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New Development Begins On Former Turtle Bay Resort Land Near Kahuku Point Screenshot: Areté Collective

New Development Begins On Former Turtle Bay Resort Land Near Kahuku Point

The area was the focus of decades of political and legal efforts to preserve sensitive habitat that includes 5 miles of coastline.

Oahu Coral Group Gears Up To Help Maui’s Battered Reefs Kuleana Coral Restoration

Oahu Coral Group Gears Up To Help Maui’s Battered Reefs

Started by fishermen and firefighters, Kuleana Coral Restoration prioritizes workforce development to aid coral reefs stressed by warming oceans, urban runoff and more.

Coral Colonies Severely Damaged Off Kewalo Basin, Divers Say Courtesy: Our Ocean Alliance

Coral Colonies Severely Damaged Off Kewalo Basin, Divers Say

Dive tour operators were warned to stay away from the area by commercial divers working there. They feared the worst.

State Expects Upcoming Energy Study To Answer Cost And Carbon Questions For Hawaii

State Expects Upcoming Energy Study To Answer Cost And Carbon Questions For Hawaii

The energy office is examining whether liquefied natural gas would be a practical replacement for low-sulphur fuel oil.

EPA Is Investigating Wastewater Released Into Puhi Bay From Troubled Hilo Sewage Plant Hawaii News Now/Screenshot/2022

EPA Is Investigating Wastewater Released Into Puhi Bay From Troubled Hilo Sewage Plant

The federal agency and state health officials will determine whether the aging facility violated its discharge permit and the Clean Water Act.

New Project Seeks To Build Offshore Wind Farms Near Kaiwi Channel Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2022

New Project Seeks To Build Offshore Wind Farms Near Kaiwi Channel

The project could help the state reach its renewable energy goals, sourcing power to approximately 300,000 homes — but at what cost?

Repair Or Retreat? An Ocean-Battered Maui Condo Complex Grapples With An Uncertain Future Courtesy: Don McLeish

Repair Or Retreat? An Ocean-Battered Maui Condo Complex Grapples With An Uncertain Future

Two of Kahana Sunset’s six buildings are teetering near the water’s edge while battling sinkholes and shaky foundations. It’s now in the county’s hands to decide what to do.

Hawaii Supreme Court Sides With Community Groups In Long-Running Maui Water Case Marina Riker/Civil Beat/2022

Hawaii Supreme Court Sides With Community Groups In Long-Running Maui Water Case

The ruling overturns a water commission decision that failed to return more flows to four Central Maui streams after the closure of a former plantation in 2016.

Naka Nathaniel: The Settlement In The Youth Climate Case Against Hawaii Is A Pretty Big Deal Hawaii Governor's Office/2024

Naka Nathaniel: The Settlement In The Youth Climate Case Against Hawaii Is A Pretty Big Deal

The outcome of the Navahine lawsuit signaled a return to living by some of the fundamental concepts of the aloha spirit.

Wetlands Are Shrinking. Maui Has A Plan To Protect Them Marina Riker/Civil Beat/2023

Wetlands Are Shrinking. Maui Has A Plan To Protect Them

Officials are hoping to mitigate flooding, control runoff, restore fire breaks and more.