With the effects of climate change bearing down, the race is on to ensure Papahānaumokuākea remains protected.

Whale researchers praised the shipping giant’s strides to improve its record, which followed a Civil Beat investigation. Competitor Pasha remains among the worst offenders.

Olowalu reef may be an example of how to survive climate change disaster — just 4 miles from the epicenter of the August 2023 Maui fire.

The Marines say the results are nothing to worry about. Their neighbors and the health department have a different view.  

A stop work order has been placed on a septic installation project in Hanalei while the State Historic Preservation Division investigates the finding of iwi kupuna on the property.

The Agribusiness Development Corp. took issue with a well-attended event in which vehicles raced down a dirt track.

The rule changes are intended to target the movement of pest-infested commodities in Hawaii.

As the city faces a deadline to choose a site for a new landfill, it’s considering other methods of garbage disposal.

The EPA, in one of the largest-ever federal settlements of its kind, also cited mislabeled cockroach and fly catchers.

A draft permit would allow the practice to continue of injecting wastewater into the ground close to the ocean. Those who testified at a recent hearing said it’s destroying coral reefs.