City and County of Honolulu
Hawaiʻi May Add A Test To Driver’s License Renewals As Traffic Deaths Climb
Drivers would have to take written knowledge tests during their license renewals, something Hawaiʻi stopped requiring almost three decades ago.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
Oʻahu Needs Sidewalks. Should The County Be Required To Build Them?
Two Honolulu charter amendment proposals this year aim to enshrine sidewalk construction as a core local government responsibility.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
EV Use Has Skyrocketed In Hawaiʻi. Why Is It So Hard To Find A Charger?
As federal incentives for electric vehicles are drying up, will the state still expand its fledgling charging network?
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
HART Approves $53 Million In Design Work To Continue Rail To Ala Moana
Extending rail from Kakaʻako to Ala Moana would cost another $1.6 billion, money the rail authority does not have. The board did not discuss how to pay for that.
Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2020
Teens Who Sued Hawai‘i Say State’s Climate Plan For Aviation Doesn’t Fly
Interisland flights are Hawaiʻi’s biggest transportation carbon producer, making up more than half of all emissions related to civilian travel in the state.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
Stuck On A Honolulu Rail Platform? Let A Book Take You Somewhere
The city wants livelier rail stations. The library system wants more access to their books. Can a vending machine pilot project satisfy both goals?
Natanya Freidheim/Civil Beat/2018
How Many Crosswalks Have Been Removed In Honolulu? The City Isn’t Sure
The city took out dozens of crosswalks more than six years ago, but city officials they haven’t tallied how many have been removed since then.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024
E-Bikes In Schools: Hawaiʻi Politicians Call For Restrictions
Efforts to implement stricter rules and more consistent standards have taken on urgency amid a sharp increase in traffic fatalities this year.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023
Why Honolulu Bus Fares May Be On The Rise
A monthly pass would go from $80 to $90 under the proposal in what would be the first increase in three years.
Matthew Leonard/Civil Beat/2025
State Fund Aims To Get More Kids Walking To School. Will They Be Safer?
The funds won’t be released until early next year, but the transportation department is looking at ways to expedite processes so work can begin within four months of receipt.