Alan D. McNarie
Honolulu Civil Beat
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Past articles by Alan:
Hilo Hospital Sees Big Drop In Patients
Total admissions have shrunk by a third, causing a significant financial shortfall. → Read More
Big Island: A Popular Volcano Trail Is Rebuilt With A Lot Of Sweat Equity
Seven tons of gravel and two tons of large rocks had to be brought in by wheelbarrow to repair the famed Kilauea Iki trail in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. → Read More
Big Island: Critics Say County Ignores Animal Shelters' High Kill…
Most of the animals brought to the Humane Society's three facilities are euthanized. Their contract with the county doesn't encourage saving lives. → Read More
Big Island: Residents Wary Of Subdivision After Bulldozers Damage Cemetery
They say some burial sites may remain undiscovered in the 1920s-era plantation graveyard near where a residential development is proposed. → Read More
Big Island: Beach Created By Volcanic Eruption Was Born Polluted
You might think a brand new black sand beach would be pristine. But microplastics have already been detected at Pohoiki in Lower Puna. → Read More
Big Island: Noise From Helicopter Tours Leaves Residents With Frayed…
It's been a hot-button issue on the island for decades, but many say the problem has grown worse as more tourists are drawn to the site of the lava eruptions. → Read More
Big Island: Researchers Battle The Rat Lungworm Problem
More funding is leading to new discoveries as the parasite continues to sicken people in Hawaii. → Read More
Big Island: Is It A Waste Of Time To Complain About Illegal Building Here?
Understaffed and saddled with red tape, inspectors have a hard time dealing with issues like a proposed farm complex in Upper Puna that has neighbors upset. → Read More
Big Island: Opponents Will Try To Stop Geothermal Plant From…
Even though the power facility damaged by last year's lava flows is expected to be "operational" by year's end, it's facing challenges. → Read More
Big Island: Unlikely Wranglers Oversee An Unusual Roundup
When a dairy farm cuts back operations the cows have to find new homes. → Read More
Big Island: No Aloha So Far For A Puna Spaceport
A public meeting Wednesday is the next chance for residents to hear about the idea of launching about 24 rockets a year. → Read More
Big Island: New Steam Cracks Plague Residents In Eruption Zone
The superheated steam is killing trees and forcing some residents from their homes, although there's "no sign of magma." → Read More
Big Island: Other Spaceport Plans Crashed — Will This One Fly?
The site of a proposed launch pad in Puna has not been revealed, but a preliminary possibility is described as "east or northeast of the macadamia nut farm.” → Read More
Big Island: No Aloha At These Rough And Tumble Neighborhood Meetings
Community associations around Hawaii County are charged with tasks such as maintaining roads in substandard subdivisions, and no one oversees them. → Read More
Big Island: Council Finalists Talk About Homelessness And Housing
Rebecca Villegas and Kelly Drysdale are facing off to represent a district where many workers cannot afford to live. → Read More
Big Island: Residents Say Dairy Is Still Polluting Their Small Town
Court filings say discharges of wastewater are continuing even though the company is under an order to stop it. → Read More
Big Island: As Fire And Lava Diminish, Volcano Village Still Struggles
Transportation questions loom large as residents and the national park try to navigate a return to normalcy. → Read More
Big Island: Volcano Politics Play Out In Lava-Swamped Council District
Two candidates who have played significant roles in lava relief efforts are squaring off in the Aug. 11 primary. → Read More
Big Island: The Village That Can't Stop Shaking
Volcano Village's residents and businesses are coping with frequent earthquakes and the closure of the nearby national park. → Read More
Big Island: Puna Residents Set Up This Awesome Center For Volcano Refugees
With no end to the disaster in sight, the "Hub" serves up food, supplies, hot showers, massages and a chance to talk story. → Read More