Statewide news from the NOW network
From reefs and watersheds to native species and land-use decisions, environmental reporting is a constant thread in Hawaiʻi news. This page gathers that coverage from Maui Now, Big Island Now and Kauaʻi Now, including DLNR actions, water-quality advisories, conservation work and climate-related stories those newsrooms publish. HawaiiNow does not replace scientific or official sources; it points you to the original reporting so you can follow developments across the islands.
Big Island · Weather
While long-term data show Hawaiʻi is becoming overall drier, short intense downpours that cause sudden and dangerous flash flooding are getting stronger throughout the islands…
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Statewide · Environment
Wilcox Medical Center has opened what it says is Kaua‘i’s first interventional radiology suite, expanding access to minimally invasive procedures that previously could have…
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Big Island · Environment
Since at least 1954, Hawaiʻi County has leased the 6.8-acre Punaluʻu Black Sand Beach Park in the Kaʻū District from several private landowners to provide recreation and shoreline…
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Statewide · Environment
Puaʻahala Section of Molokaʻi State Forest Reserve. PC: DLNR The Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Forestry and Wildlife is seeking input on a draft management…
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Statewide · Politics
Kaua‘i County Council on Aug. 26 honored the life and legacy of a very special individual. She did more to try and save ‘akikiki — a critically endangered species of endemic…
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Statewide · Weather
HECO crews working on lines in Ahualoa on Hawaiʻi Island after Hurricane Lala. PC: Hawaiian Electric Hawaiian Electric reached a restoration milestone on Hawaiʻi Island with the…
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Statewide · Politics
Kaua‘i County Council on Aug. 26 honored the life and legacy of a very special individual. She did more to try and save ‘akikiki — a critically endangered species of endemic…
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Statewide · Environment
Hawai‘i Department of Health notify the public that a bacteria threshold exceedance advisory is in effect for waters at Punaluʻu Black Sand Beach Park because of…
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Statewide · Business
Update at 6:24 p.m. Aug. 26, 2026: Hawai‘i Department of Health Clean Water Branch notifies the public that a bacteria threshold exceedance advisory previously in effect for…
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Kauaʻi · Environment
About 23% of stranded short-finned pilot whales throughout a 13-year time period in the main Hawaiian Islands ingested several pounds of essentially trash — discarded plastic…
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Big Island · Education
About 23% of stranded short-finned pilot whales throughout a 13-year time period in the main Hawaiian Islands ingested several pounds of essentially trash — discarded plastic…
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Statewide · Environment
A partnership between U.S. Navy Pacific Missile Range Facility and Hawai‘i Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Forestry and Wildlife is getting federal support to…
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