The Honolulu Board of Water Supply said its past, current and future remediation and mitigation efforts following the spill total about $1.2 billion, and it maintains that the U.S. Navy should bear that cost instead of ratepayers.

Maui residents are invited to a virtual event on July 3, hosted by the Kula Community Watershed Alliance, where the the Maui Fire Department will discuss the wildfire risks posed by invasive forests.

For decades, the federally funded Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program has provided relief to people struggling to pay their utility bills. But this might be the last year that assistance is available.

University of Hawaiʻi’s Institute for Astronomy Director Doug Simons spoke to The Conversations Catherine Cruz about the uncertain future of astronomy and research through telescopes on Mauna Kea amid proposed funding challenges.

Former Gov. of Hawaiʻi Ben Cayetano and Waikiki Improvement Association president Rick Egged spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about the creation of the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority as a separate entity in 1998, and the work accomplished over its 27-year history.

HPR's Maddie Bender and Mark Ladao report on a law regulating māmaki tea that takes effect today.

Gov. Josh Green signed two bills into law that will enforce harsher regulations and enforcement on illegal fireworks.

A final report outlined several ways to reduce miles traveled in a vehicle by government employees. Some of the potential solutions included boosting the state's carpool program, parking stall sharing among employees and subsidized public transportation passes.

The U.S. military is planning a major expansion on the island of Tinian in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Residents recently gathered in a school cafeteria to hear about the changed environmental plans the U.S. military has for their island.

The first Hack-A-Thon, hosted by the Papahānaumokuākea Marine Debris Project and the University of Hawaiʻi Sea Grant College Program, is aiming to gather tool designs to reduce marine debris in oceans and beaches.