Environmental activists are crying foul over proposed new language that would hamstring conservation efforts while green-lighting development.

The Polynesian Voyaging Society president and mālama Honua advocate speaks of the challenges ahead and the hope he has witnessed in people around the world during Hōkūleʻa's worldwide voyage.

Thirty-nine plant and 10 animal species have been added to list of endangered species in Hawaiʻi.

The nonprofit says that the proposed program fails to live up to lawmakers’ vision for dramatically expanding access to clean energy in Hawaiʻi.

The Mauna Kea Visitors Center is also closed until further notice.