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Public Can Weigh In On Making Papahanaumokuakea A Marine National Sanctuary Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2018

Public Can Weigh In On Making Papahanaumokuakea A Marine National Sanctuary

The move aims to better protect the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands and enhance the national monument that’s been in place there since 2006.

More Ocean Area Will Be Covered Under Hawaii’s New Coral Reef Insurance Policy Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018

More Ocean Area Will Be Covered Under Hawaii’s New Coral Reef Insurance Policy

The novel approach to protecting reefs is expanding as state officials consider the more ways to guard against climate change.

Bills For A New Ride-Share Fee And A Climate-Impact Fee Advance Getty Images/iStockphoto

Bills For A New Ride-Share Fee And A Climate-Impact Fee Advance

The ride-share proposal originally set the proposed fee at 25 cents per ride, but the latest draft does not say exactly how much the fee would be.

Lawmakers Are Working On Ways To Whack Hawaii’s Fire-Fueling Weeds Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Lawmakers Are Working On Ways To Whack Hawaii’s Fire-Fueling Weeds

Vegetation-focused legislation is aimed at reducing the chances of another disaster like the Aug. 8 wildfires on Maui.

Lead Detections Near Puuloa Shooting Range Prompt Calls For Investigation Marine Corps Base Hawaii

Lead Detections Near Puuloa Shooting Range Prompt Calls For Investigation

Residents are asking the state health department to investigate lead contamination in the community neighboring the range. 

Bills To Monitor Maui’s Air And Water Quality After The Lahaina Disaster Are Moving Forward Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2024

Bills To Monitor Maui’s Air And Water Quality After The Lahaina Disaster Are Moving Forward

The measures aim to keep that effort going after the debris removal from the wildfires ends.

Court Rules In Favor Of Hawaii In ‘Mosquito Birth Control’ Case Courtesy: Jack Jefferey Photography

Court Rules In Favor Of Hawaii In ‘Mosquito Birth Control’ Case

A judge granted summary judgment to the state and other defendants, thereby averting a trial.

The Game Management Advisory Commission Was Created To Be The Voice Of Hawaii’s Hunters. Is Anyone Listening? Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2022

The Game Management Advisory Commission Was Created To Be The Voice Of Hawaii’s Hunters. Is Anyone Listening?

The state is developing new rules to address mounting problems with goats, pigs and deer but the group representing a crucial stakeholder has been floundering.

Concerns About Water Quality Prompt A Lawsuit Over A Kona Sewage Plant David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

Concerns About Water Quality Prompt A Lawsuit Over A Kona Sewage Plant

Kealakehe sewage plant discharges more than 1 million gallons of wastewater into a lava pit near the ocean.