The county responded to more than 300 brushfires last year, and officials are making the issue a major focus going forward.

Sugar and pineapple acreage was sold off over the years, divided into hundreds of smaller plots for farming and housing. After the deluge, everyone is pointing fingers.

Several people at nearby beaches said they did not know that backwash had overflowed from the Lahaina Wastewater Reclamation Facility days earlier.

Coral reefs already face a litany of threats. Experts say storm runoff from the recent Kona lows will only make matters worse.

HECO says the cost to upgrade the old power plant exceeds what state utility regulators have allowed.

Disasters linked to climate change are hitting the islands more often, heating up debate over who’s responsible and should ultimately cover the costs.

A proposed aquarium fishing ban is in play as state aquatic resource officials move to revive the controversial fishing practice.

Bills primarily serving Hawaiʻi, Maui and Kauaʻi counties often struggle to gain traction, but a major housing bill has promise.

NOAA wants to replace a longstanding rule with technology scientists say is unproven.

Not everyone living on agricultural land is a farmer. But state agencies have struggled to distinguish the genuine food producers from the hobby farmers looking for a tax break.