UPDATED: The former president, currently locked in a close race with incumbent Joe Biden, considered changes to Papahanaumokuakea when he was in office.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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