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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.

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.

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 ...