North Kona residents have been forced to curtail water use to essentials like cooking and drinking.
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Tad Bartimus: Rare Glimpses Of The Creatures Of Papahanaumokuakea
A Maui Ocean Center exhibit offers visitors magical views of the air and sea inhabitants of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands’ national marine monument.
Posted inEnvironment
Big Island Dairy Sued Over Water Pollution Concerns
The complaint claims the company is violating the Clean Water Act by fouling ocean-bound gulches with animal waste.
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Alan McNarie: A Big Island Juggler With Leukemia Faces Deportation
Graham Ellis has been teaching circus skills to island children since 1981. Now he’s being swept up by Trump’s tougher new immigration rules.
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Tad Bartimus: Life-Saving Rescue Tubes Date Back 100 Years
Thanks primarily to volunteer efforts, more than 1,000 yellow rescue tubes have been installed on beaches on the Mainland and Hawaii, including 240 on Kauai.
Posted inHawaiʻi
Big Island Eliminates Produce Delivery For Seniors
The summer deliveries were ended so that more people can receive vouchers for a smaller amount of produce.
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Tad Bartimus: Maui Hopes New Rescue Tubes Will Reduce Drownings
Ocean drownings, which claimed 143 lives, are second only to suicide as the leading cause of fatal injuries in Maui County between 2006 and 2016.
Posted inHawaiʻi
Park Service Analyzes Reservations For Haleakala Sunrise Visits
Agency says it will study its new system to control crowds that gather atop the Maui summit to view sunrises.
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Bret Yager: The Growing Meat Market On The Big Island
Bolstered by a mobile slaughterhouse and new butcher shops, the fledgling industry is trying to keep it all local in Hawaii County.