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The viewpoint site is located along Kūhiō Highway in Princeville. It includes two lookouts with views of Hanalei Valley and Bay, the wildlife refuge and the Haleleʻa Forest Reserve.
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Every year, more than a million people enjoy the beach parks in the coastal community of Keaukaha on Hawaiʻi Island, according to a grassroots-led data collection effort over the last year known as Waiʻuli We Count. HPR’s Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi has more.
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During filming, vehicles were in prohibited areas and some vegetation was damaged. The company has been fined and could potentially have permits revoked.
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A recently passed ordinance requires all Maui County wastewater to be disinfected by 2039, promoting water efficiency. Last year, the county experienced severe drought and multiple water shortages.
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service designated a critical habitat on the Big Island. The protected species include 11 plants and one picture-wing fly.
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Since the program’s inception two years ago at the Pololū Valley Lookout, community members-turned-stewards have helped to inform and connect people to the history and culture of the area. As HPR's Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi reports, there have been fewer hiking accidents and parking violations.
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Hawaiʻi lawmakers have advanced a measure to bolster a native fish hatchery program in Waiʻanae that would produce pua, or juvenile mullet, for fishponds and stock enhancement. HPR's Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi reports.
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The Conversation spoke with Michelle Bogardus of the Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Service, and Rachel Kingsley of the Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project and the ʻAlalā Project.
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Colliers International discusses the down direction for commercial real estate; Hawaiʻi Restaurant Association shares whether "surge pricing" could work in our state; we take a closer look at the heated debate over the state budget in the wake of Maui's wildfire recovery; and a tree consultant talks about the concept of tree equity across our communities.
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World Whale Day was started on Maui back in 1980 by the late Greg Kaufman of the Pacific Whale Foundation to draw attention to the magnificent creatures and the dangers they encounter. The Conversation talked with the foundation’s lead scientist, Jens Currie, as well as Ed Lyman of NOAA's Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary.