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Tire wear particles have been found to account for about 45% of all microplastics in both terrestrial and aquatic systems.

Hawai‘i County is working on solutions: registration, enforcement, future limits. That matters. So does Maui’s push to return ...

Tire wear particles have been found to account for about 45% of all microplastics in both terrestrial and aquatic systems.

The stakes are high, as the project includes commercial space and housing with a potential total cost of $2 billion.

Federal funding cuts to public radio and television stations, which threaten the existence of some small broadcasters on the continent, are expected to have a muted immediate impact on Hawaiʻi ...

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Benjamin Moralez, 48, fired multiple rounds from his hotel room and refused to drop his weapon as he approached officers in a hallway, prosecutors said.

Hawaiʻi needs more locally grown food, but plans for a vertical farm and aquaculture operation near Sunset Beach Park violate ...

A state Elections Commission subcommittee found evidence that the state counted hundreds more ballots than were cast on ...