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The retired biologist says he never thought he would live long enough to see the once endangered species make such a strong recovery.

The county has proposed making Olowalu the permanent site to store 400,000 cubic yards of contaminated material but the mayor will make the final decision.

The severely degraded island has undergone two decades of restoration work after years of overgrazing, bombing and burning. That endeavor could help guide efforts to control runoff and replant thousands of scorched acres.

The Hidden Gem was scheduled to dock in Honolulu Harbor, but it never arrived as demonstrators gathered nearby.

They would offer plenty of benefits, but it’s difficult to build those systems and will need buy-in from the West Maui community.

It’s not easy rearing all those urchins at the Oahu-based hatchery but the scientists keep getting better at it.

Civil Beat photographer Kevin Fujii spent a day with volunteers as they began an effort to make Hawaii a model for planting trees.

The work requires a ton of compost and mulch. But without a local composting facility, that will have to be shipped in — a gateway for invasive species.

The ability to provide enhanced risk assessments now exists, but it needs help getting off the ground.

It features a new focus on Indigenous knowledge to combat the islands’ climate challenges.