Reverse Vending Machines Proposed In Hawaii Legislature …The goal is to increase Hawaii’s recycling redemption rate.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/02/reverse-vending-machines-proposed-in-hawaii-legislature/
Environment
Hawaii’s Innovative Plan To Manage Marine Resources Is Being Quietly Rolled Back 0 The fishing community raised concerns but DLNR says the initiative’s broader emphasis on place-based planning will remain in effect.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/02/hawaiis-innovative-plan-to-manage-marine-resources-is-being-quietly-rolled-back/
Honolulu’s New Airport Rental Center Has Lots Of Electric Cars But Only One Charging Station 0 Activists say that’s a big blunder. And lawmakers are moving to require all new state buildings be designed with EV charging stations.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/02/honolulus-new-airport-rental-center-has-lots-of-electric-cars-but-only-one-charging-station/
Big Island sees big jump in solar permits
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2023/02/12/hawaii-news/big-island-sees-big-jump-in-solar-permits/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Bill looks to install photovoltaic panels over school playgrounds
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2023/02/10/hawaii-news/bill-looks-to-install-photovoltaic-panels-over-playgrounds/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
HIGH TURNOUT FOR ELECTRONICS RECYCLING COLLECTION EVENTS IN HILO AND KONA
HIGH TURNOUT FOR ELECTRONICS RECYCLING COLLECTION EVENTS IN HILO AND KONA The County of Hawai‘i’s Recycling Section held its Electronics...
Hawaii may become the first U.S. state with climate change warnings on all gas pumps
Bills have been introduced in the state of Hawaii Senate and House requiring warning labels on all gas pumps, providing...
ENDANGERED HAWAIIAN PICTURE-WINGED FLIES A KEY PIECE TO RESTORED ECOSYSTEM
ENDANGERED HAWAIIAN PICTURE-WINGED FLIES A KEY PIECE TO RESTORED ECOSYSTEM (HONOLULU) – Small invertebrates and microfauna, like endangered Hawaiian...
Proposed $1 Billion Hydrogen Fuel Hub Signals A New Start For Reenergized Hawaii Agency 0 The state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism floundered under the Ige administration.
When new economic development director Chris Sadayasu first heard Hawaii had made it to the second round of a competition...
Shared solar-plus-battery projects advancing on Molokai
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/01/23/hawaii-news/shared-solar-plus-battery-projects-advancing-on-molokai/
Renewable Energy Projects Are Back On Track After Pandemic Lull 4 Supply chain challenges are easing, allowing Hawaii utilities to step up efforts to go green by 2045.
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, Hawaii’s efforts to reshape its energy economy stalled. Widespread supply chain issues hindered the development of...
New solar farm with energy storage operational in Waiawa
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/01/16/hawaii-news/new-solar-farm-with-energy-storage-operational-in-waiawa/
What happens to Maui County’s trash and recyclables?
Maui County residents and businesses created 340,721 tons of waste in 2022. Of that trash, 281,325 tons went to one...
Hawaii Gov. Josh Green pledges $100M to fight climate change
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/01/10/hawaii-news/hawaii-gov-josh-green-pledges-100m-to-fight-climate-change/
CLIMATE ACTION DAY TO ADVANCE A CLIMATE READY HAWAIʻI
CLIMATE ACTION DAY TO ADVANCE A CLIMATE READY HAWAIʻI (HONOLULU) – Next Monday (Jan. 9) is Climate Action Day...
Task Force: Hawaii Needs To Remove Thousands Of Cesspools Sooner Than Planned 1 Many families can’t afford the conversion costs, and coming up with the funds to rid the state of all those cesspools will be daunting.
Hawaii currently has an official goal to replace all of its cesspools with better sewage treatment systems that cause less...
Data Shows Hawaii Shippers Are Regularly Breaking Speed Limits In Sensitive Whale Zones 0 Matson and Pasha Hawaii are ignoring calls to slow down. But other major shippers have heeded requests to protect endangered whales.
In recent years, some of the world’s biggest maritime companies have made an effort to slow down in the crowded...
Endangered Bird Poised To Get Hundreds Of Thousands Of Protected Acres In Hawaii 1 Conservationists took the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to court last year to spur action that was overdue for the imperiled native honeycreeper.
Federal wildlife officials have proposed that more than 275,000 acres of forest across Hawaii be designated critical habitat for the...
7 positive things that happened for the environment in Hawaii in 2022
1. Two new plans hope to save Hawaii's endangered plants and animals In February, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released...
Critical habitat to be declared for threatened iiwi bird
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/12/28/hawaii-news/critical-habitat-to-be-declared-for-threatened-iiwi-bird/
