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Hawaii Faces An Above Normal Risk Of Significant Wildfires Over The Next Three Months Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Hawaii Faces An Above Normal Risk Of Significant Wildfires Over The Next Three Months

A wetter-than-expected winter combined with an impending dry summer spells a risky few months for fire in Hawaii.

Opponents Of Kauai Hydro Plan Drop Lawsuit But Project Is Still In Limbo Courtesy: Earthjustice/2023

Opponents Of Kauai Hydro Plan Drop Lawsuit But Project Is Still In Limbo

The project was meant to boost renewable energy production, but local groups worried its proposed stream diversions would do severe harm to the environment.

The Senate Just Killed Green’s Plan For A Climate Fee For Visitors Kuʻu Kauanoe/Civil Beat/2020

The Senate Just Killed Green’s Plan For A Climate Fee For Visitors

Supporters said they'll keep working through other means this session to partially close Hawaii's massive spending gap on natural resources.

Coral Spawning Prompts Upcoming Beach Closure In Kona U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Coral Spawning Prompts Upcoming Beach Closure In Kona

The public is asked to refrain from snorkeling, surfing and swimming at Kahaluu Beach Park for eight days to allow coral to reproduce.

Changes To Hawaii’s Home Battery Program Could Hinder Its Clean Energy Transition Courtesy: Blue Planet

Changes To Hawaii’s Home Battery Program Could Hinder Its Clean Energy Transition

A revision in how much homeowners are paid for the electricity they send to the grid could keep them from participating at all.

Feds Are Confident Honolulu Rail Is Finally Moving In The Right Direction David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

Feds Are Confident Honolulu Rail Is Finally Moving In The Right Direction

DOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg rode the new Skyline transit system and visited several other federally funded infrastructure projects on Oahu and Maui.

More Ocean Area Will Be Covered Under Hawaii’s New Coral Reef Insurance Policy Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018

More Ocean Area Will Be Covered Under Hawaii’s New Coral Reef Insurance Policy

The novel approach to protecting reefs is expanding as state officials consider the more ways to guard against climate change.

Lawmakers Are Working On Ways To Whack Hawaii’s Fire-Fueling Weeds Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Lawmakers Are Working On Ways To Whack Hawaii’s Fire-Fueling Weeds

Vegetation-focused legislation is aimed at reducing the chances of another disaster like the Aug. 8 wildfires on Maui.

Bills To Monitor Maui’s Air And Water Quality After The Lahaina Disaster Are Moving Forward Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2024

Bills To Monitor Maui’s Air And Water Quality After The Lahaina Disaster Are Moving Forward

The measures aim to keep that effort going after the debris removal from the wildfires ends.

Court Rules In Favor Of Hawaii In ‘Mosquito Birth Control’ Case Courtesy: Jack Jefferey Photography

Court Rules In Favor Of Hawaii In ‘Mosquito Birth Control’ Case

A judge granted summary judgment to the state and other defendants, thereby averting a trial.