State Expects Upcoming Energy Study To Answer Cost And Carbon Questions For Hawaii
The energy office is examining whether liquefied natural gas would be a practical replacement for low-sulphur fuel oil.
Hawaii News Now/Screenshot/2022
EPA Is Investigating Wastewater Released Into Puhi Bay From Troubled Hilo Sewage Plant
The federal agency and state health officials will determine whether the aging facility violated its discharge permit and the Clean Water Act.
Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2022
New Project Seeks To Build Offshore Wind Farms Near Kaiwi Channel
The project could help the state reach its renewable energy goals, sourcing power to approximately 300,000 homes — but at what cost?
Courtesy: Don McLeish
Repair Or Retreat? An Ocean-Battered Maui Condo Complex Grapples With An Uncertain Future
Two of Kahana Sunset’s six buildings are teetering near the water’s edge while battling sinkholes and shaky foundations. It’s now in the county’s hands to decide what to do.
Marina Riker/Civil Beat/2022
Hawaii Supreme Court Sides With Community Groups In Long-Running Maui Water Case
The ruling overturns a water commission decision that failed to return more flows to four Central Maui streams after the closure of a former plantation in 2016.
Hawaii Governor's Office/2024
Naka Nathaniel: The Settlement In The Youth Climate Case Against Hawaii Is A Pretty Big Deal
The outcome of the Navahine lawsuit signaled a return to living by some of the fundamental concepts of the aloha spirit.
Marina Riker/Civil Beat/2023
Wetlands Are Shrinking. Maui Has A Plan To Protect Them
Officials are hoping to mitigate flooding, control runoff, restore fire breaks and more.
Courtesy: Hawaii County
607,000 Gallons Of Wastewater Released Into Hilo Bay
The release prompted a county water quality advisory.
AP
As Thailand Gasps Through Another Haze Season, Researchers Hope A Fire-Charting App Can Help
Fire is deeply ingrained in local practices, making the country’s air pollution issue virtually intractable.
Courtesy: Maui County/2024
Maui Golf Course Odor Prompts Council To Consider Repealing County Pesticide Ban
The required shift to organic fertilizer, and subsequent use of manure, spurred recent complaints.