Honolulu is considering how to promote deconstruction and re-use of the materials from buildings that are being torn down, an idea that has already caught on in other cities.

Experts say regulating contractor donations along with publicly financed elections could go a long way to taming corruption.

An innovative recycling plant also hopes to provide a process to turn invasive weeds and grasses into something more useful.

California communities offer some practical solutions to the serious challenges facing Maui in the years ahead.

The severely degraded island has undergone two decades of restoration work after years of overgrazing, bombing and burning. That endeavor could help guide efforts to control runoff and replant thousands of scorched acres.

The ability to provide enhanced risk assessments now exists, but it needs help getting off the ground.

The project demonstrated how it may be possible to restore larger areas much more quickly than would happen naturally.

Unconventional approaches to addressing trauma offer pathways to recovery.

But some think Hawaii can be doing more to improve literacy at a young age.

Concerns over the potential loss of land in the town began almost immediately.