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Efforts to address the effects of a warming planet on a vulnerable island state have mostly fallen short this session.

The Hawaii senator is chairman of a new committee on the climate crisis. He talks about what that means.

Hawaii would have been the first to impose the prohibitions at a statewide level.

Dozens of cities have banned plastic foam containers, but the Legislature is considering bills for a statewide ban.

Now, Hawaii lawmakers are considering bills that force sellers to tell prospective owners about vulnerable coastal properties.

A plan to expand military training in the Marianas, which also includes more sonar and underwater explosive training, has drawn concerns from environmentalists.

Civil Beat teamed with a UH climate professor and the Malama Learning Center to offset some of our staff’s greenhouse gas emissions.

Even though the power facility damaged by last year’s lava flows is expected to be “operational” by year’s end, it’s facing challenges.

At the session’s halfway point, several new measures have support. But some current initiatives will expire if action isn’t taken.

As the sea level rise exacerbates coastal erosion, many longtime middle-class residents are struggling to protect their properties.