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Harmful sewage continues to pollute Kailua Bay despite increased scrutiny

The Kailua Wastewater Treatment Plant, on the island’s wettest side, already receives plenty of state and federal scrutiny following past cases of unacceptably high bacteria in the water amid heavy storms. That includes mandated equipment upgrades so the aging plant runs more reliably, with fewer ma

Disease could kill most of the ‘ohi‘a forests on Hawaii’s Big Island within 20 years

Now, researchers are in a race against time.

Critical locked gate overlooked in investigation of Maui fire evacuation

That’s because the gate on Kuhua Street “was not mentioned” to investigators with the Fire Safety Research Institute, according to attorney general spokesperson Toni Schwartz. The nonprofit group is conducting a three-part investigation for the AG into what did and didn’t occur during the wildfire.

Hawaii’s popular Kalalau Trail reopens after norovirus outbreak

The popular cave there will remain closed, however, after crews from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention detected fecal matter in it. State parks officials will keep the cave off-limits until the winter when it becomes naturally inaccessible to visitors.

Hawaii gave up funding for marine mammal protection because of cumbersome paperwork

Now, DOCARE wants back in. The agency intends to apply by a deadline later this month to rejoin the JEA, Redulla said.

Maui faces uncertainty over the future of its energy grid

Those proposed projects at Maalaea, Pulehunui and Wanea remain in the early phases and still have key hurdles to clear, HECO officials told community members at a PUC-organized meeting on Maui last week. They still have to earn community buy-in, reach successful contract negotiations with the develo

New coral disease forecast tool shows high risks of summer outbreaks in Hawaii

That risk of growth anomalies drops significantly along the Big Island by September, according to the tool. However, during that same month it forecasts a higher risk of the other common disease, called white syndrome, in various parts of the islands.