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‘It Smells Like Earth’: Honolulu Shows Off Its Alternatives To Landfills Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

‘It Smells Like Earth’: Honolulu Shows Off Its Alternatives To Landfills

During the annual Tour de Trash, members of the public got an inside look at where Oahu's garbage ends up. Civil Beat tagged along.

Maui’s Toxic Debris Could Fill 5 Football Fields 5 Stories Deep. Where Will It End Up? AP Photo/Jennifer Sinco Kelleher/2024

Maui’s Toxic Debris Could Fill 5 Football Fields 5 Stories Deep. Where Will It End Up?

The makeshift landfill in Olowalu is supposed to be temporary. But a legal fight continues to brew over an alternative site.

A Stomach Bug Outbreak Brings Uncomfortable Scrutiny To One Of Hawaii’s Most Beautiful Places Claire Caulfield/Civil Beat/2020

A Stomach Bug Outbreak Brings Uncomfortable Scrutiny To One Of Hawaii’s Most Beautiful Places

After norovirus tore through the remote Kalalau campsite, campers and locals say it needs better management.

Climate Advocates Want Tourists To Rent Electric Vehicles. Maui Shows Why That’s Hard Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2023

Climate Advocates Want Tourists To Rent Electric Vehicles. Maui Shows Why That’s Hard

Transitioning rental car fleets to EVs could help the state meet its ambitious energy goals, but "range anxiety" leaves customers concerned about making it around the island.

Gina Young Wants To ‘Fix The System’ If Confirmed As East Maui Water Board Director Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2024

Gina Young Wants To ‘Fix The System’ If Confirmed As East Maui Water Board Director

The former county planner has the votes she needs but is facing ethics questions from three council members.

Government Bureaucracy Complicates Maui’s Response To Sea Level Rise Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat/2024

Government Bureaucracy Complicates Maui’s Response To Sea Level Rise

Conflicting guidance from permitting agencies makes it harder for the county to save or move roads threatened by the ocean.

Maui’s New Coastal Rules Are Full Of Loopholes, Environmental Group Says Ludwig Laab/Civil Beat/2022

Maui’s New Coastal Rules Are Full Of Loopholes, Environmental Group Says

In a lawsuit, Maui Tomorrow rejects the regulations as essentially toothless, but the county says they will expedite permitting and avoid unnecessary hurdles.

Green Taps New Hawaii Water Resources Board Head After Kaleo Manuel’s Departure Department of Land and Natural Resources

Green Taps New Hawaii Water Resources Board Head After Kaleo Manuel’s Departure

Ciara Kahahane is poised to leave the state Attorney General's office to serve as the board's new first deputy.

Hurricane Hone Sweeps Past Hawaii, Dumping Enough Rain To Ease Wildfire Fears National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration via AP

Hurricane Hone Sweeps Past Hawaii, Dumping Enough Rain To Ease Wildfire Fears

Hurricane Gilma, meanwhile, increased to a Category 4 hurricane but it was still far east of Hawaii and forecast to weaken.

This Buddhist Temple Is Collapsing Into The Sea Off Maui Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

This Buddhist Temple Is Collapsing Into The Sea Off Maui

With nearby graves already swallowed by the ocean, sea level rise and coastal erosion are now threatening to destroy an iconic Zen mission and cemetery.