The Hawaii Department of Health has fined Par Hawaii $169,500 for violating the state’s hazardous waste management laws. In a notice of violation and order, DOH said Par Hawaii committed three ...

“Remember that you're visiting an island; whatever you ‘throw away’ here doesn't have anywhere else to go,” Billy Middleton, a Hawaii Island-based ocean technology engineer and conservation ...

A company’s proposal to convert Big Island waste into energy, concrete and more raised eyebrows Friday at a Hawaii County Environmental Management Commission meeting. That resolution was based ...

LIHU‘E — The Kaua‘i County Council deferred the adoption of the 2021 Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan on Wednesday, citing the need for further discussion.

A student-led zero-waste initiative in Ka‘u has kept more than 20,000 pounds of waste out of the West Hawaii landfill since the 2024 start of their grant-supported efforts in trash separation, ...

ST. THOMAS — Organizers of a planned series of public forums set to discuss possible improvements in the territory’s trash situation readily admit that solid waste isn’t sexy. However, officials with ...

LIHU‘E — Kaua‘i County’s 2021 Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan was officially taken up last week after the Kaua‘i County Council deferred action in mid-November to revise its adoption resolution ...