ÌìÃÀÊÓƵ

Every day, I’m scouring the Internet for land use and environmental news from around the state and around the world that means something for us here in Hawaii. Noteworthy today: TheBus fares are rising and Maui maxes out its renewable energy.

• Fares on TheBus are .
• Maui Electric Co. has to new renewable energy systems in the Kaunakakai area, the Molokai Dispatch reports.
• The Kauai County Council has include members in the implementation of the Energy Sustainability Plan.
• A Big Island builder is to finish the Pahoa project.
• Scientists have discovered high levels of . ()
• A new project called seeks to make vacuums from the Pacific Garbage Patch.
• The first against the Cape Wind project, citing endangered species as a reason to not proceed.

Join the conversation on these and other stories.