Newsletter Invasive species have created a cycle of wildfire in Hawaiʻi. Can Maui break it? Planting native flora could help prevent the island's next wildfire and reconnect Mauians to their cultural heritage.
Newsletter The fight over Maui’s water rights has intensified after deadly fire Native Hawaiians say the tragedy is being used as a pretext to roll back their gains in securing water supplies.
Newsletter Lahaina, site of incalculable Native Hawaiian importance, reels from cultural losses Residents hold on to hope for historic town that ‘represents transformation’ as it prepares to rebuild.
Politics www.propublica.org Obama and the beach house loopholes Although Hawaii has laws meant to preserve disappearing shorelines, beachfront property owners have been able to bypass them. That’s what happened at an expansive coastal estate officials say the Obamas will live in.
Politics The battle over Honolulu's Ala Wai Canal A flood could devastate Honolulu's low-lying tourist zone, but a federal plan to fortify the Ala Wai Canal has met with strong local resistance.
