What's at Risk?

Hāmākua is being threatened by poor decisions and bad actors who are putting livelihoods and our lands and waters at risk.

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Plant Workers Whisteblow on Hū Honua's Unethical Coverup of Chemical Spills

BACKGROUND INFO: Several members of the iron workers union made a surprise appearance at a Nov. 14 Dept. of Health hearing on whether to...

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Clear-Cutting Eucalyptus Trees in Hāmākua and Kaʻū Will Exacerbate Wildfire Problems

From wildland fire expert and Hāmākua resident, Pablo Akira Beimler: Clear-cutting eucalyptus forests will not eliminate Hāmākua and...

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Foresters speak about what to do with the trees.

JB Friday, Extension Forester over at the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, has given advice about forestry options...

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Close to 30 Toxic Chemicals Will Be Pumped into Our Aquifers

This is a partial list of the hazardous chemicals that will be pumped into our aquifers. Not only are these chemicals hazardous on their...

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Response of Hawaiian and other Indo-Pacific reef corals to elevated temperature

The Hū Honua plant is discharging warm water into the ocean without cooling, which will have detrimental impacts on sensitive reef...

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The Unstable Cliffs of Hāmākua are No Place for a Project Like Hū Honua Bioenergy

"Cliffs along the Hāmākua coast are subject to failure and pose a major challenge for development. The Hāmākua cliffs are unstable...

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Hurricane Lane Landslides Caused by Hū Honua Bioenergy Plant

Post-Hurricane Lane, landslides next to the Hū Honua Bioenergy Plant have smothered the coastline with debris.

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Endangered Hawksbill Turtle at Risk from Proposed Power Plant Effluent

"Around 2000, Hawaii Wildlife Fund and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) did some satellite tracking studies of endangered...