Broken fences, destroyed roads, new gulches, dead cattle and lost land may soon be the price to pay for greener grass as climate change aggravates extreme weather events.

The power isn’t just going out more frequently. It’s staying out for longer.

Emergency crews are flying in supplies to Nāhiku but a decades-long debate over who owns the bridge is complicating a long-term solution for this small community along the Road to Hana.

Eight years ago, a Civil Beat investigation found the island’s shelters were unable to withstand even a moderate hurricane. Today, officials won’t say what improvements they’ve made.

The county created a new program to respond to disasters and the mayor is now planning to hire a recovery officer to head it.

HECO has spent millions of dollars to strengthen its electric grid in recent years. Lala still wiped out power for most of the state.

The unusual policy was created in 2022, and the wind speed brought by Hurricane Lala has triggered a $200,000 payment that will go toward assessing and repairing the reef.

With two more storms developing, emergency workers are rushing to prepare.

Scarcity is supposed to make people hoard. Somebody forgot to tell us. Mostly.

A second body was discovered Tuesday. Local businesses remain battered and shuttered as people from around the Big Island step up to help.