Kimiko Kawamura
Fighting To Save A Remote Okinawan Forest
As helipad construction stokes tensions, a聽new wave of demonstrations flares up in Okinawa鈥檚 remote northern forests.
Patricia Tummons
Does This Big Island Community Really Need 30,000 Solar Panels?
Residents of the Ocean View Ranchos subdivision are hoping state regulators reject an overhead power line, effectively killing the project.
Zeynel Cebeci/Wikimedia Commons
Should Hawaii Lose Its Pesticide Enforcement Power?
UPDATED: Earthjustice claims the Department of Agriculture isn’t doing enough to protect the public from misuse of pesticides.
Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat
Complaint: Top Federal Fisheries Official Shouldn’t Be Meddling In Marine Monument Debate
UPDATED A Hawaii conservation organization says Kitty Simonds of Wespac is violating federal law by taking a leadership role in opposing the monument expansion.
Courtesy: Surfrider Foundation
EPA Directs Hawaii To Warn Public About Polluted Beaches
High levels of a bacteria widely used as an indicator of fecal contamination have been found on the south shore of Kauai.
Courtesy of Save Pagan Island
Suit Challenges US Military Plans To Bomb Islands In Marianas
The Navy and Marines are violating environmental laws, several organizations claim.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
‘That Ocean Belongs To Us,’ Former Governor Tells Feds
Several of Hawaii’s former top leaders join a rally聽opposing Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument expansion.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Feds Finalize $175 Million Plan To Protect Waikiki From Flooding
Tropical Storm Darby was a reminder that a much bigger 100-year flood could devastate Honolulu’s economic engine.
Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat
How We’re Hurting Endangered Monk Seals
This North Shore monk seal mom had a tough week fighting off things that could harm her weeks-old pup.
Nick Grube/Civil Beat
Should A Syngenta Spokeswoman Serve On Kauai’s Water Board?
The seed company has been in the middle of debate over pesticide use on the island, an issue that has ramifications for water quality.