Proposed new county landfill poses environmental hazards and injustice for west side residents

A letter to raise serious concerns about the County of Kauaʻi’s proposal to site a new landfill in Kekaha and to propose alternatives that would avoid expanding decades of environmental injustice on the west side.

Court opens door to fish collection permits for West Hawai‘i, subject to Land Board approval

Grand Wailea to obtain federal permit and make monthly contributions to fund projects benefiting ʻuaʻu in Maui County

Settlement agreement between plaintiffs Conservation Council for Hawaiʻi and Center for Biological Diversity and defendant BRE Iconic GWR LLC, regarding Hawaiian petrels.

The endemic Newell’s shearwater has a chance at survival thanks to an innovative team of conservationists, researchers, and Earthjustice lawyers.

County will apply for Clean Water Act Permit to manage discharges from Kealakehe Wastewater Treatment Plant

State Water Commission failed to restore stream flows after closure of last sugar plantation

As the climate crisis threatens their land, food, and traditions, 14 youth advocates took the Hawai‘i Department of Transportation to court to spur climate action.

Transportation Department commits to bold action to achieve 2045 zero emission goals

Youth plaintiffs Navahine F., et. al, and Edwin Sniffen, in his official capacity as HDOT Director, have executed a Settlement Agreement.

We therefore vacate the Commission’s Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Decision and Order issued June 28, 2021, as amended by Errata issued June 30, 2021, with respect to the IIFS and the delegation of the Commission’s public trust duties. Other than for the reasons given in this opinion for vacatur or remand, we affirm. We remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

Grand Wailea must keep lights off to avoid killing and injuring Hawaiian petrels

The U.S. Army is formally ending live-fire training in Mākua Valley – a critical step towards restoring peace to a spiritual refuge ravaged by a century of militarization.

Activist Monaeka Flores talks about fighting to stop the Air Force from blowing up leftover munitions on Guam’s beaches.

Two years after the parties reached a settlement agreement, lights at the luxury resort continue to harm Hawaiian petrel chicks migrating out to sea

A coalition of conservation groups filed a second lawsuit to protect Hawaiian petrels (ʻuaʻu) from dangerous lights used by the Grand Wailea Resort on Maui. Hawaiian petrels are protected as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act. Today’s lawsuit was filed by Earthjustice on behalf of Conservation Council for Hawaiʻi and the Center for Biological Diversity.

Pō‘ai Wai Ola and Nā Kia‘i Kai raised concerns about the energy project’s impact on the Waimea River