David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023
A Lauded Summer Food Program Has Restarted But Rural Kids Could Miss Out Due To USDA Rules
Demographic shifts mean that all of Maui County is excluded from a federal program meant to benefit kids in rural communities.
Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat/2023
This Kauai Neighborhood Is A Celebrated Cell Phone Dead Zone. AT&T Wants To Change That
Residents of Kauai’s north shore are overwhelmingly opposed to a plan to build a cell tower on a residential lot in Haena.
Allan Parachini/Civil Beat/2020
Kauai May Buy The Blighted Coco Palms Hotel
Kauai County Council Chair Mel Rapozo suggested taking ownership through eminent domain. The owner says it’s for sale anyway.
Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat/2022
Kauai Charter School Pursues New Campus In Kilauea
The planned middle and high school for students on the North Shore is fundraising to buy an 11-acre campus.
Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat/2021
Kauai Wants To House The Homeless — Just Not In Their Backyard
The county is trying to address an increase in homelessness despite persistent NIMBYism.
Courtesy: Richard Takase/2023
Oahu Land Crunch Leads Aloun Farms To Expand Acreage On Fertile West Kauai
The family-owned vegetable grower has found better prices on water and land leases.
Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat/2023
An Innovative Kauai Farm Project May Depend On Saving A 100-Year-Old Reservoir
The ag project needs lots of water but the dam that could supply it will be torn down unless the farm can raise millions of dollars to save it.
Courtesy: Bret Nainoa Mossman/MFBRP
Historic Effort To Save Hawaii Forest Birds With ‘Mosquito Birth Control’ Hurtles Forward
The world’s first attempt at landscape-scale mosquito control for conservation holds promising health benefits for people too.
Courtesy: Matson
Matson Commits Another $5 million For Food Banks In Hawaii, Guam and Alaska
Lower shipping costs have freed up funds for more food supplies, Hawaii Foodbank said.
Courtesy: Clay Trauernicht/2019
Hawaii Wildfire Defense Plans Gain Federal Funds
Local plans were last updated 8 years ago.