Clean Energy? No More Free Parking For Electric Vehicles Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

A Setback For Clean Energy? No More Free Parking For Electric Vehicles

Advocates say incentives like parking and rebates are needed to encourage the use of EVs in Hawaii.

Pedestrians In Hawaii Need More Space. Here’s How To Give It To Them Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Pedestrians In Hawaii Need More Space. Here’s How To Give It To Them

COVID-19 has more Honolulu residents out walking. ‘Quick Build’ projects could keep it that way.

City To Start Daily Temperature Checks Of All Bus Drivers Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

City To Start Daily Temperature Checks Of All Bus Drivers

Plans for new mass-testing protocols were ramped up after a driver tested positive over the weekend.

Face Scanners At Hawaii Airports Are ‘Terrifying,’ ACLU Says Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Face Scanners At Hawaii Airports Are ‘Terrifying,’ ACLU Says

A DOT spokesman says the pilot program isn’t technology from “spy movies,” but a civil rights group argues it is mass surveillance.

Rail Investigation Is Latest Casualty Of COVID-19 Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Rail Investigation Is Latest Casualty Of COVID-19

UPDATED: Budget constraints helped kill an audit looking for potential fraud, sparking a debate among Honolulu City Council members.

With Tourists Gone, City Will Open Kalakaua to Bikers and Pedestrians PF Bentley/Civil Beat

With Tourists Gone, City Will Open Kalakaua to Bikers and Pedestrians

The temporary program mirrors a global trend to give people more street space so they can exercise at a safe distance.