A portion of Kamehameha Highway in Hauula collapsed Tuesday, prompting more discussion about what to do about the ocean erosion and sea level rise affecting the highway and nearby communities. Read more
The pledge is part of the city’s Oahu Good Food Program, the goal of which is to connect institutional buyers — hotels, hospitals and schools are some of the largest — with local farmers. Read more
State lawmakers are again pushing to expedite the transfer of thousands of acres of nonagricultural park land managed by the state Department of Land and Natural Resources to the state Department of Agriculture. Read more
Hawaii farmers and ranchers have until Monday to respond to the 2022 Census of Agriculture. Read more
Advocates and leaders of Hawaii’s Da Bux program are asking the state Legislature to provide $3 million in funding to help expand its efforts to support farmers and make locally grown fruits and vegetables more affordable for lower-income residents. Read more
The Hawaii Supreme Court on Friday ruled that incumbent Maui County Council member Alice Lee won reelection in the Nov. 8 general election, saying a challenge over disputed ballots would not have changed the outcome. Read more
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Small-scale agriculture in Hawaii just got more support as the state Department of Agriculture has awarded almost $2.7 million to nearly 600 applicants across the islands. Read more
A 22-year-old Kailua man home for the holidays from Brigham Young University, where he played football, was killed and several others injured Friday when the retaining wall they were building collapsed at an Enchanted Lake home. Read more
It has led to a fair amount of speculation — and little confidence that pets and those sensitive to fireworks will experience any relief from the onslaught of cracks, pops and explosions that traditionally welcome the new year in Hawaii. Read more
The Maui County Council is considering a bill to revive plans for an agricultural park on 100 acres on Lanai. Read more
The holiday distribution was conducted by JABSOM’s Hawaii Homeless Outreach and Medical Education (H.O.M.E.) Project, a student- run, free clinic that aims to improve access to health care for homeless people and bring awareness of their needs to the health care community. Read more
The daughter of one of the crew members on a medical transport plane that went missing in the waters off Maui last week described her mother as an “amazing human.” Read more
There still have been no confirmed signs of Hawaii Life Flight’s Beechcraft King Air 90 twin-propeller plane that dropped from radar contact at around 9:30 p.m. Read more
New regulations for federal waters surrounding Papahanaumokuakea, one of the largest marine conservation areas in the world, were voted on last week by the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council, which oversees fisheries in Hawaii waters and the U.S. Pacific Islands. Read more
Rat lungworm disease could become more widespread globally, prompting a study authored by Hawaii researchers to increase awareness of the disease within the medical community. Read more
Hawaii Gov. Josh Green is restarting a public-private partnership pathway to develop the New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District in Halawa, and he wants to shorten the project’s timeline by up to a year. Read more
The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council is again challenging the reported benefits of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument — this time by directly questioning the legitimacy of a recent study on the spillover effects the monument’s expansion area has on marine life. Read more
The Maui County Council is moving along a bill to encourage local farming in an expansion area of the Kula Agricultural Park. Read more
A public hearing to discuss fishing regulations at the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument will be held on Oahu as fisheries managers decide how to encourage noncommercial fishing within the monument. Read more
The annual Makahiki at Puuloa, better known as Pearl Harbor, was held at Rainbow Bay Marina Saturday morning in an effort to familiarize the public, and especially those in the military, with Native Hawaiian culture and history. Read more
University of Hawaii researchers used drone surveys of Waikiki to figure out how sand moves around its beaches over time, and their findings suggest that sea-level rise and more “extreme” waves will exacerbate beach erosion. Read more
