The admission about terminated clean energy grants emerged in recent court filings, confirming what many already suspected.
Environment
Posted inHawaiʻi Grown
As Flood Aid Trickles Out For North Shore, Southeast Asian Farmers Are Left Behind
For some Thai and Laotian farmers, language barriers and immigration status stand in the way of seeking help they need after the Kona lows.
Posted inWater
A Viable Cesspool Alternative Emerges On Hawaiʻi’s Coasts
After years of research and planning, Puakō residents’ efforts to create a model for the state using a low-pressure sewer system are finally gaining momentum.
Posted inEndangered Species
This Hawaiian Waterbird Is Making A Comeback. Should It Still Be Endangered?
Most agree efforts to save the aeʻo have succeeded so far, but some worry about lifting its ‘endangered’ status in a Trump era with looser conservation rules.
Posted inEnvironment
The Big Island’s Rare Coastal Pools Are Under Siege
Sea level rise is endangering the fragile brackish waters on the Kona Coast, but it’s also creating new ones.
Posted inHawaiʻi Grown
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.
Posted inEnergy
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.
Posted inHawaiʻi Grown
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.
Posted inDevelopment
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.