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Lahaina’s Front Street Property Owners Are Eager To Rebuild, But It’s Complicated Courtesy: Leil Koch/2024

Lahaina’s Front Street Property Owners Are Eager To Rebuild, But It’s Complicated

Sea level rise, permitting and a push for restoration of a buried historic site and wetlands make it challenging.

Plant-Based Meat Needs Government Support To Scale Up, But A Culture War Stands In The Way David Croxford/Civil Beat/2022

Plant-Based Meat Needs Government Support To Scale Up, But A Culture War Stands In The Way

Fears of climate policies eliminating meat from the American diet loom large over the conservative movement.

Hawaii Looks To Improve Mosquito Testing As Dengue Cases Rise Globally Graham Snodgrass / Courtesy of Army Medical

Hawaii Looks To Improve Mosquito Testing As Dengue Cases Rise Globally

The Department of Health says it has enough staff to handle the growing threat of mosquito-borne diseases, but it is struggling to fill numerous vacancies.

Repair Or Retreat? An Ocean-Battered Maui Condo Complex Grapples With An Uncertain Future 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.

Naka Nathaniel: The Settlement In The Youth Climate Case Against Hawaii Is A Pretty Big Deal 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.

Hawaii Settles Climate Change Lawsuit Filed By Youth Plaintiffs David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

Hawaii Settles Climate Change Lawsuit Filed By Youth Plaintiffs

The parties said the settlement was the first of its kind to address constitutional issues arising from climate change.

More Homeowners Are Needed To Join The Push To Restore Honolulu’s Urban Watersheds Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018

More Homeowners Are Needed To Join The Push To Restore Honolulu’s Urban Watersheds

A three-year project in East Oahu funded by NOAA is off to a “remarkable” start, administrator says.

Maui Is Mapping Its Wetlands To Protect Environmentally Sensitive Areas Courtesy of Save The Wetlands Hui

Maui Is Mapping Its Wetlands To Protect Environmentally Sensitive Areas

Some homeowners are concerned about unintended consequences, red tape and the effect on property values.

Plans For A BWS Desalination Plant In Kalaeloa Get A $19 Million Boost Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Plans For A BWS Desalination Plant In Kalaeloa Get A $19 Million Boost

Hirono called the effort to create a new drinking water source important to help protect Hawaii against climate change.

New Coral Disease Forecast Tool Shows High Risks Of Summer Outbreaks In Hawaii Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2022

New Coral Disease Forecast Tool Shows High Risks Of Summer Outbreaks In Hawaii

The online system can give marine managers across the Pacific better data to act on as climate change intensifies the problem.