Civil Beat photographers document the week’s news in our regular photo feature.
Let’s talk about time.
Time begins the healing process. Twenty-two years after the 9/11 terrorist attack to one month after Maui’s devastating fires.
We also photographed areas of Oahu where time has allowed grass to grow.
Visuals editor David Croxford covered a Civil Beat Editorial Board session with Mayor Rick Blangiardi and his staff, heartbreak in Waikiki and a timeless Hauula store and landmark.
Photographer Kevin Fujii traveled to Maui to photograph the Ku Mai Kai Hula competition which offered a small sense of healing one month after the island suffered devastating wildfires.
Here’s a look at Civil Beat photographers capturing moments in time this week.
Virginia Lee Costa, 68, of Honolulu, carries a 9/11 memorial flag during Honolulu’s remembrance ceremony at Bishop Square in downtown Honolulu Monday. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023)An attendee holds a U.S. flag at the Honolulu 9/11 remembrance ceremony. It’s been 22 years since Al Qaeda terrorists hijacked four airplanes, attacking the World Trade Center Twin Towers and the Pentagon. The fourth plane was prevented from its destination by passengers but all told 2,977 people and 19 hijackers were killed and thousands more injured. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023)Usually behind the scenes, Scott Humber is the communications director for Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi. Humber was the longtime news director for Hawaii News Now before leaving to join the mayor’s staff. Blangiardi was also his boss at HNN, where the mayor was the general manager for many years. Humber is photographed during a meeting with the Civil Beat Editorial Board on Tuesday. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023)Viewed from Farrington Highway, the Skyline travels above the Ewa plain which is now covered with dry vegetation. The city is taking a lesson from the recent Maui fires and reviewing the potential for wildfire on Oahu. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023)Kaukonahua Road looking toward Haleiwa fronts has large swaths of dried grasses and other vegetation that could serve as fuel for wildfires. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023)Monty, a rescue dog, walks on top of a road barricade above tall, dry vegetation on Thursday in One鈥檜la Beach Park (locally knowns as Haubush) in Ewa Beach. Residents concern is on the rise after a wildfire destroyed much of Maui鈥檚 historic town of Lahaina on Aug. 8. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023)Tall, dry vegetation grows along Round Top Drive in Honolulu as seen Wednesday. Photographers have no shortage of dried grass, weeds and other undergrowth to choose from to document wildfire potential on Oahu. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023)Fire damaged a two-story residential building on Kaio’o Drive in Waikiki on Sunday. Several families were displaced and two people lost their lives. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023)One month after the devastating fires on Maui, life slowly returns to normal as the Halau O Kealani performs at the Ku Mai Ka Hula competition at the Maui Arts and Culture Center, Saturday in Kahului. But the normally busy hula competition and festival was smaller. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023)Halau O Kealani competes in the Wahine Auana division of the Ku Mai Ka Hula competition. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023)Ikaika Blackburn & Friends performs the music at the Ku Mai Ka Hula competition at the Maui Arts and Culture Center Saturday in Kahului. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023)Okuto Horiuchi of the Halau Hula Manaiakalani Iapana performs in the Ku Mai Ka Hula Kane Kahiko competition. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023)A spectator shoots video during the Ku Mai Ka Hula competition at the Maui Arts and Culture Center Saturday in Kahului. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023)If you’ve driven the east side of Oahu around to the North Shore, you’ve probably passed this store, with muu muu’s, sarongs and beach towels swaying in the sea breezes. The store has been at its location at 54-042 Kam Highway forever and fills a quiet niche for those wanting items to take back home for friends after visiting our islands. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023)
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