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Hawaii Gov. David Ige has yet to sign off on aquarium fishing rules and commercial fishing restrictions off Kauai.

Sand erosion already has exacted a huge toll and it’s expected to accelerate. Scientists say it’s time to take aggressive steps to save the island’s remaining shoreline.

For the past 2 years, the agency hasn’t implemented a law that requires that data on the sales of restricted-use pesticides in Hawaii be made public.

A federal agency violated the law when it approved Navy training operations off Hawaii and California, judge says.

Despite concerns over erosion, the city says it would have been a hardship for the Samsung chairman to not have a wall protecting his beachfront property.

Concerns over pesticide drift from farming operations are misplaced. Homeowners, however, could learn a thing or two about properly controlling pesticide spraying.

California has a strict program others would like to model, but the cost of enforcing and overseeing disclosure is prohibitive for some states.

UPDATE: A House committee deferred a bill that would have extended funding for preservation of hundreds of acres.

The state says concerns over the release of confidential business information has kept it from posting the information online.

A federal judge has extended an injunction blocking Maui County’s voter-approved moratorium until she rules on the case. She set the next hearing for June 15.