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‘The Last Wild Place’ Wins National Honors
Civil Beat took readers on a visual journey through one of the most remote parts of the planet.
AP
Ige Signs Law Banning Widely Used Pesticide
Chlorpyrifos is commonly sprayed on citrus fruits, apples and other crops.
NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
Authorities Investigate Death Of Young Monk Seal On Molokai
She’s聽believed to be the sixth killed by people since 2009.
Courtesy of Kelly LaPorte
An Illegal Rock Barrier Blocks This North Shore Beach Access
Now the property owner who built the barrier without authorization is seeking after-the-fact permits, angering nearby residents.
Google Maps
State Changes Its Manoa Sludge Pits Plan After UH Faculty Outcry
The Department of Land and Natural Resources finds a new temporary site for sludge it will dredge from Manoa Stream.
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Oahu’s $4 Million Food Fight
The City Council approved funding for a facility to turn table scraps into compost, but others want the waste used for pig feed.
Stewart Yerton/Civil Beat
This Sludge Pit Plan Gets Little Love In Manoa
Critics question why the state didn’t conduct an environmental assessment for the Manoa Stream dredging project.
Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency
Big Island: Geothermal Plant And Its Neighbors Have Clashed For Decades
Lava flows threaten the plant’s destruction along with the property of many who have complained about the facility.
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Manoa Professors Raise A Stink About Sludge Pits — And Get Results
Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources officials say they will postpone a stream dredging plan in Manoa to confer with residents.
USGS
Big Island Lava Flows Reach Site Of Geothermal Plant
A naturally occurring berm has so far halted the flow’s advance, but officials warn if the lava does hit the plant’s underground wells it could trigger the release of poisonous gases.