Volunteer groups go on Facebook and other platforms to organize cleanups and let the public know how some natural areas are trashed.

Four months later, and the state Department of Land and Natural Resources has yet to provide information about permits, fees and fines.

A House bill aims to attract major events to Hawaii. But the Senate has already killed similar legislation.

The measure is deferred, but another making it illegal to smoke in a car containing minors is passed by the Senate Transporation and Energy Committee.

Hawaii Tourism Authority sees an untapped market.

Honolulu officials shouldn’t have exempted Kyo-ya Hotels & Resorts from a coastal height setback requirement, justices decide.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is accepting comments until Oct. 7 on a $173 million plan for construction of concrete canal walls, pump stations and floodwater repositories along streams in Manoa, Palolo and Makiki.

But a brown water advisory is still in effect, and residents are warned not to go swimming at the Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor and Kewalo Basin Small Boat Harbor.

While the Ala Moana sewage spill was localized, Waikiki beaches were closed out of an “abundance of caution,” city official says.

The Hawaii Department of Health warns people to stay out of the water as crews try to contain more than 500,000 gallons of wastewater.