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Kauai Estate To Close 3 Illegal Cesspools Courtesy: Health Department

Kauai Estate To Close 3 Illegal Cesspools

The Kukuiolono Park Trust Estate will also pay a $58,000 penalty to the EPA.

Experts Raise Concerns Over Planned Use Of Olowalu Landfill To Store Fire Debris Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2023

Experts Raise Concerns Over Planned Use Of Olowalu Landfill To Store Fire Debris

Some think the toxic ash and debris from the Lahaina fire should be shipped to the mainland instead.

Lab-Grown Corals Help Restore Damaged Reef In Hanauma Bay Courtesy: DLNR DAR

Lab-Grown Corals Help Restore Damaged Reef In Hanauma Bay

The project demonstrated how it may be possible to restore larger areas much more quickly than would happen naturally.

Lack Of Native Seeds Spurs Federal Plan To Replant Fire-Loving Invasive Grasses Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2023

Lack Of Native Seeds Spurs Federal Plan To Replant Fire-Loving Invasive Grasses

The proposal surprised local elected officials and conservation groups that had already been working on native seed issues.

Cesspool Conversions: Honolulu Seeks To Connect More Homes To Main Sewer System Ben Angarone/Civil Beat/2023

Cesspool Conversions: Honolulu Seeks To Connect More Homes To Main Sewer System

A proposal to install sewer lines for a section of Ewa Beach is shaping up as a litmus test for the effort as homeowners say they need more help covering the costs.

Discovering This New Plant Species On Maui Was Serendipity Courtesy: DLNR

Discovering This New Plant Species On Maui Was Serendipity

A team of scientists remains committed to preventing species from going extinct in Hawaii.

State Land Board OKs Olowalu For Ash And Debris Disposal From Maui Fires Courtesy: Department of Land and Natural Resources

State Land Board OKs Olowalu For Ash And Debris Disposal From Maui Fires

The site would be monitored for 30 years for any leakage of contamination into the groundwater and ocean.

Army Engineers Push Forward With WWII Bomb Survey On Big Island Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Army Engineers Push Forward With WWII Bomb Survey On Big Island

The bullets and bombs were left on the range there 80 years ago, but the U.S. military is still cleaning up the mess.

Feds Want To Plant Invasive Grasses To Control Soil After Maui Fires Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2023

Feds Want To Plant Invasive Grasses To Control Soil After Maui Fires

USDA officials said with no vegetation left on thousands of acres, there’s a need to prevent sedimentation before the wet season arrives.

Russell Ruderman: This New Program Could Help Cut Food Costs In Hawaii Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2017

Russell Ruderman: This New Program Could Help Cut Food Costs In Hawaii

Reusing glass bottles and other food containers will help reduce waste and lower the cost of food.