David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024
This Alternative Method Of Demolishing Structures Could Help Honolulu Avoid A Landfill Crisis
Honolulu is considering how to promote deconstruction and re-use of the materials from buildings that are being torn down, an idea that has already caught on in other cities.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021
Lessons For Hawaii: Other States Have Strong Pay-To-Play Laws
Experts say regulating contractor donations along with publicly financed elections could go a long way to taming corruption.
Thomas Heaton/Civil Beat/2024
Oahu’s Construction Waste Could Become Food For Crops At A New Kapolei Facility
An innovative recycling plant also hopes to provide a process to turn invasive weeds and grasses into something more useful.
Jessica Terrell/Civil Beat/2023
Here’s How Lahaina Can Rebuild Better And Stronger
California communities offer some practical solutions to the serious challenges facing Maui in the years ahead.
Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2023
Kahoolawe Holds Lessons For Maui’s Environmental Recovery From The Wildfires
The severely degraded island has undergone two decades of restoration work after years of overgrazing, bombing and burning. That endeavor could help guide efforts to control runoff and replant thousands of scorched acres.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023
Hawaii Should Use Artificial Intelligence To Improve Fire Forecasts, Researchers Say
The ability to provide enhanced risk assessments now exists, but it needs help getting off the ground.
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Lab-Grown Corals Help Restore Damaged Reef In Hanauma Bay
The project demonstrated how it may be possible to restore larger areas much more quickly than would happen naturally.
Allan Kew/Civil Beat/2023)
Grief In Stages: Fire Survivors Find Comfort In Mauiʻs Unique Ways
Unconventional approaches to addressing trauma offer pathways to recovery.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023
Teaching Kids To Read In Hawaii Is Going Back To Basics
But some think Hawaii can be doing more to improve literacy at a young age.
Ku'u Kauanoe/Civil Beat/2023
Could A Community Land Trust Give Locals More Control Of Lahaina?
Concerns over the potential loss of land in the town began almost immediately.