Get ready for more excitement — and danger — at Laniakea Beach.

A state judge on Thursday ordered the state to remove concrete barriers that prevented vehicles from parking on the mauka side of Kamehameha Highway. Barring any new developments, the state will remove the barriers within 30 days after the order becomes official.

When that happens, look out. Tourists looking for turtles and surfers looking for waves will be crossing the street like crazy once again.

Would a couple of fruit trees in Kaimuki qualify?

Hawaiian Legacy Hardwoods is poised to challenge that old adage, "Money doesn’t grow on trees." Specifically, the Hawaii island company wants to sell certified "carbon credits" that represent the carbon dioxide captured by the nearly 300,000 koa trees that it’s planted over the last five years. Its hope is to earn more than $5 million selling the credits, also called carbon offsets, for sequestering 125,000 metric tons of CO2.

Finding buyers for the credits, though, will be the big challenge. Still, it’s an intriguing concept. Read more online at bit.ly/1GdRp2B.