Trump Administration proposal would gut Endangered Species Act
Environmental activists are crying foul over proposed new language that would hamstring conservation efforts while green-lighting development.
Kauaʻi doctor, ACLU, sue over federal restrictions on abortion medication
The lawsuit alleges medically-unjustified FDA restrictions are pushing abortion medication out of reach of those who need it most.
Manoa Heritage Center receives $90K for Hawaiian language revitalization
The National Endowment for the Humanities will award $90,000 to the Mānoa Heritage Center in Honolulu through a new Native American language revitalization initiative.
Syngenta hit with EPA complaint over West Kauaʻi pesticide practices
Complaint alleges that the chemical company violated federal pesticide regulations meant to protect agricultural workers at its crop research farm after multiple workers got sick.
Forty-nine new endangered species in Hawaiʻi
Thirty-nine plant and 10 animal species have been added to list of endangered species in Hawaiʻi.
Labor board schedules unfair labor practices hearing on Aqua-Aston
Thirteen unfair labor practice charges have been filed against Aqua-Aston since February.
Aston settles unfair labor practice charges with Local 5
But there are two conflicting accounts of what happened and why.
Advocates present strategic plan for Hawaiian Homelands
The plan for how to use beneficiary lands is the first ever community-created one to be presented to lawmakers and the governor.
Hawaiʻi lawmakers seek exemption from Jones Act
Proponents of exempting Hawaiʻi from the domestic build requirement say it would create a larger market and foster greater competition in ocean shipping for the noncontiguous trades.