Celadon Partners and Blackwood Group said the developer behind the office-to-residential conversion at 105 W. Adams St. strung them along for nearly a year, only to find a new financial partner.

Scientists with government agencies and academia depend on each other and the public to help keep track of risky spots. Federal funding may be at risk, though.

“The Kūkulu Ola program enables us to invest directly in the people and organizations who are keeping Hawai’i’s culture thriving,” said Caroline Anderson, interim president and CEO of HTA. “These ...