The county resolution, titled, “Demonstrating the Aloha Spirit and Fostering Peace, Diplomacy, and Unity within the County of Hawaiʻi, the State of Hawaiʻi, and Beyond,” coincides with the United Nations’ International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness.  

The adoption of the resolution by the Hawaiʻi Democrats makes it the second state Democratic party to adopt such a resolution behind only the Texas Democrats.

The We Are Oceania Hālau Ola One Stop Center in Honolulu works to address the unique needs of the Micronesian community in Hawaiʻi.

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.

Concerned residents and elected officials call for drinking water resources to be better protected from fuel leaks.

Electrical transformers on land co-owned by the Coast Guard and a state agency left toxic PCB chemicals in the soil that threaten the health of the community.

The environmental justice nonprofit says the Navy-EPA agreement to retrofit and monitor the historically leaky fuel tanks near Pearl Harbor is inadequate.

Senator Thielen says the final agreement with the U.S. Navy does not take strong enough action to minimize the threat of future fuel leaks at Red Hill.

Eighteen state lawmakers sent a joint letter to state and federal regulatory agencies insisting the “real danger” of contamination to drinking water not be ignored.

The plan for how to use beneficiary lands is the first ever community-created one to be presented to lawmakers and the governor.