The AG argues the Native Hawaiian nonprofit is illegally using donations to fund civil disobedience; the organization says the request is intimidation.
Hawaii transportation officials say they finally have the money to fix that stretch of the Kamehameha Highway, a notorious traffic choke point that is eroding from sea level rise.
The Trump administration has launched an all-out assault on federal environmental regulations, including the Endangered Species Act.
The deal drew a mixed reaction when it was unveiled at the Waimanalo Neighborhood Board meeting.
Everyone wants to throw away their trash, but no one wants a landfill in their backyard. Yet dumps across the state are rapidly filling up.
The state health department hasn’t been updating the Legislature on recycling programs, landfill diversion efforts or imported fuel reliance as required.
The Board of Water Supply failed to notify state health officials about a sediment discharge for 15 days, according to the state health department.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has removed the ‘io from the list of endangered or threatened species.
While the Amazon rainforest burns to make room for monocrop agriculture, some people in the Pacific are betting the farm on agroforestry.
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The deal drew a mixed reaction when it was unveiled at the Waimanalo Neighborhood Board meeting.
Everyone wants to throw away their trash, but no one wants a landfill in their backyard. Yet dumps across the state are rapidly filling up.
The state health department hasn’t been updating the Legislature on recycling programs, landfill diversion efforts or imported fuel reliance as required.
The Board of Water Supply failed to notify state health officials about a sediment discharge for 15 days, according to the state health department.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has removed the ‘io from the list of endangered or threatened species.
While the Amazon rainforest burns to make room for monocrop agriculture, some people in the Pacific are betting the farm on agroforestry.
State officials will decide at a hearing that starts next month if the developer’s mitigation plan adequately protects this endangered species.
Right now, every minute, over three football fields of Amazon rainforest are being lost.
The Runit Dome in the Marshall Islands is cracked and in danger of spilling its radioactive contents into the Pacific Ocean.
Six Hawaii companies — half of which are electric companies — were fined for violating emission standards.
The ambitious reporting project found myriad reasons for the public to be pessimistic about the effects of a warming planet on the islands. But also reasons for hope.
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