After 25 years of community advocacy, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Army declare Mākua safe from future use of mortars, artillery, and other live-fire training

After decades of advocacy, the Secretary of Defense announced that live-fire training will never happen at the Mākua Military Reservation again.

Mālama Mākua and Defendants Sec. of Defense and Sec of the U.S. Army, re defendants’ recent decision that they no longer need to conduct live-fire training at Mākua Military Reservation (MMR), now or in the future, and, therefore, no new unexploded ordnance (UXO) will be added to MMR.

Governor Green issued a revised Emergency Proclamation that eliminated attempts to suspend state laws requiring public hearings, assessment of environmental impacts, and protections for Native Hawaiian burials and also restored county council oversight over most affordable housing projects.

Hawai’i County must comply with the Clean Water Act to prevent discharged wastewater from contaminating Honokōhau Harbor

Affordable housing, justice, and environmental coalition challenge Hawai‘i Governor Josh Green’s Emergency Proclamation on Housing

The battle over fresh water resources on the Hawaiian Islands is as old as the colonialist mindset that fuels it.

Isaac Moriwake, managing attorney of Earthjustice’s Mid-Pacific Office, explains the constitutional climate lawsuit files by 14 young people against the Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT); HDOT Director Jade Butay; Governor David Ige; and the State of Hawaiʻi.

An opinion piece by Naomi Klein and Kapuaʻala Sproat. Naomi Klein is the professor of climate justice and co-director of the Centre for Climate Justice at the University of British Columbia. Kapuaʻala Sproat is a Professor of Law at Ka Huli Ao Native Hawaiian Law Center & the Environmental Law Program. She also co-directs the…

Earthjustice stands with our clients, partners, friends, and family in Hawaiʻi as emergency workers continue to search for survivors and assess the damage from this disaster.

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.

Earthjustice apoya a nuestros clientes, socios, amigos y familiares en Hawái mientras los socorristas continúan buscando sobrevivientes y evaluando los daños de este desastre.

Kylie Wager Cruz, Attorney, Mid-Pacific Office, Earthjustice: “We have an opportunity with this case to transform Hawaii’s transportation system to benefit all of Hawaii’s people.”

First Circuit Judge John Tonaki will hear arguments in the lawsuit beginning in June 2024.

Ocean advocates to host educational event on August 5th at Hawai‘i Wildlife Discovery Center

Citizens secure another win to clean up ocean pollution along West Kauaʻi

Plaintiffs Na Kia‘i Kai and Surfrider Foundation move for summary judgment against Defendants County of Kaua‘i and Director of the Department of Health Elizabeth Char on Plaintiffs’ claim that Defendants violated the Clean Water Act by discharging polluted water from the Kikiaola Harbor Drain into waters of the United States without a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit. The Court finds that Plaintiffs are entitled to summary judgment with respect to their claim.

State Transportation Department sought to postpone trial 8-12 months