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Get ready for the holidays in style with these simple decorating ideas that will transform any home into a winter wonderland. Beat the shopping lines and give the gift of sustainability this holiday season with fun, do-it-yourself gift ideas everyone will love!

Holidays can be stressful, but deciding what to do with your Thanksgiving leftovers should be a piece of cake! Get creative with these recipes made from Thanksgiving staples like turkey, bread and veggies.

Although this unofficial shopping bonanza creates opportunities for bargain hunters to save on their favorite brand names, Black Friday also generates massive volumes of consumer waste. Here are a few tips on how to be “green” on Black Friday.

What is a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP)? A SWPPP is a site-specific, written document that among other things. Here are some things to consider and address when developing a SWPPP.

As of the summer of 2018 there are over 100 PBMPs actively treating storm water runoff throughout DOT-HWYS Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4); and there are many more in the planning and design phases.

Across the nation, millions of people will be joining forces this October to celebrate “Make A Difference Month.” There’s no better time than the present to begin making steps to improve our island-home by implementing the following trash-free practices.

Congratulations to the Honolulu Crew for winning the Annual Maintenance Baseyard Storm Water Training Quiz Competition. The training and quiz event took place in July, with heavy competition between the 13 maintenance crews. The Honolulu Crew had the highest average score on the post-training quiz (average of 19.45 points out of 20 possible).

Congratulations to the Kaneohe Bay Base Fuels, HDOT Highways, Oahu District’s Third Quarter 2018 Adopt-A-Highway Champions! Their route is from Kaimalolo Place and Kamaka Place in Kaneohe.

While natural erosion occurs at slow rates, erosion can be accelerated as a result of ground disturbing activities on construction sites causing sedimentation. It is important to understand the types of erosion that may occur and practices that can be implemented on construction sites to minimize erosion.

As part of the Permanent Erosion Control Program, DOT-HWYS continues to repair areas of erosion along state highways. For this site along Kalanianaole Highway in Kailua, traditional landscaping methods could not be used due to its steep, unstable, and irregular terrain. In order to allow the existing trees, and their root systems to remain undisturbed on the slope, the application of a spray-on high-performance mulch and seed mixture was selected for this site.