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.
Kauaʻi · Business
The Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity is on the hunt for new biosecurity inspectors to help in the fight against invasive species across Hawaiʻi. The department is…
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Big Island · Business
The Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity is on the hunt for new biosecurity inspectors to help in the fight against invasive species across Hawaiʻi. The department is…
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Big Island · Education
Leeward Community College partnering with the state to train the next generation of invasive species inspectors.
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Big Island · Weather
The condo communities of Colony I and Kalana Estates in Kaʻū look like a ghost town. The nearly 100 units in the remote, southern part of the Big Island survived Hurricane Lala…
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Big Island · Business
"This has rendered our homes uninhabitable," John and Tammy OʻBanion wrote in a Sept. 20 letter to the Public Utility Commission.
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Big Island · Environment
Update at 11:07 a.m. Oct. 3, 2026: Hawai‘i Police Department reports that missing 16-year old Xian Kester Andres, who was considered endangered, was located in good health in…
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Big Island · Education
Hawai‘i Police Department asks the public for its help with finding a missing and endangered teenager last seen earlier Oct. 2. Xian Kester Andres Xian Kester Andres is 16 years…
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Statewide · Weather
Hawai‘i Department of Land and Natural Resources reopened the following areas after the passing of Hurricane Nolo. Waimea Canyon as seen from an overlook. (File Photo: Kelsey…
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Statewide · Environment
Updated at 3:28 p.m. Oct. 2, 2026. State health officials advise the public that a bacteria threshold exceedance advisories are in effect at Keālia Beach Park and Anahola Bay…
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Statewide · Politics
Attorney General Anne Lopez today announced a settlement with Monsanto Company and its affiliates, Solutia, Inc. and Pharmacia LLC, resolving Hawaiʻi’s claims against these…
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Statewide · Environment
East Maui water. PC: DLNR The application deadline has been extended to 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, for County of Maui East Maui Water Authority grants for projects that support…
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Kauaʻi · Environment
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs has filmed a half-hour documentary examining the history of U.S. military use of Hawaiʻi’s public trust lands and the consequential decisions…
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