Ku驶u Kauanoe/Civil Beat/2020
The Senate Just Killed Green’s Plan For A Climate Fee For Visitors
Supporters said they’ll keep working through other means this session to partially close Hawaii’s massive spending gap on natural resources.
DLNR
State Is Moving Ahead With Wailoa Harbor Dredging Project After Receiving Funding
More than 100 people turned out recently to blast state officials for not keeping up with maintenance of a small boat harbor in Hilo.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Coral Spawning Prompts Upcoming Beach Closure In Kona
The public is asked to refrain from snorkeling, surfing and swimming at Kahaluu Beach Park for eight days to allow coral to reproduce.
Cammy Clark/Civil Beat/2024
$159M Job To Clean Up Lahaina’s Commercial District Begins 7 Months After Fires
The Army Corps of Engineers is working to secure access to the properties in what’s expected to be a challenging phase of Maui’s recovery.
Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2023
Upgrade At Kailua Wastewater Plant Is Expected To Curb Bacteria And Limit Beach Closures
A disinfection process using ultraviolet light is being added to the plant.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2017
$700,000 In Grants Is Now Available For Environmental Projects On Maui
The deadline to apply is in two weeks with proposed projects led by or focusing on women, youth and traditional Native Hawaiian practices encouraged.
Courtesy: Surfrider Foundation
Still Have A Cesspool? Counties Could Start Charging You Pollution Fees In 2025
Collected fees would go toward helping convert cesspools by Hawaii鈥檚 2050 deadline.
Courtesy: Leiahi'ena Ka'awa
Hundreds Of Hawaii Island Residents Protest Proposed Housing Project In Punaluu
The more than $200 million development would be located in a culturally and environmentally sensitive area.
Courtesy: Blue Planet
Changes To Hawaii鈥檚 Home Battery Program Could Hinder Its Clean Energy Transition
A revision in how much homeowners are paid for the electricity they send to the grid could keep them from participating at all.
Marina Riker/Civil Beat/2022
Hawaii Lawmakers May Roll Back Development Rules To Speed Housing Projects
The debate is similar to what’s happening in other parts of the country that are also struggling to build affordable housing.