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‘EA (SOVEREIGN)’ brings Lahaina land struggle to global stage at imagineNATIVE

“EA (SOVEREIGN),” the feature-length documentary exploring the enduring relationship between people, land, and memory, will have its international premiere at the prestigious 2026 imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival in Toronto, Canada.

19th-century Hawaiian mele recorded for upcoming documentary Ea released on digital platforms

A powerful new recording of the 19th-century Hawaiian mele “E Hoʻi ka Nani i Mokuʻula” is now available, performed by  Keʻeaumoku Kapu and Uʻilani Kapu and created as part of the forthcoming  documentary film Ea.

Survey aims to identify regulatory obstacles to land stewardship in Hawaiʻi

ʻĀina Momona, a Native Hawaiian organization focused on Indigenous stewardship and environmental justice, is calling on Hawaiian-serving organizations statewide to participate in a survey on regulatory barriers and support needs for land-based work.

Final EA with finding of no significant impact for Kaiola Place Sewer Improvements project

The County of Maui, Department of Environmental Management, Wastewater Reclamation Division proposes to construct two new 8-inch sewerlines along Kaiola Place and Ohukai Road and install 10 6-inch service laterals and eight sewer manholes to connect 10 properties to the County wastewater system in Kīhei.

Final EA and FONSI published for Pilot Release of ʻAlāla on East Maui

This multi-partner pilot release allows wildlife managers the opportunity to monitor and evaluate ʻalalā and its potential for survival and breeding in the forests of East Maui without risk of depredation by ‘io (Hawaiian hawk). The EA provides background information concerning methods for release of ‘alalā and outlines the proposed action, potential impacts, and strategies to avoid and minimize potential adverse impacts of the project on East Maui.

Mice Attacks on Albatross Prompt Proposed Removal From Midway

Biologists do not yet know what triggered the mice to begin preying on the albatross. The US Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to remove the invasive …

Hawaiʻi Sea Turtle Nesting Season – Stay 10 Feet Away

Primary ‘ea nesting beaches occur along the south Ka‘ū coast of Hawai‘i island, south Maui, and eastern Moloka‘i. Both species are federally protected.

Funding Considered for Kahikinui Watershed Protection and Haleakala Koa Forest Restoration

By Wendy Osher The state will consider the expenditure of more than $1 million in federal funds for six landowner incentive program projects across Hawaii.  Nearly half of the funding would go to Tri-Isle Resource Conservation & Development Inc. for watershed forest protection at Kahikinui, Maui.  The allocation would be used to protect an estimated […]

Manele Slated for New Ferry Loading Dock

The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) invites the public to attend an information meeting at 5 p.m., on Tuesday February 23, 2010 to discuss the planning document and environmental assessment that will be prepared for the ferry loading dock improvements at the Manele small boat harbor on Lana‘i. The meeting will be held […]

Honuaula Developer Files EIS Preparation Notice

The developer of the planned Honua’ula project in South Maui has filed an Environmental Assessment and an Environmental Impact Statement Preparation Notice.  After 20 years, a change in ownership, and multiple public meetings, the project has been downscaled considerably since its start in 1988. The project drew contentious debate on both sides before gaining zoning […]