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Honolulu Needs Wastewater Compliance, Not Blind Spending
1+ day, 7+ min ago (1012+ words) By Amarjit Singh, Heather Madsen Honolulu's Sand Island Wastewater Treatment Plant is one of Hawai'i's most important infrastructure disputes. The surface question is technical: Should the city upgrade its largest wastewater plant from primary to secondary treatment? The real controversy…...
Close Calls At Michigan's Dams Are A Climate Warning To America
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1370+ words) Less than 3 days left to help us reach 250 donors by May 15. Make a gift of any amount today! Record flooding pushed Michigan's dams to the brink of disaster. The near miss reflects the national problem of infrastructure that is not…...
AI Data Centers Are New Plantations Unless We Build Differently
1+ week, 6+ day ago (746+ words) Starting today, your donation will be DOUBLED thanks to the George Mason Fund of the Hawai'i Community Foundation! Help us raise $100, 000 from 250+ donors! By Keolu Fox, Josiah Hester, Kelsey Amos, Keoni De Franco AI can support livelihoods, prosperity and culture,…...
Baby Monk Seal Is O'ahu's Newest Celebrity
2+ week, 1+ day ago (542+ words) Help keep Civil Beat independent and free for all. Support our spring campaign and help us reach 250 new donors! Kaimana Beach has become a favored birthing place for monk seal mom Kaiwi. Since giving birth to her seventh pup on…...
Hawai'i Is Letting Wastewater Harm Our Ocean When It Could Power Our Future
2+ week, 1+ day ago (811+ words) Help keep Civil Beat independent and free for all. Support our spring campaign and help us reach 250 new donors! By John Wayne Cortez Jr. Using wastewater to produce hydrogen gives us a chance to solve two major problems at the…...
Despite A Death And Damage, Maui Stalls On Chronic K'hei Flooding
2+ week, 3+ day ago (1820+ words) We're off to a great start, but still have a ways to go toward our goal of $100, 000 from 250+ donors by May 15! Residents remain frustrated by the county's lack of progress in addressing the decades-long problem facing the burgeoning South Maui…...
Hawai'i Divers Are Needed To Check Coral Damage After Major Storms
2+ week, 3+ day ago (762+ words) We're off to a great start, but still have a ways to go toward our goal of $100, 000 from 250+ donors by May 15! Early reports support fears of widespread damage, but without more monitoring the picture remains incomplete. The few divers who…...
Sewage 3 Feet Underground? Hanalei Pushes For $19 Million Sewer System
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1795+ words) To kick-off our spring campaign, all donations will be matched up to $10, 000 thanks to a generous gift from the Ninneweb Foundation." Help us raise $100, 000 from 250+ donors! North Shore residents evaluated cesspool alternatives as part of a federal grant allowing a…...
Absolute Carnage: Feral Cats Kill 168 Native Seabirds On Kauai
3+ week, 2+ day ago (1330+ words) The island's latest massacre of endemic shearwaters brings the state's feline problem to the forefront. Andre Raine arrived at the grisly scene about 8: 30 a. m. Wednesday: Scores of dead wedge-tailed shearwaters, or "ua"u kani, were scattered across 1, 000 yards of sand around…...
'Godzilla' El Ni'o And Recent Floods Bring Risky Fire Forecasts To Hawai'i
3+ week, 6+ day ago (1063+ words) This year's heavy rain has turbocharged the growth of vegetation statewide. When the inevitable dry months come, it will become extra fuel for wildfires. Severe weather on Moloka'i has flooded homes, peeled roofs off buildings and torn up the island's…...