Honolulu Star-Advertiser — The Honolulu City Council has adopted two separate but related pieces of legislation focused on boosting energy efficiency in new construction dwellings and reusing old construction materials to reduce the stream of solid waste on O‘ahu.

Maui Now — In the wake of the heartbreaking loss and disruption caused by the wildfires this week, Hawai‘i Ag & Culinary Alliance stands in solidarity with the affected individuals and their families and is committed to supporting the island’s recovery.

Maui Now — The Business Relief Fund provides dedicated financial aid and support to impacted businesses throughout the state.

Civil Beat — West Maui’s economic recovery will take years and cost billions of dollars, federal, state and county officials said during a news conference on Thursday, after touring the site of a wildfire that destroyed the town of Lahaina.

Many Fellows possess a strong facilitation presence that serves their teams well. In this issue of Taking on Tomorrow, hear from four of them who regularly apply a variety of facilitation techniques to create the containers for crucial conversations in Hawaiʻi. Consider and commit to taking (at least) one of their great ideas and experiment with it in your own facilitation practice. We also warmly welcome AJ Halagao as our new president of the Hawaiʻi Leadership Forum.

Pacific Business News, Maui Now — The contest, launched in 2015, invites students in grades 3 through 12 to form teams of two to five members and submit business plan ideas to a panel of judges.