Rick Blangiardi re-ups for another term as Honolulu mayor.
Waikiki sunsets take on a magical flare this time of year, attracting locals and visitors. A Majestic by Atlantis Cruises vessel floats into the scene Saturday. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024)Art or utility? At the new affordable housing complex in Koa Ridge, Waipio, the pipes and other conduits seem to be both Monday. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024)Imperial nudibranchs, also know as sea slugs, crawl along a reef off Point Panic about 39 feet below the surface Monday. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)A male spotted boxfish was also in the vicinity. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)A threadfin butterflyfish swims along the reef marking the edge of the Kewalo Basin聽ship channel Monday. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)Tom Liu, 84, stands between the temporary power pole and his rebuilt ohana unit鈥檚 permanent power meter in Kula on Nov. 8. Liu has finally received a permit to move into his ohana unit while construction on his primary residence continues, making him among the first to move into one of the 25 homes destroyed in the Upcountry fire, which happened the same day flames tore through Lahaina in August 2023. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)808 Consulting & Construction continues to rebuild Liu鈥檚 primary residence, right, after completing his ohana unit. Liu is fortunate to have space for the upgraded septic tank (manhole cover at left) and a leach field. Other residents are less fortunate with tighter space to upgrade from the cesspools now disallowed. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)Bobby Kaiwi sets a bolt for the foundation of Liu鈥檚 home. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)Mark Ross pulls fireweeds on his cleared property in Kula. Ross is ready to build after the fire swept down the P艒hakuokal膩 Gulch, which lies to right, but his progress is bogged down by a the permit-approval process. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)The mountains of Moloka鈥檌 are visible through Dora and Trip Millikin鈥檚 kitchen window in Lahaina. Moloka鈥檌 was obscured by other houses and trees until the August 2023 fire reduced much the historic West Maui town to ashes. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)Trip, inside, and Dora Millikin talk about the damage to the windows she had renovated at their Lahaina home after the August 2023 fire. Paint on the north side of their historic Pioneer Mill bookkeeper’s home was damaged by the August 2023 fire. Otherwise, the house miraculously sustained very little damage. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)Two buoys mark where Kahalu鈥檜 Bay visitors are allowed to stand on the sea floor in Kailua-Kona on 贬补飞补颈驶颈 island on Dec. 17. Once past the orange markers, people need to keep their feet above the reef to protect coral and other sea life. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)A Porites lobata, or lobe coral, anchors the foreground as state coral restoration technician Keelee Martin floats above the Kahalu鈥檜 Bay floor. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)Arizona State University research technician Abbey Woodard heads up for air after replanting a coral in Kahalu鈥檜 Bay. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)Seattle resident Laura Blangiardi Hosford, right, one of Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s three children, surprises him at his inauguration ceremony Thursday in Honolulu. Blangiardi was re-elected to a second term. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025)
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