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‘This Could Happen To Anybody,’ Says Man Who Was At Fatal Fireworks Party Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

‘This Could Happen To Anybody,’ Says Man Who Was At Fatal Fireworks Party

One Salt Lake resident offered a different description of what caused the explosion that killed 3 people.

From Busboy To House Speaker: Longtime 贬补飞补颈驶颈 Lawmaker Calvin Say Retires David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

From Busboy To House Speaker: Longtime 贬补飞补颈驶颈 Lawmaker Calvin Say Retires

Say鈥檚 critics see him as emblematic of 贬补飞补颈驶颈鈥檚 鈥渙ld boys’鈥 style of politics. He defends his cautious style as necessary to keep the state running smoothly.

Honolulu Fireworks Accident Is A Fatal Turn In A Long-Running Problem David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025

Honolulu Fireworks Accident Is A Fatal Turn In A Long-Running Problem

A 2023 Civil Beat investigation found that authorities often failed to track the origins of illegal caches or build bigger legal cases.

Deadly Fireworks Blast That Rocked Honolulu Fuels Calls For Crackdown Courtesy: Nick Wendrych

Deadly Fireworks Blast That Rocked Honolulu Fuels Calls For Crackdown

UPDATE: At least three women were killed in the New Year’s Eve explosion 鈥 and officials warned the toll was likely to rise. But whether the tragedy will be enough to change laws and behavior remains a question.

Hawaiian Electric Industries Sells Most Of American Savings Bank Interest Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2015

Hawaiian Electric Industries Sells Most Of American Savings Bank Interest

The sale to investors allows the company to focus on its core utility business and legislative agenda in response to the Maui wildfires.

Fix It! Where Is The Soap In Honolulu’s Public Bathrooms? Christina Jedra/Civil Beat/2024

Fix It! Where Is The Soap In Honolulu’s Public Bathrooms?

Citing vandalism, the Honolulu parks department isn’t enthusiastic about bringing soap back to public bathrooms, but it’s willing to try.

Native Hawaiian Contractor Chris Dawson Has Died While Under Investigation Hawaiian Native Corp. photo

Native Hawaiian Contractor Chris Dawson Has Died While Under Investigation

Christopher Dawson, the founder of the Dawson family of companies, died by suicide as he faced potential criminal charges for alleged financial crimes.

Honolulu YMCA Tenants Won鈥檛 Be Uprooted Thanks To The State Kawika Lopez/Civil Beat/2024

Honolulu YMCA Tenants Won鈥檛 Be Uprooted Thanks To The State

The tenants had been at risk of losing their homes after the Central Y said it could no longer afford to subsidize their rents.

Wind Turbines Set To Come Down, Threatening 贬补飞补颈驶颈 Renewable Energy Goals Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Wind Turbines Set To Come Down, Threatening 贬补飞补颈驶颈 Renewable Energy Goals

UPDATED: Civil Beat has updated the story to reflect that the wind turbines are not certain to come down at the end of their power contracts. Kahuku’s wind turbines, which irked neighbors, might have to come down at the end of their 20-year contracts after a Honolulu City Council decision last week.

Plane Crash Kills 2 Near Honolulu Airport Hawaii News Now/2024

Plane Crash Kills 2 Near Honolulu Airport

A Kamaka Air Cessna 208 Caravan was conducting a training flight when it crashed into a vacant state-owned building, officials said.