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Kauai Utility CEO: Renewable Energy Goal Not Cheap Or Easy To Meet
The Maui Energy Conference kicked off with discussions of how Hawaii will achieve its 100 percent renewable energy goal.
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Rising Seas Could Displace Thousands Of Ewa Beach Residents
A new report demonstrates the vulnerability of the Oahu coastline from climate change and beach erosion.
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Hawaii Seed Industry Slams Pesticide Report’s ‘Unsubstantiated Fears’
State Ag Director Scott Enright is also skeptical about a government-sponsored study calling for more regulation of pesticide use.
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Government Study Backs Pesticide Rules That Lawmakers Keep Rejecting
UPDATED: A state and Kauai County report calls for buffer zones and requirements that seed companies disclose details of pesticide use.
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Hawaii’s Black Market Ivory Trade Thriving Online, Groups Claim
Animal activists banded together at the Capitol on Thursday to release a new report and support two bills to regulate the ivory trade.
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Should Tourists Be Brought To Snorkeling Hot Spot By The Busloads?
Roberts Hawaii contemplated becoming the “Official Hanauma Bay Shuttle Service,” but the proposal was opposed by Friends of Hanauma Bay.
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Will Hawaii Help Protect, Or Kill, Elephants And Rhinos?
Two bills to bar聽commerce in ivory and other products made from endangered species may succeed this year in the House and Senate.
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Hawaii’s Cuts To Pest Control Have Allowed Dengue To Thrive
The state aggressively attacked previous outbreaks of dengue fever that were quickly stopped but response efforts have been gutted.
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Hawaiians Press Obama To Expand NW Islands Marine Monument
William Aila, Nainoa Thompson,聽Kamana鈥榦pono Crabbe are among those who want the president to enlarge Papahanaumokuakea.
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Should Hawaii Buffer Schools From Pesticides?
UPDATED:聽Lobbyist for chemical聽companies says “mainland activists” want聽a pilot project that isn’t needed.