Aina-based education on Oʻahu: Papahana Kuaola is celebrating 20 years of restoring Waipao—once an illegal dump site—with hands-on native plant and stream restoration, cultural learning, and community booths at a free Hoolaulea event today (Aug. 30) in Heʻeia. Storm recovery and local forecasting: Hawaiʻi County says its in-house meteorologist helped strengthen warnings ahead of Hurricane Lala, and officials are now watching Tropical Storm Lowell as another potential threat forms in the Pacific. Big Island farm impacts: Ranchers and farmers are still tallying Hurricane Lala damage, with early reports focused on flooded infrastructure and losses that are expected to rise as assessments continue. Maui community planning after wildfire risk: Maui County is inviting residents to a Sept. 2 Lahaina meeting to discuss the Waineʻe Wildfire Risk Reduction Project, a planned West Maui recycling center, and long-term recovery updates. Deep-sea mining public input: NOAA opened a 60-day comment period (through Oct. 19) and will hold a virtual hearing Oct. 13 for a deep-sea mining project in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone between Hawaiʻi and Mexico. Coastal lease fight: Black Sand Beach Park’s lease termination in Punalūʻu is sparking legal back-and-forth, with the tenant’s attorney disputing the county’s account of how the lease ended.