Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2020
Teens Who Sued Hawai‘i Say State’s Climate Plan For Aviation Doesn’t Fly
Interisland flights are Hawaiʻi’s biggest transportation carbon producer, making up more than half of all emissions related to civilian travel in the state.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
Can This West Hawaiʻi Coral Reef Be Saved From Sewage Runoff?
Cesspools in the Kohala Coast community of Puakō have been leaking into the ocean for years. So residents came up with a plan.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
Report: Dietary Changes Are Critical To Avoiding Climate Disaster
Scientists are presenting new evidence that the worst effects of climate change can’t be avoided without a major transformation of food systems.
Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2024
Maui Plans To Redraw Its Coastal Development Lines
The county is seeking a consultant to review its Special Management Area boundaries.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024
A New Plan Is Brewing In The Fight To Save O‘ahu’s North Shore Beaches
University of Hawaiʻi Sea Grant teams up with North Shore Community Land Trust to find solutions for the island’s disappearing beaches.
‘Come On, Trees!’ Lahaina Nonprofit Plants A Natural Firebreak
Kaiāulu Initiatives, a grassroots nonprofit, aims to revitalize Lahaina’s landscape and prevent future wildfires by planting native plants and trees.
AP Photo/Matt York/2025
PGA Cancels Tournament At Uniqlo Founder’s Maui Golf Course Over Drought
Lack of water in the region has “significantly compromised” the course’s condition.
(Leilani Combs/Civil Beat/2025)
How Do Hawaiʻi Residents Handle The Heat? Here’s What You Told Us
Rising temperatures have Hawaiʻi residents searching for solutions in a state where nearly half of us don’t have A/C.
Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2024
County Weighs Moratorium On New Backyard Pools In West Maui
Citing a consequential drought and a longstanding housing crisis, some county officials are backing a short-term moratorium on private swimming pools in West Maui.
(Thomas Heaton/Civil Beat/2025)
Can This Tree Still Save Us? In Some Places It’s Barely Hanging On
ʻUlu, bia, uru, mā: Breadfruit has been lauded as a climate-resilient solution to world food security. That’s not proving true in the Marshall Islands, where some have relied on it for centuries.