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Kaua‘i Community Beetle-Mapping Project May Be A Model For Hawai‘i Noelle Fujii-Oride/Civil Beat/2026

Kaua‘i Community Beetle-Mapping Project May Be A Model For Hawai‘i

Funded by a county grant, the project tracks coconut rhinoceros beetle feeding, breeding, treatment and trap sites.

Wahiawā Dam Takeover: State Signs Off On Acquisition Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Wahiawā Dam Takeover: State Signs Off On Acquisition

The state is one step closer to acquiring the dam, which has a price tag for repairs in excess of $60 million.

‘Don’t Make It Worse’: Kīhei Cleans Up, Braces For More Rain Sean Hower/Civil Beat/2026

‘Don’t Make It Worse’: Kīhei Cleans Up, Braces For More Rain

Residents and business owners are still dealing with March flood damage as Maui readies for the next storm.

A Last-Minute Miracle For A Bill To Help Hawaiʻi Convert Cesspools Courtesy: Surfrider Foundation

A Last-Minute Miracle For A Bill To Help Hawaiʻi Convert Cesspools

The bill would create a new low-interest loan program to help eliminate some of the 80,000 cesspools leaking millions of gallons of sewage into Hawaiʻi’s nearshore waters daily.

Palm-Killing Beetle Found On Molokaʻi For First Time, Rediscovered On Maui Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Palm-Killing Beetle Found On Molokaʻi For First Time, Rediscovered On Maui

The beetle has become emblematic of the state’s decades-long struggle to contain and mitigate the impacts of invasive species throughout the islands.

Toxic Mud? North Shore Flooding Likely Diluted Pesticide Risk Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

Toxic Mud? North Shore Flooding Likely Diluted Pesticide Risk

Residents are worried the mess they are wading through is contaminated by chemicals sprayed on farms upstream. Test results are pending.

Hawaiʻi Banned Plastic Foam Food Containers. Are Bodyboards Next? Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

Hawaiʻi Banned Plastic Foam Food Containers. Are Bodyboards Next?

Critics say cheap boards harm the ocean and give people a false sense of safety.

Maui Mental Health Providers Face Stress And Uncertainty About State Jobs Sean Hower/Civil Beat/2026

Maui Mental Health Providers Face Stress And Uncertainty About State Jobs

Staff at a state-run clinic serving wildfire survivors in Hawai‘i have waited months for permanent jobs. Instead, they got another temporary contract.

This Seabird Has Adapted To Life In Honolulu’s Concrete Jungle Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

This Seabird Has Adapted To Life In Honolulu’s Concrete Jungle

Scientists aren’t sure why the birds are thriving in Honolulu, but their population has grown significantly on Oʻahu in the last decade.

North Shore Flood Will Add A Month’s Worth Of Debris To Landfill Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

North Shore Flood Will Add A Month’s Worth Of Debris To Landfill

The city has limited options when it comes to disposing tons of refuse from the flash floods that roared through the North Shore last month.