Environment

Hawai'i Organics Compost on Maui is the island's largest facility of its kind. It has a goal of keeping green waste out of the landfill and using local landscaping resources

The Hawaiʻi Green Infrastructure Authority is working with the attorney general’s office to reinstate federal funding for the Solar for All Program that provided solar energy access for low-income families.

Mafalda de Freitas, the megaplastics program director at the Center for Marine Debris Research at Hawaiʻi Pacific University, spoke to HPRʻs Maddie Bender about the plastic recycling research facility and the uncertain road ahead.

A first draft of a new climate action roadmap lays out ambitious plans, but falls short of getting the state off fossil fuels by 2045. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote has more.

Hawai‘i Island farmers and sellers say there's a higher demand for betel nut. But experts warn about the health impacts, as frequent chewing of the tropical seed is linked to cancer. HPR's Cassie Ordonio reports.

The council is moving a resolution that would urge the state to ask the Army to stop its bombing and live fire training at the 200-square-mile site. Tuesday’s hearing on the measure garnered dozens of public testimonies in support.

Researchers brief officials on the increasing risk of flooding in Waikīkī due to sea level rise; Uilani Souza shares her experience driving for TheBus for over 40 years

On Maui, more than 100 acres in Kula will one day be native forests — and it’s starting with a newly completed restoration nursery. HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol was there for its blessing ceremony.

Former lawmaker and environmental advocate Sol Kahoʻohalahala spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about the recent court ruling on commercial fishing in the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument.

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