Environment

... more than 500 companies with commercial use permits from the DLNR Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation (DOBOR), began collecting one dollar from each passenger or customer ....

... there's a price to be paid for preening and posturing .... 

... Joint Task Force – Red Hill transferred authority of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage to the Navy Closure Task Force – Red Hill ....

... Kīpahulu joins Hā‘ena on Kaua‘i and Miloli‘i on Hawai‘i Island, as the third designated CBSFA in the state ....

... 119,326 acres of federal, state, private, and public lands are being designated as critical habitat for 12 species, meaning these areas have been identified as essential for the conservation of one or more of the species ....

... DPR planted a new Monkeypod tree ....

... Public comment on Sanctuary draft proposal requested through May 7, 2024 ....

... The Supreme Court previously declined energy companies’ request to consider whether the claims should be heard in federal court ....

... House Bill 2406 would impose a $25 "transient accommodation tax," also known as a TAT, on top of the 10.25% TAT that is already in place ....

... Hawaiian Electric blamed reduced solar and wind power as a partial cause of the blackouts ....

... granting summary judgment and finding the Environmental Assessment prepared for using the Incompatible Insect Technique (IIT) to control mosquito born avian malaria on east Maui ....

... To prevent tourists from seeing muddy water, West Kauai seed farms will be required to get federal NPIDES permits ....

... possible litigation challenging harm to imperiled Hawaiian seabirds caused by power lines and streetlights on Maui and Lāna‘i ....

... the Carbon Disclosure Project ....

... weather-dependent wind and solar reliability issues are becoming more pronounced ....

... the report presents “aggressive scenarios of emission-reduction targets that will be incredibly challenging" ....

... If you spent part of this week sitting in the dark without any electricity, you probably have some questions about the state’s energy plan ....

... The government managed to dodge failure to warn claims thanks to the Federal Tort Claims Act ....

... just another scheme to enrich national Democrat lawyers of Sher-Edling ....

... sustain the readiness of the Navy and other participating U.S. military services by supporting current and future training and testing requirements, increasing flexibility in conducting training and testing activities, modernizing and sustaining range capabilities ....