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Wespac Looks To Expand Commercial Access To Hawaiʻi’s Papahānaumokuākea Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2024

Wespac Looks To Expand Commercial Access To Hawaiʻi’s Papahānaumokuākea

Questions remain about whether fishing interests or legal disputes involving environmental concerns will win out.

‘The Maui Method:’ A New Fix For A Major Fire Hazard In Hawaiʻi Maui County

‘The Maui Method:’ A New Fix For A Major Fire Hazard In Hawaiʻi

Government officials developed a way to deal with tons of electric vehicle batteries left in the aftermath of wildfires and found at illegal dumpsites.

Expiring Tax Credits Could Hamper Hawaiʻi’s Pivot To A Clean Energy Future Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2023

Expiring Tax Credits Could Hamper Hawaiʻi’s Pivot To A Clean Energy Future

Renewable energy developers, with the state’s help, will have to hustle to retain the tax credits that make their latest projects work.

When Disaster Strikes, Can Hawaiʻi Feed Itself? More Prep Is Needed DLNR/2023

When Disaster Strikes, Can Hawaiʻi Feed Itself? More Prep Is Needed

With the Maui fires and Covid pandemic in mind, advocates cite progress in bolstering the food system but recognize there’s work to do.

Hurricane Season Is Over. Here’s Why The US Never Got Hit AP

Hurricane Season Is Over. Here’s Why The US Never Got Hit

For the first time in a decade, the country avoided landfall, thanks to an atmospheric anomaly. But this hurricane season was exceptional in other bad ways, too.

How Far Will $500M Go To Clean Up Army Bombs Left In Hawaiʻi? Thomas Heaton/Civil Beat/2022

How Far Will $500M Go To Clean Up Army Bombs Left In Hawaiʻi?

Gov. Josh Green has requested billions in investments for the military to continue training on state lands, including funds for cleaning military waste. Native Hawaiian groups say the community should spearhead the cleanup. 

Beetles Attacked Wahiawā Botanical Garden Trees, Closing Trails Leilani Combs/Civil Beat/2025

Beetles Attacked Wahiawā Botanical Garden Trees, Closing Trails

A large swath of the central Oʻahu garden has been closed for many weeks due to a coconut rhinoceros beetle infestation. It is scheduled to reopen Thanksgiving weekend.

Hawaiʻi Launches New Online Data Portal About Invasive Species Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Hawaiʻi Launches New Online Data Portal About Invasive Species

Lawmakers called on the agriculture department to create the dashboard so the public can keep an eye on what it’s doing to stem the spread of pests.

Hawaiʻi’s Green Fee Is Latest Climate Change Effort Challenged By Trump Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Hawaiʻi’s Green Fee Is Latest Climate Change Effort Challenged By Trump

The Department of Justice wants to join the cruise ship industry’s lawsuit against the state over a new tax on passengers visiting the islands.

Hawaiʻi’s New Remote Weather Stations Boost Wildfire Risk Assessment Erin Nolan/Civil Beat/2025

Hawaiʻi’s New Remote Weather Stations Boost Wildfire Risk Assessment

The state has installed 16 new weather stations across Maui County since the deadly fires in August 2023 and plans to install more soon on other islands.