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DLNR seeks local artists to participate in Climate Change Action Residency program
The Hawaiʻi State Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission is looking for four local artists who work with various materials to join Hawaiʻi’s Artist Climate Change Action Residency program. The selected artists will get to help in developing key topics, including land stewardship, energy efficiency and more.
Drone Technology Used To Aid Hawaiian Fishpond Restoration
HILO - University of Hawaiʻi scientists and fishpond practitioners are using the drones to help manage the Honokea loko iʻa in Keaukaha. (BIVN) – Scientists and fishpond practitioners are utilizing drone technology to help restore and/or maintain Native Hawaiian fishponds. The University of Hawaiʻi is working with...
Remembrance Rides set this month for wildfire survivors to see recovery efforts
Lahaina wildfire survivors will have an opportunity to participate in a Remembrance Ride to see recovery efforts for their beloved town within weeks of the one-year anniversary of the Aug. 8, 2023, wildfire disaster. Until now, residents have only been able to visit their own properties. Online reservations are required...
Ft. Kamehameha WWTF Cuts Tertiary Filtration Footprint by 90% With the HUBER Disc Filter RoDisc
Along the storied coast of Honolulu, Hawaii, the 30 mgd Ft. Kamehameha wastewater treatment facility receives wastewater from a diverse mixture of commercial, residential and maritime wastewater originating from the dry docks, industrial fabrication, piers, and maintenance shops of the Joint Base Pearl Harbor Naval Complex and Hickam Airforce Base.
Holistic Mental Health Key to Maui’s Recovery
On an ongoing basis, Wailuku nonprofit Ka‘ehu invites families impacted by the August 2023 wildfires to partake in lei making, lauhala weaving, plant stamping, T-shirt printing and other cultural activities. The repetitive tasks ground attendees in their bodies as they reflect on their feelings and thoughts. Attendees can also...
Kaumakani and Hanapēpē fire now 100% contained, but some residents remain without power
HANAPEPE, Hawai'i (Island News) -- The Kauai Fire Department has announced that the fire in Kaumakani and Hanapēpē is now 100% contained, and the evacuation notice for Kaumakani residents has been lifted. As of the latest update received just before midnight Monday, two shelters remain operational to assist...
Update: American Red Cross shelters closed following containment of West Kaua‘i brush fire
10:14 a.m. update Tuesday: The shelters at Waimea High School and Hanapēpē Neighborhood Center were closed as of 5 a.m. today. Original post: Approximately 150 Kaumakani fire evacuees are spending the night across two American Red Cross shelters. The Kaumakani and Hanapēpē fire is 100% contained as of...
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