Renewable energy developers, with the state’s help, will have to hustle to retain the tax credits that make their latest projects work.

With the Maui fires and Covid pandemic in mind, advocates cite progress in bolstering the food system but recognize there’s work to do.

For the first time in a decade, the country avoided landfall, thanks to an atmospheric anomaly. But this hurricane season was exceptional in other bad ways, too.

Sports organizers, including the International Olympic Committee, are increasingly grappling with how to handle carbon emissions related to big events.

The Department of Justice wants to join the cruise ship industry’s lawsuit against the state over a new tax on passengers visiting the islands.

The state has installed 16 new weather stations across Maui County since the deadly fires in August 2023 and plans to install more soon on other islands.

The Heʻeia Fishpond relies on fresh water to create the right conditions to raise fish for the community, but the stream that feeds into it was diverted 85 years ago.

The battle over who controls one of the island’s major water sources — a foreign company or a county board — appears headed to a contested case hearing.

“Our goal is to remind negotiators that behind every policy decision are real people and real lives at risk.”

The tanks hold thousands of gallons of water so firefighters have a ready supply, especially in dryer and harder to reach areas.