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A private landowner has offered to donate 5 acres of its 20-acre parcel to Maui County for fire debris disposal. However, the county said it will require more land to safely handle ash disposal and will move forward with eminent domain proceedings. The two parties recently could not come to an agreement on the 20-acre parcel. HPR's Catherine Cluett Pactol has more.
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U.S. Forest Service rangeland scientist Stephanie Yelenik has researched invasive grasslands in Hawaiʻi and several western states, as well as in South Africa. She spoke to The Conversation about a new study she led on invasive grasslands on Hawai’i Island.
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Resources for Red Hill families who may have been exposed to fuel or additives in their drinking water; A nonprofit's search for a fishmonger to help process unsold fish to give to food insecure families
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The Conversation talked to Josh Atwood, an education specialist at the Department of Land and Natural Resources, about the new program.
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Residents react to Gov. Josh Green backing off a short-term rental ban; Photography exhibit shows Lahaina before the fires; Virtual field trip to see Hawaiʻi's birds
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Phase 2 debris removal continues for properties in Lahaina as the 500th residential property was cleared. A total of 1,600 properties were impacted by the wildfire.
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The White House hosted an event last week called “Communities in Action: Building a Better Hawaiʻi.” Local elected officials and community leaders from around the U.S. took part. Molokaʻi nonprofit ‘Āina Momona was among the participants. The Conversation talked to Trisha Watson, the organization's vice president, about being involved in a meeting at that level of leadership.
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Hawaiʻi lawmakers are calling for a working group to jump-start the local production of renewable liquid fuels. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote has more.
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The county council unsuccessfully attempted to reach an agreement with the current landowner, Komar Maui Properties, which bought the parcel in 2015. Councilmembers at a recent committee meeting heard passionate testimony from Lahaina residents in favor of using eminent domain. HPR's Catherine Cluett Pactol reports.
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About 25,000 households on Oʻahu are in flood-risk areas, and the City and County of Honolulu wants to see how prepared residents are for possible floods.