A helicopter survey conducted on Hawaiʻi Island found eight potential infestations of the coconut rhinoceros beetle. The Conversation talked to Ryan Perroy, a geography and environmental science professor at UH Hilo who oversaw the survey.

One solution that’s been proposed for land degradation, both around the world and in Hawaiʻi, is agroforestry. The Conversation spoke to John Parziale, the director of agroecology at Common Ground Kauaʻi, about agroforestry.

The Maui County bill would act as a so-called “trigger ban” that would only go into effect if a state tobacco ban were suspended or repealed. The state’s preemption law overrides county-level mandates, although opponents say county officials are more equipped to regulate tobacco.

The unsheltered community of Maui’s Holomua Road is making changes for the better. Once lined with piled-up rubbish, the road is now cleaner thanks to regular community cleanups by residents and volunteers. HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol has the story.

TikTok awarded over $300,000 to 100 local PTAs at high schools across the country — including Lahainaluna. The grant will help implement the Create with Kindness Program, which aims to encourage conversations between keiki and their families about digital literacy and safety online.

Conservationists say five Hawaiian crows have been released on Maui for the first time as part of an ongoing effort to return the species to its home. Officials with the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance say the ʻalalā were released on Maui on Tuesday.

This week a plan to begin building a seed bank on Lānaʻi will start to take shape. The Conversation talked to Johannes Seidel, director of Hawaiʻi Forestry Operations recently, about the building process.

The nine-member council officially selected Holeka Goro Inaba as its chair. He said his primary role as chair is to make sure that council hearings operate “in the most efficient, respectful and effective manner.”

As union negotiations are ongoing with Maui Health System and Kaiser Permanente for more than 900 health care employees on Maui and Lānaʻi, the Maui County Council passed a resolution supporting them in their requests for higher pay and safe staffing ratios.

Former Maui County Council Chair Kelly King along with 30 other voters are contesting the general election following her loss to Tom Cook. She wants to see the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court invalidate the results and order a new election.