#DOGE

Kaua’i conservation leaders hope Hawaiʻi’s new Green Fee will prioritize environmental initiatives, not tourism

Some conservation groups on Kauaʻi are concerned about how the state is going to disperse about $100 million in annual funding from the state’s new “Green Fee.”

DOGE threatens Hawaiʻi culture with cuts to the National Endowment for the Humanities

The NEH grants support Kindergarten through 12th grade education, lifelong learning and programs like Hawaiʻi History Day, Hawaiʻi State Poet Laureate and Try Think.

Swim at your own risk: How EPA cuts could turn beach days into sick days

Significant loss in staff and subsequent budget cuts would cripple the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to enforce the Clean Water Act and other critical environmental regulations.