Michele Bigley

Michele Bigley is a two-time Lowell Thomas award-winning travel journalist. Learn more at https://michelebigley.com.

Tourism Can Wreck Local Communities and Ecosystems

Hawai'i has a plan that would encourage tourists to restore the land while contributing needed tourism dollars

By Michele Bigley September 6, 2024

In this story: travel, climate change, invasive species, indigenous communities

Hōkūao Pellegrino helped Maui farmers win the biggest water rights case in Hawai'i history

By Michele Bigley April 27, 2023

In this story: activism, agriculture, indigenous communities