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Starfish in bamboo coral, one of the rich deep-sea marine life in Rose Atoll. (NOAA Okeanos Explorer)
Press Release July 16, 2026

Trump Administration Announces American Samoa Deep-Sea Mining Lease Sale

Environmental and community groups condemn reckless proposal that threatens ocean life and cultural practices
document July 15, 2026

Fact Sheet: American Samoa Deep Sea Mining and Monuments (Samoan)

The Trump administration is trying to open marine waters around the Pacific to highly destructive industrial activities. Earthjustice is supporting local groups in American Samoa and beyond to respond. (Text…
document July 15, 2026

Fact Sheet: American Samoa Deep Sea Mining and Monuments (English)

The Trump administration is trying to open marine waters around the Pacific to highly destructive industrial activities. Earthjustice is supporting local groups in American Samoa and beyond to respond.
Press Release: Victory July 14, 2026

Development at Turtle Bay Must Follow Environmental Protection Laws

Oʻahu’s North Shore is home to endangered species protected by state and federal laws
document July 14, 2026

Order Granting Plaintiffs Motion for Summary Judgment

In the case of Center for Biological Diversity, Conservation Council for Hawai‘i, and Kūpa‘a Kuilima v. Department of Planning and Permitting, City and County of Honolulu, this order grants the…
In the News: Canary Media July 9, 2026

Hawaiʻi committed to 100 % clean energy. Now it’s flirting with natural gas.

Isaac Moriwake, Managing Attorney, Mid-Pacific Office: “The PUC takes its job very seriously. These are very technical issues.”
Mount Waiʻaleʻale is a place of paramount sacredness in Hawaiian culture. (Maxim Kabb / Getty Images)
From the Experts June 24, 2026

The Hawaiʻi Constitution: Rooted in Culture and ‘Āina (Land)

With extensive protections for the environment, the Hawaiʻi Constitution is a model for other states’ green amendments and public trust provisions.
Lau wiliwili (Milletseed butterflyfish) at Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. (Greg McFall / NOAA)
Press Release June 11, 2026

Trump Administration Continues Attacks on Pristine Pacific Marine Monuments

New proclamation signed to open marine monuments to commercial fishing
Press Release May 27, 2026

Community Groups Granted Intervention in Review of Luxury Coastal Development on Kauaʻi’s Historic Hanalei Bay

The proposed project threatens sensitive coastal habitat, imperiled native seabirds, and Native Hawaiian cultural practices
In the News: Hawaii News Now May 22, 2026

HECO and environmental advocates split over Hawaii clean-air plan

Isaac Moriwake, Managing Attorney, Mid-Pacific Office: “It’s really something else for HECO to be double-crossing Hawaii regulators and ratepayers like this.”
Press Release May 18, 2026

Trump Administration’s EPA Rejects Hawaiʻi’s Clean Air Plan

The agency decision disregards Hawaiian Electric's own promises to retire aging oil-burning plants
document April 6, 2026

First Circuit: Hawaii Aquarium Collection Ban Authority

The Court reverse the Order Denying Petition for Declaratory Ruling, stating Hawaii Board of Land and Natural Resources has authority to ban commercial aquarium collection statewide.
Press Release March 12, 2026

Billion-Dollar Math Error Blows Up Green Administration’s Fossil Gas Import Plan

Earthjustice responds to the fatal math mistake in the HI State Energy Office’s cost calculations
Una bola de fuego se eleva sobre el polígono de tiro Tarague del 36.º Cuerpo de Desactivación de Artefactos Explosivos , segundos después de la detonación de una bomba M117, como parte del entrenamiento de vuelo, en la Base Aérea Andersen de Guam. (A1C Joshua P. Strang / USAF)
Press Release March 9, 2026

Corte Suprema Considerará Caso que Impugna Decisión Ilegal de la Fuerza Aérea de EE. UU. de Detonar Bombas en la Playa de Guam

Los argumentos orales se llevarán a cabo durante la sesión del otoño
A fireball rises above the 36th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Tarague range seconds after the detonation of an M117 bomb, as a part of the flight's training, on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. (A1C Joshua P. Strang / USAF)
Press Release March 9, 2026

Supreme Court Will Consider Case Challenging U.S. Air Force’s Illegal Decision to Blow Up Bombs on the Beach in Guam

Oral arguments will take place during fall session
Press Release March 3, 2026

Kapalua Golf Course Not Authorized to Irrigate With Drinking Water

Water commission chair corrects record, confirms by letter that use of potable groundwater for turf grass irrigation has not been recognized as an existing use
document March 2, 2026

Hawaiʻi Water Commission: March 2026 Letter to Golf Courses

Confirming that the Kapalua Bay and Plantation Golf Courses are not authorized to irrigate their turf grass with drinking water
Press Release February 3, 2026

Approval Of New Hotel On O‘ahu’s North Shore Sparks Lawsuit To Protect Wildlife

County pushed to assess new information on ecologically sensitive area