Matthew Leonard/Civil Beat/2025
177 Days: Bumpy City Parking Lot Still Waiting For Its Overdue Makeover
The asphalt surface of the parking lot at Kapālama Hale in Honolulu caps soil contaminated by decades of use as an automotive workshop.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025
Fix It! The Leaning Traffic Light Of Kalākaua Avenue
Three traffic lights used to regulate heavy traffic into Waikīkī via Kalākaua Avenue. For over a year, a scrappy interim traffic light has been holding down the fort.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025
Fix It! This Floating Dock In Honolulu Looks More Like A Shipwreck
The state DLNR has plans to replace the docks but no firm start date.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024
Fix It! These Park Lights Went Out Years Ago. Is It Safer Without Them?
Kauluwela Community Park in Honolulu has been without lights since March 2021. The city says local residents don’t want them back.
Ben Angarone/Civil Beat/2024
Fix It! A Collapsed Sidewalk Next To An Oceanfront Cafe
When will the sidewalk along Queen’s Beach be fixed? Nobody seems to know.