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6 Oʻahu communities to pilot including food waste in green compost bins

Department of Environmental Services Director Roger Babcock explains the newest food composting program rolling out across ...
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North Shore Oʻahu farms face long-term cleanups after heavy rains and flooding

Farmers on Oʻahu's North Shore are now dealing with the damage caused by some of the worst flooding they've had in years. The ...
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Honolulu program still offering services to unsheltered people after storm

Teams from the Honolulu Crisis Outreach Response and Engagement program are still going out to help unsheltered people ...
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'Never seen rain like this': Maui still grappling with severe storm impacts

Across the state, the Kona low storm left lasting flooding and damage. As HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol reports, some Maui ...
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Asia Minute: Ripples from the war in Iran

Global ripples continue to spread from the continuing war with Iran. Many of those impacts are reaching the Asia Pacific — ...
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Should tax dollars be used for campaigns? These election reform bills are still alive

Campaign finance has been a topic of interest this legislative session. HPR’s Ashley Mizuo reports on how allegations of an ...
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Legislature kills bill intended to seek damages from fossil fuel companies

Who should pay for future climate disasters? Sen. Jarrett Keohokalole suggested that fossil fuel companies should bear some ...
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Outreach workers find many homeless people chose to ride out the storm

On Saturday, outreach workers across the state were trying to convince people without safe, stable housing to head to ...
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Heavy rain and strong winds are still possible throughout Sunday

A powerful Kona storm continues to batter the islands on and off, bringing possible flooding, high winds, and thunderstorms ...
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Independent analyst disputes reported cost savings of powering Hawaiʻi with LNG

A former University of Hawaiʻi professor claims that the Hawaiʻi State Energy Offices liquefied natural gas report contains ...
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Mokulele parent company plans to use all-electric aircraft interisland

The parent of Mokulele Airlines is planning to launch the first electric passenger air service in Hawaiʻi. It's part of a ...
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As legislative session hits midpoint, federal funding impacts remain the focus

The legislative session hit its midway point, and the focus is still on managing federal funding impacts. The crossover deadline means that if a bill was introduced in the House, it needed to pass by ...