Hawaii hit with brown water advisories amid high surf warning

FILE: Maui, Hawaii. Brandon Colbert/Getty Images Several coastal areas in Hawaii are under a brown water advisory after high surf reached roadways, potentially bringing animal feces, pesticides, pathogens and a brew of other unwanted debris into the islands’ normally pristine ocean, according to Hawaii’s Clean Water Branch division of the Department of Health. Multiple advisories were … Read more

SF billionaire donates massive gift to combat ‘scary’ Hawaii situation

A San Francisco tech billionaire known for giving substantial donations to a Bay Area children’s hospital and local schools is now assisting Hawaii in its housing crisis. Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce, and his wife Lynne, a well-known philanthropist, recently announced a donation of 282 acres to the nonprofit Hawaii Island Community Development Corporation (HICDC). The … Read more