For more than 100 Hawaiian Homes beneficiaries on Maui, a decades-long wait is over. HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol reports on the first Department of Hawaiian Homelands’ agricultural lease awards in more than 20 years.

Jason Gamel is with the American Resort Development Association. A recent ARDA report points to the generation of more than $518 million in the state tax coffers. HPR talked to Gamel to learn more.

The Kauaʻi utility has yet to share if and how customers' bills may increase to pay for the costs of the utility’s plan, but KIUC Chief of Operations Brad Rockwell told the commission that the utility was keeping possible impacts to ratepayers in mind.

A new one-year rule went into effect Wednesday to help protect Molokaʻi from the invasive coconut rhinoceros beetle by restricting the import of soil and landscaping materials known to harbor the insect. HPR's Catherine Cluett Pactol has more.

Maui County officials have lifted evacuation orders for residents living near a wildfire that broke out late Tuesday. Before the situation improved, emergency sirens sounded and police went door-to-door evacuating residents.

A charter school on Hawaiʻi Island is expanding its footprint. It’s not your typical charter school — in fact, clowning around is encouraged at its Puna district campus. Hawaii’s Volcano Circus Executive Director Morgan Langham spoke with The Conversation about what the unconventional school has in mind and how the community has responded.

The energy developer AES Hawaiʻi is hosting a community meeting on Kauaʻi on Wednesday to discuss a proposed solar farm. Its Kauaʻi project, called Kaawanui Solar, is slated for Makaweli.

A species of deep-sea coral has been named after the beloved "Star Wars" character Chewbacca. Its long shape makes it look like it’s standing upright, and its extended, flexible branches resemble the famous character’s fur.

Maui County's First-Time Homebuyer assistance program for fire survivors has received so applications that the program is closing earlier than planned. Eligible residents can apply until Sept. 30.

Gov. Josh Green spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about the pullout of the Kapalua golf tournament on Maui due to the drought conditions.