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‘Dangerously Close To Capacity’: Maui Weighs $53M Kīhei Desalination Plant

‘Dangerously Close To Capacity’: Maui Weighs $53M Kīhei Desalination Plant

Community members gave the idea a lukewarm reception when the Maui Department of Water Supply shared details.

A Viral Hawaiian Monk Seal Changes The Conversation On Molokaʻi Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

A Viral Hawaiian Monk Seal Changes The Conversation On Molokaʻi

A critically endangered seal’s chance encounter with the owner of a popular local social media account has brought community members together after recent killings of the protected species.

As Flood Aid Trickles Out For North Shore, Southeast Asian Farmers Are Left Behind Thomas Heaton/Civil Beat/2026

As Flood Aid Trickles Out For North Shore, Southeast Asian Farmers Are Left Behind

For some Thai and Laotian farmers, language barriers and immigration status stand in the way of seeking help they need after the Kona lows.

The Big Island’s Rare Coastal Pools Are Under Siege

The Big Island’s Rare Coastal Pools Are Under Siege

Sea level rise is endangering the fragile brackish waters on the Kona Coast, but it’s also creating new ones.

Community Control Of Kauaʻi Fishery Is Showing ‘Remarkable’ Results Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

Community Control Of Kauaʻi Fishery Is Showing ‘Remarkable’ Results

Ten years in, Native Hawaiian fishermen, North Shore nonprofit leaders and scientists are encouraged by what they see in the state’s first Community-Based Subsistence Fishing Area.

HECO Is At War With Governor’s Energy Partner Over Creating New Utility Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

HECO Is At War With Governor’s Energy Partner Over Creating New Utility

A Japanese rival wants build a new liquefied natural gas power plant and start a new regulated utility for Oʻahu, ending HECO’s 135-year monopoly.

Takeout Boxes Are Filling Landfills. This Town Has A Plan To Phase Them Out Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

Takeout Boxes Are Filling Landfills. This Town Has A Plan To Phase Them Out

As Hawaiʻi island prepares to enact a ban on single-use plastic serviceware, a coalition in Hilo is rolling out the nation’s first comprehensive city-wide reuse program with over $3 million in seed funding.

Why Heat Is So Deadly And How To Stay Safe David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

Why Heat Is So Deadly And How To Stay Safe

Understand the risks associated with extreme heat and what to do when you’re facing down a heat wave.

The Plan To Make Climate Science Harder To Erase Marina Riker/Civil Beat/2023/NOAA Permit No. 19655

The Plan To Make Climate Science Harder To Erase

As climate information disappears from federal websites, scientists are rebuilding it elsewhere.

Influential Energy Researcher Quietly Backed By Big Money Climate Group File Photo

Influential Energy Researcher Quietly Backed By Big Money Climate Group

Governor criticizes energy expert as biased, others defend him as sound and scrupulous.