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U.S. Navy Has 20 Years to Fix Leak-Prone Red Hill Fuel Tanks PF Bentley/Civil Beat

U.S. Navy Has 20 Years to Fix Leak-Prone Red Hill Fuel Tanks

Hawaii Gov. David Ige and the EPA praise a new agreement to fix the underground storage tanks, but critics say it’s not enough.

Organizers Gearing Up for Huge Conservation Event in Hawaii

Organizers Gearing Up for Huge Conservation Event in Hawaii

More than $6 million has been raised so far as the state prepares to聽host next year’s World Conservation Congress.

Imua Maunalua: Group Launches New Planning Process to Help Troubled Bay Patti Epler/Civil Beat

Imua Maunalua: Group Launches New Planning Process to Help Troubled Bay

Malama Maunalua has rallied聽a diverse swath of community members to embark on a two-year planning process to decide the future of the bay.

GMO Firms Are Major Sponsors of National Ag Meeting in Hawaii File Photo

GMO Firms Are Major Sponsors of National Ag Meeting in Hawaii

Biotech companies contributed tens of thousands of dollars to the gathering聽at the Sheraton聽Kona Resort.

State Attorney: Public May Need Doctor鈥檚 OK to Visit Kauai Irrigation Sites Department of Land and Natural Resources

State Attorney: Public May Need Doctor鈥檚 OK to Visit Kauai Irrigation Sites

The water commission is planning a field trip to look at ditches and other waterways but state legal advisors are worried about the public tagging along.

Flood Mitigation Plan for Ala Wai Canal Deserves Attention Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Flood Mitigation Plan for Ala Wai Canal Deserves Attention

The plan’s $173 million price tag is a small price to pay for preventing the worst effects of a major flood in densely populated, economically important Waikiki.

Ala Wai Canal Flood Control: The High Cost of Protecting Waikiki Courtesy of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Ala Wai Canal Flood Control: The High Cost of Protecting Waikiki

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is accepting comments until Oct. 7 on a $173 million plan for construction of concrete canal walls, pump stations and floodwater repositories along streams in Manoa, Palolo and Makiki.

Convicted Car Dealer Poised to Donate Hawaii Kai Land for Nature Reserve DLNR

Convicted Car Dealer Poised to Donate Hawaii Kai Land for Nature Reserve

The DLNR is in the process of negotiating for the 300-acre site in the Pia Valley owned by James Pflueger and other family members.

Commission Should Revisit Longline, Purse Seine Limits for Bigeye Tuna Flickr: Christopher Liang

Commission Should Revisit Longline, Purse Seine Limits for Bigeye Tuna

In the meantime, the National Marine Fisheries Service should not flout those limits with catch rules that are already the subject of a federal lawsuit.

Neal Milner: Politics, Not Science, Drives the Climate Change Debate NASA

Neal Milner: Politics, Not Science, Drives the Climate Change Debate

We may all live on the same planet, but Democrats and Republicans are worlds apart when it comes to today’s preeminent environmental issue.