Bret Yager
Bret Yager: Well Failures Leave Hawaii County Facing Water Cutbacks
North Kona residents have been forced to curtail water use to essentials like cooking and drinking.
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Bret Yager: The Growing Meat Market On The Big Island
Bolstered by a mobile slaughterhouse and new butcher shops, the fledgling industry is trying to keep it all local in Hawaii County.
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Bret Yager: This Big Island Shelter Is Killing Thousands Of Animals A Year
Critics including two council members wants a聽change in the contract with the organization in order to reduce the number of euthanasias.
Ann Bosted/Civil Beat
Bret Yager: Big Island Residents Step Up Resistance To Solar Project
Residents of Hawaii Ocean View Estates are upset about having no formal way to oppose or have input into plans for a large solar farm in their subdivision.
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Will Popular Big Island Trail Someday Get Toilets?
Big Island activists have for years unsuccessfully prodded officials to install toilets on the ancient Kaawaloa trail to the Captain Cook Monument.
Division of Aquatic Resources
Bret Yager: Scientists Race To Help Hawaii Corals Survive
Some corals are starting to rebound on their own and scientists have plans to help other species survive global warming.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Bret Yager: Scientists Say There鈥檚 Hope For Dying Ohia Trees
The deadly fungus is continuing to sweep through the forest but new containment practices are promising.