Find them before they find you.” That warning about little fire ants in Hawai‘i should scare anyone since stings can cause blindness in pets, severe pain and allergic reactions in people ...
Read More How you can help guard against invasive pests
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How do you get people talking about increasing food production in Hawai‘i? One way, Governor Ige found, was to set an ambitious — even controversial — goal and a projected timeline ...
Read More Growing, buying local matters for sustainability
A little over 10 years ago, Kupu was a small organization with three young, dedicated co-founders and a dream: to restore the ‘āina while restoring lives. Today Kupu has grown ...
Read More Kupu opens new Ho’okupu Center to malama ‘āina and our youth
Hawai‘i island will be home to a new global accelerator for startups focusing on sustainable solutions for the aquaculture industry. “This effort aligns with our focus to build an innovation ...
Read More Accelerating Hawai’i aquaculture
Hawai‘i is on target to meet the state’s goal established by the Legislature 12 years ago to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to equal to or below 1990 levels. That’s the ...
Read More State on target to beat 2020 greenhouse gas emissions goal
How do you produce affordable for-sale homes in Hawai‘i? The answer may lie in an idea raised by Governor Ige in his State of the State address to build condominiums ...
Read More Making housing more affordable for local residents
Homelessness. For many of us, it’s a life we can’t imagine and don’t understand. But for state coordinator Scott Morishige and the dedicated teams moving homeless folks into permanent, supportive housing, ...
Read More Helping the homeless find hope, housing statewide
Tickets have been selling fast for Southwest Airlines’ long-awaited start of mainland and interisland service for the islands. Southwest will offer service between Oakland and Kahului, Maui on April 7, ...
Read More Southwest launches Hawai’i service
The White House has announced Governor Ige has been appointed to co-chair the bi-partisan Council of Governors, a key group that addresses matters related to national defense, homeland security, and emergency ...
Read More Gov. Ige to co-chair national council