Ag tech company Symbrosia is scaling up production of its feed supplements for more environmentally friendly livestock production.
Environment
Posted inEnvironment
‘Historic’ Rules Approved To Protect Moloka‘i From Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle
The Hawaiʻi Board of Agriculture and Biosecurity voted to temporarily block the transportation of certain green materials to the island.
Posted inHawaiʻi Grown
Invasive Beetles Are Overrunning Oʻahu. Could New Methods Offer Relief?
The agriculture department has been focusing on coconut rhinoceros beetles on other Hawaiian islands, leaving Oʻahu largely to fend for itself.
Posted inMaui
‘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.
Posted inRed Hill
Red Hill Victims Claim Navy Destroyed Evidence In Fuel Contamination Crisis
Families who drank tainted water on Oʻahu were not informed that the Navy was sitting on the key proof, their lawyers allege. Now it is too late.
Posted inEnvironment
Night Football Games Return To Kaua‘i With A Plan To Protect Native Birds
Students stationed outside of stadiums to watch the lights for disoriented shearwater and petrel chicks have satisfied federal environmental requirements.
Posted inMaui
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.
Posted inDevelopment
State Development Agency Pitches Final Plan For Westside’s Walkable City
The Hawaiʻi Community Development Authority is closing in on a final plan for Kalaeloa but major infrastructure needs mean it will be years before new development can begin.
Posted inClimate Change
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.