Chloe Jones

Hawaii’s five largest airports reached a new carbon emission reduction benchmark, a major milestone toward the state’s 2045 net-zero emissions goals.

The Tokyo-based company that has been vying to bring liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Hawaii said it will file an application with the state for a new project that includes creating a power generation company.

The Tokyo-based company that has been vying to bring liquefied natural gas to Hawaii wants to create a new utility company to do so, but Hawaiian Electric Co. is arguing the “unprecedented” move would create complexity, inefficiencies and risk in Hawaii’s energy grid.

The state Board of Land and Natural Resources failed to adequately consider Native Hawaiian traditional and customary practices — violating its public trust duties — when it approved water-diversion permits for an agricultural business in East Maui, a state judge ruled Friday.

The Navy began removing its 10-mile-long pipeline at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility last month, marking a “key milestone” in closing the infrastructure where a jet-fuel leak contaminated water for thousands of Oahu households.

As Hurricane Fausto continues its track toward the Hawaiian islands, residents are being urged to use the weekend to prepare for potential flooding, evacuations and power outages.

Hurricane Fausto maintained its strength Saturday just before entering the Central Pacific, but forecasters have adjusted its track farther north and expect it to pass the Hawaiian Islands as a weakening tropical storm Tuesday and Wednesday.

The coconut rhinoceros beetle’s hold across the Hawaiian Islands has grown in recent months, prompting the state Board of Agriculture and Biosecurity to expand restrictions on transporting potential host material between infested islands and areas.

The Trump administration can now refile its lawsuit to stop Hawaii from suing fossil fuel companies, a judge has ruled.

The Hawaii Public Utilities Commission declined Hawaiian Electric Co.’s request to add a 500-megawatt power plant, finding that it would not be in the public’s best interest to move forward without identifying whether Oahu needs it.