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Trees cool our streets, beautify our city, recharge groundwater, decrease runoff, provide food and homes and help fight global warming.

Sam Lemmo, who retired last week as administrator of the Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands, took flack from all sides but stayed focused on his mission.

As Hawaii strives for a more self-sufficient food system, a large cache of protein in the form of feral pigs, axis deer and other invasives could help.

As the focus on local food production continues, lawmakers and lobbyists want to make farming and ranching easier in Hawaii.

Climate change is threatening iwi kupuna from mauka to makai. Experts say the tools exist to come up with a solution but it will require political will.

The effects of a warming planet are also expected to make it more expensive to safeguard land and water.

DOH says it is focusing on mitigating the crisis rather than sanctioning the Navy.

It was at least the third monk seal to be intentionally killed by humans this year on Molokai, government officials said.

Mounting fines may not mean much to their business, but seed companies might find themselves under more public pressure after pleading guilty to 30 environmental crimes last week.

But the report calls on all cities to commit to energy policies that promote social and racial equity.