Civil Beat followed up on three previously broken pieces of infrastructure we’ve written about. Here’s what we found.

Last May, powerful waves battering Oʻahu’s south shore collapsed part of a walkway into the ocean off Waikīkī.

The area languished for about a year as the city fenced it off for repairs. Beachgoing activities continued in the grassy area around it, but the chainlink fences blocked a popular oceanfront promenade enjoyed by locals and tourists alike.

It also put a damper on the view from Barefoot Beach Cafe, a charming outdoor restaurant with string lights and live music where the view is much of the appeal.

“A lot of people come here and watch the sunset,” employee Eleanor Oster said. “So I feel like the fence was kind of blocking that.”

Civil Beat wrote about the coll

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