Environment

Mānoa residents recount their firsthand flood experience during the hurricane season; State Sen. Carol Fukunaga discusses how to handle the hazards of the Ala Wai Canal.

Kouri Nago, of the Genki Ala Wai Project, discusses the group's aims to combat pollution in the Ala Wai Canal and their response to recent research questioning their effectivity.

State Sen. Sharon Moriwaki explains how storm debris and pollution make its way to the Ala Wai Canal and what efforts are being made to keep it clean.

Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation Director Ed Sniffen explains how the city and state are working together on emergency efforts to clean and prevent storm damage in Mānoa.

Today, The Conversation is broadcasting live on the Ala Wai Canal — on the edge of Waikīkī.

HART CEO Lori Kahikina talks about the timeline on the latest leg of the Skyline into Honolulu’s urban core; Filmmaker Stephan Boeker shares his award-winning short film documenting the work of a Maui architect.

Hurricane Lala brought down hundreds of trees across the islands, but most of Oʻahu’s legacy trees survived the stormy weather.

One of the largest wiliwili trees in the state had the majority of its branches ripped off during Hurricane Lala. A critically endangered uhiuhi tree was also damaged.

More than one million trees on Hawaiʻi Island have already been lost to the fungal disease Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death, and Hurricane Lala may worsen that epidemic.

HECO shares updates on getting the lights back on after Hurricane Lala; HPR shares more stories from students and staff across the islands in the second installment of “Homeroom Hawaiʻi.”