Maui County’s Plastic Disposable Foodware Ordinance now in effect
Maui County’s Plastic Disposable Foodware Ordinance now in effect Maui County’s Plastic Disposable Foodware Ordinance No. 5084 went into...
Environment
Council bill would require EV charging stations for new parking lots
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2022/02/23/hawaii-news/council-bill-would-require-ev-charging-stations-for-new-parking-lots/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Discharge of 1,055 gallons of partially treated wastewater at Kula‘imano Wastewater Treatment Plant in Pepe‘ekeo
Discharge of 1,055 gallons of partially treated wastewater at Kula‘imano Wastewater Treatment Plant in Pepe‘ekeo The County of Hawai‘i...
A list of electric and zero-emission vehicle state bills
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2022/02/14/hawaii-news/a-list-of-electric-and-zero-emission-vehicle-state-bills/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Transition to electric vehicles slow on Big Island
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2022/02/14/hawaii-news/big-island-ev-transition-slow/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Rooftop solar systems up 5.3% statewide
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2022/01/14/hawaii-news/rooftop-solar-systems-up-5-3-statewide/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
‘We Can’t Just Talk About It Anymore’: Hawaii’s Legislature Will Take On Climate Change … The Environmental Legislative Caucus plans to announce a package of climate change measures the first week of the 2022 session.
Hawaii became the first state to declare a climate emergency last year. This year, the state Legislature will be called...
Oahu renewable energy suffers setback
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/01/11/hawaii-news/oahu-renewable-energy-suffers-setback/
Reclaiming Kaanapali’s shoreline through $11M sand revitalization effort
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/01/09/hawaii-news/reclaiming-kaanapalis-shoreline/
How to protect native, endangered birds from solar installations in Hawaiʻi
How to protect native, endangered birds from solar installations in Hawaiʻi How to protect native,… Red-footed booby (Photo credit: Zach...
Monsanto pleads guilty to pesticide-related crimes in Hawaii
https://apnews.com/article/business-environment-and-nature-crime-hawaii-honolulu-ed13f915250b1e1fbb4ffb7ed2e5ab71
Oahu and Maui plastic bans postponed
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/12/31/hawaii-news/oahu-and-maui-plastic-bans-postponed/
Climate Change Will Make It Harder To Protect The Environment Around Oahu’s Next Landfill … The effects of a warming planet are also expected to make it more expensive to safeguard land and water.
The beaches were spotted with used syringes, catheters, raw sewage and other garbage. In late 2010 and early 2011, heavy...
Proposal to charge environmental fee to come to Hawaii gaining support
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/12/12/hawaii-news/proposal-to-charge-environmental-fee-to-come-to-hawaii-gaining-support/
GOOD NEWS & BAD NEWS FROM MAUI FOREST STORM DAMAGE ASSESSMENT
GOOD NEWS & BAD NEWS FROM MAUI FOREST STORM DAMAGE ASSESSMENT (KAHULUI, MAUI) – On Friday, a work crew...
Biologists relocate endangered Hawaiian honeycreeper on Kauai in attempt to save species
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/12/09/breaking-news/biologists-relocate-endangered-hawaiian-honeycreeper-on-kauai-in-attempt-to-save-species/
Parks herbicide ban moves forward
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2021/12/09/hawaii-news/parks-herbicide-ban-moves-forward/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
NATIVE FORESTS HELP PROTECT ALA WAI FROM FLOODING State receives $1.6 million National Fish and Wildlife Foundation award
NATIVE FORESTS HELP PROTECT ALA WAI FROM FLOODING State receives $1.6 million National Fish and Wildlife Foundation award (HONOLULU)...
How Solar Farms On Mountain Slopes Could Help Hawaii Meet Food Sustainability Goals 6 Building solar farms on steeper slopes would ease competition for land between the renewable energy and agriculture sectors, a new report shows.
A growing number of Oahu solar farms have found homes on hilly terrain and lower mountain slopes instead of planted...
It Could Cost Billions For The Navy To Move Red Hill Fuel 2 A 2018 study found that building a new jet fuel facility to replace the aging tanks at Red Hill could cost as much as $10 billion and could take until 2051.
The Department of Defense is grappling with what it will take to remove the jet fuel from the Red Hill...
