Newsletter Photo by Neora Aylon on Unsplash 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 Photo by Kenneth Williams on Unsplash 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 Photo by Steve Wrzeszczynski on Unsplash 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.
Impacts 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.
Impacts 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.
A controversial facility that would process plastic waste to be burned in steel mills has been cancelled
Young plaintiffs in Juliana v. United States lose Supreme Court bid but say they'll continue their pursuit of climate justice
