In a “conservation conundrum,” projects to produce more clean energy are a threat to Hawaii’s only native land mammal.

UPDATED: The Maui Electric Company expects the project to be in service by the end of 2019.

Among the biggest splits between the two Democratic contenders is whether natural gas should be part of the state’s energy future.

An environmental group says a national ad by Verizon Communications misleads viewers about the company’s policies.

Lava flows threaten the plant’s destruction along with the property of many who have complained about the facility.

UPDATE: Two wells at the plant have been covered with lava, but there’s been no release of the poisonous gas hydrogen sulfide.

Some critics complain the utility isn’t moving fast enough to wean the state off fossil fuels, but HECO says it’s met every deadline.

Offsetting carbon emissions by doing things like planting trees is the vision, but it’s far from ready to be implemented.

The Garden Island already uses renewable energy sources for 43 percent of its electricity, with more solar and hydropower on the way.

The foundation’s vision of moving Hawaii to 100 percent renewable energy is now central to the state’s energy plan — and has some traction on the mainland.

The plan includes building up to 16 turbines in the Waianae mountains to pay for a massive land restoration project.

The state’s largest power utility is preparing for a surge in ownership of EVs during the next 30 years.