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Congressional Delegation Wants Answers On Navy’s Plans For Kaʻula Bombing
The Navy has simply said it doesn’t expect any significant impacts, but the draft report doesn’t go into much detail.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025
Hawaiʻi Makes History As First State To Charge Tourists To Save Environment
A Hawaiʻi vacation will cost you more in the near future thanks to a new “green fee” that the governor signed into law today.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
Foreclosure Opens Door To Preserve Famous Black Sand Beach On Big Island
Lineal descendants of Punaluʻu and conservationists devise plans to permanently protect the land on Hawaiʻi island and its unique cultural and ecological features.
National Guard/2023
After Fumbling Fire Priorities Last Year, Hawaiʻi Lawmakers Make Amends
After the 2023 fires destroyed much of Lahaina, Hawaiʻi vowed to improve prevention measures. More than two years later, the state has finally paved the way for that to happen.
Ronen Zilberman/Civil Beat
Conservation Groups Sue To Block Commercial Fishing In Pacific Monument
The fishing has resumed in the deep ocean waters that were designated off-limits over a decade ago.
AP Photo/Jennifer Sinco Kelleher/2024
Lahaina Wildfire Debris Heading To Final Central Maui Site In June
Officials say they have worked to minimize traffic and address health concerns. But a December deadline for removal looms large.
Jeff DePonte/UH News/2025
Hawaiʻi Readies Weather Stations Against Trump Assault On Climate Research
The federal government will no longer track the nation’s costliest natural disasters. A local solution can fill some of the need here — if its funding holds out.
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This Commonly Used Plastic Chemical Caused 350,000 Heart Disease-Related Deaths In 1 Year
People in Asia are exposed to levels up to six times higher than their counterparts in the West.
(Thomas Heaton/Civil Beat/2025)
Invasive Species: Hawaiʻi Primes Itself To Battle Biosecurity Threats
Some fear the state Department of Agriculture does not have what it takes to do the work laid out for it by the Legislature.
Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2022
Environment: Bolder Action Needed To Protect Hawaiʻi’s Environment
Legislators passed a historic new green fee. They also kicked some of Hawaiʻi’s most daunting environmental challenges down the road.