‘Come On, Trees!’ Lahaina Nonprofit Plants A Natural Firebreak
Kaiāulu Initiatives, a grassroots nonprofit, aims to revitalize Lahaina’s landscape and prevent future wildfires by planting native plants and trees.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
Red Hill Victims Claim Navy Destroyed Evidence In Fuel Contamination Crisis
Families who drank tainted water on Oʻahu were not informed that the Navy was sitting on the key proof, their lawyers allege. Now it is too late.
AP Photo/Matt York/2025
PGA Cancels Tournament At Uniqlo Founder’s Maui Golf Course Over Drought
Lack of water in the region has “significantly compromised” the course’s condition.
Provided: Hawaiʻi Community Development Authority/2025
State Development Agency Pitches Final Plan For Westside’s Walkable City
The Hawaiʻi Community Development Authority is closing in on a final plan for Kalaeloa but major infrastructure needs mean it will be years before new development can begin.
(Leilani Combs/Civil Beat/2025)
How Do Hawaiʻi Residents Handle The Heat? Here’s What You Told Us
Rising temperatures have Hawaiʻi residents searching for solutions in a state where nearly half of us don’t have A/C.
Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2024
County Weighs Moratorium On New Backyard Pools In West Maui
Citing a consequential drought and a longstanding housing crisis, some county officials are backing a short-term moratorium on private swimming pools in West Maui.
(Thomas Heaton/Civil Beat/2025)
Can This Tree Still Save Us? In Some Places It’s Barely Hanging On
ʻUlu, bia, uru, mā: Breadfruit has been lauded as a climate-resilient solution to world food security. That’s not proving true in the Marshall Islands, where some have relied on it for centuries.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2017
Hawaiʻi Loves ‘Genki Balls’ To Clean Water. New Studies Say They Don’t Work
A new two-year research project found the balls not only were ineffective, they might make water quality worse. Supporters of the effort don’t believe it.
Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat
‘Elvis Would Be Totally Against That’: Feral Cat Battle Reaches Fever Pitch
A new county measure outlawing cat feeding on the Big Island is expected to become law this week, pitting feral cat advocates against politicians.
Kevin Dayton/Civil Beat 2025
Fix It! Big Island Building’s Solar Panel System Is On The Blink — Again
It costs taxpayers $4,000 every month that system isn’t producing electricity.