Infrastructure

Speaking to The Conversation, Honolulu Environmental Services Director Roger Babcock discussed past wastewater spills, and the multiple threats to Waikīkī associated with sea level rise.

A local advocacy group is calling on the state Department of Transportation to spend more of its budget on building out alternatives to cars. But HDOT says its priority is to spend what it takes to keep roads safe. HPR’s Savannah Harriman-Pote has more.

The state Commission on Water Resource Management just approved an Oʻahu-specific plan to guide water use until 2040. It's part of an ongoing update to the larger, statewide Hawaiʻi Water Plan that hasn’t been changed in about 25 years.

The Honolulu City Council passed its massive land use bill Wednesday that will impact construction, agriculture, business and housing across the island. The council has been working on the measure for the last two years. It’s over 250 pages and impacts every type of land usage on Oʻahu. HPR's Ashley Mizuo and Mark Ladao bring you this two-part series.

The Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration awarded Hawaiʻi $6 million to expand telehealth, increasing access to devices and digital literacy education.

President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to roll back spending on climate initiatives when he returns to the White House. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote reports on what that could mean for Hawaiʻi's clean energy transition and climate goals.

The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands has received a four-year $72 million federal grant to build infrastructure, increase workforce development programs and establish community centers on DHHL land for better digital access.

This week marks 20 years since floods ripped through the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa campus. As a result, many other state offices have stepped up measures to prevent massive flooding. The Conversation spoke to state Comptroller Keith Regan about the efforts.

Over 20 companies make up the Hawaiʻi Harbor Users Group, which will celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2025. It’s been planning for rising seas and bigger vessels. The Conversation talked to Melissa Pavlicek about those efforts.

A Honolulu surgeon describes his experience providing medical aid in Gaza; the Department of Health talks about making sure public school drinking water is lead-free; ʻAlalā conservation manager talks prepping birds for first-time release on Maui