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The Windward Planning Commission granted petitions for a contested case hearing over a developer’s plans to build 225 units along a remote strip of coastline.

The agriculture department will likely receive $20 million for biosecurity this year. Lawmakers want results.

Despite a settlement reached two years ago, Hawaiian petrels continue to be harmed by bright lights at Grand Wailea in violation of federal law, plaintiffs allege.

The ability of fire departments to muster extra help during major wildfires is a critical issue for the state as it grapples with how to prevent another disaster like Lahaina. 

It’s not uncommon for a lone worker to be responsible for operating sewage treatment facilities that have been plagued with problems.

The biosecurity measure is one of two key pieces of legislation that will strengthen the efforts of the Department of Agriculture.

Chlorine in water samples skewed the results, the Navy says. Residents fear their drinking water remains unsafe.

The Hawaii Board of Land and Natural Resources will consider this “shocking” matter Friday.

The destructive beetles pose a serious threat to palm trees and culturally important plants in Hawaii.

Volunteers are working to jumpstart the effort by tending to surviving trees, planting seedlings and pushing the county to hire a second arborist.