Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Community Control Of Kauaʻi Fishery Is Showing ‘Remarkable’ Results
Ten years in, Native Hawaiian fishermen, North Shore nonprofit leaders and scientists are encouraged by what they see in the state’s first Community-Based Subsistence Fishing Area.
Thomas Heaton/Civil Beat/2026
Want To Plant A Community Garden in Honolulu? Get Ready To Wait A Decade
Waitlists are growing for Oʻahu’s community garden program as residents seek green spaces for food, fun and friends.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023
Public Begins To Weigh In On Offshore LNG Proposal
The public comment period is the first step in the pre-review of JERA Co.’s proposal, pitched as a fossil-fuel bridge to a future of all-renewable resources.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Turtle Bay Resort Plans Paused After Judge Ruling
The presence of recently listed endangered species means a new environmental review is required under state law.
Up To 5 Billion Gallons Of Water Wasted By The Navy Since Red Hill Crisis
The Navy passed on an opportunity to divert filtered water from Red Hill to a useful purpose.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Takeout Boxes Are Filling Landfills. This Town Has A Plan To Phase Them Out
As Hawaiʻi island prepares to enact a ban on single-use plastic serviceware, a coalition in Hilo is rolling out the nation’s first comprehensive city-wide reuse program with over $3 million in seed funding.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Palm-Killing Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle’s Discovery In Hilo Stokes Fear
The Hilo community has been crying out for better protections from the state Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity.
Marina Riker/Civil Beat/2023/NOAA Permit No. 19655
The Plan To Make Climate Science Harder To Erase
As climate information disappears from federal websites, scientists are rebuilding it elsewhere.
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Influential Energy Researcher Quietly Backed By Big Money Climate Group
Governor criticizes energy expert as biased, others defend him as sound and scrupulous.
(Thomas Heaton/Civil Beat/2026)
Maui Is Pushing The State To Double Down On Palm-Killing Beetles
Community members around Hawaiʻi say the only way to get the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to do its job is by forcing its hand.