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.
Environment
Posted inBig Island
How Overhauling A Big Island Sewer Plant Is Energizing A Long-Stalled Park
A lawsuit over a controversial wastewater system in Kona may finally lead to development of a new regional park.
Posted inMaui
Maui Is Deploying Water Tanks Around The Island To Help Fight Fires
The tanks hold thousands of gallons of water so firefighters have a ready supply, especially in dryer and harder to reach areas.
Posted inEnergy
EV Use Has Skyrocketed In Hawaiʻi. Why Is It So Hard To Find A Charger?
As federal incentives for electric vehicles are drying up, will the state still expand its fledgling charging network?
Posted inEnvironment
Another Destructive Beetle Is Spreading, Killing Hawaiʻi’s Trees
Big Island farmers want the state to tackle the Queensland longhorn beetle before it spreads to the rest of the state and wreaks havoc like the coconut rhinoceros beetle.
Posted inEnvironment
Deep-Sea Mining Risks Disrupting The Marine Food Web, Study Warns
University of Hawaiʻi researchers found that mining waste could affect anything from tiny shrimp smaller than an inch long to fish 2 inches long.
Posted inEnvironment
Green Sea Turtles Have Rebounded. Should Hawaiians Be Able To Eat Them?
The honu has recovered from the brink of extinction, prompting some to ask if it’s time to give Native Hawaiians the right to resume traditional harvesting.
Posted inHawaiʻi Fires
Hawaiʻi Needs More Firebreaks. Maui Is Making It Happen
Collaboration has been critical in making progress on a key component of fire safety in communities across the county.
Posted inEnvironment
A Deep Well May Bring Kunia Village’s Toxic Water Legacy To An End
The former Del Monte pineapple plantation camp’s water sources have been tainted by forever chemicals and crop fumigants.