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Scientists Fear El Niño May Be Big, Bad And Costly With Heat, Floods, Droughts, Fires Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

Scientists Fear El Niño May Be Big, Bad And Costly With Heat, Floods, Droughts, Fires

The U.S. East and Gulf coasts may get a break, but Hawai‘i and other islands are more in danger, climate scientists say.

Lawsuit: Homesteads Shouldn’t Be Limited To Native Hawaiians AP Photo/Mengshin Lin

Lawsuit: Homesteads Shouldn’t Be Limited To Native Hawaiians

Gov. Josh Green and Hawaiʻi’s attorney general have vowed to fight the lawsuit against Hawaiian homelands eligibility.

Extreme Weather Can Whip Up Anxiety. A Safety Plan Can Help Erin Nolan/Civil Beat/2026

Extreme Weather Can Whip Up Anxiety. A Safety Plan Can Help

When talking to children, it’s important to be honest but calm.

Amid Cesar Chavez Fallout, A Hawaiʻi Labor Leader’s Legacy Is Revisited Hawaiʻi State Archives via AP

Amid Cesar Chavez Fallout, A Hawaiʻi Labor Leader’s Legacy Is Revisited

Pablo Manlapit, who organized plantation workers for equal pay and an eight-hour workday, died in relative obscurity. Lawyers in Hawaiʻi hope to overturn his conspiracy conviction and elevate his place in history.

Parking Lots Get Hot And Are Bad For Storm Runoff. Are There Better Options?   AP Photo/Mike Stewart

Parking Lots Get Hot And Are Bad For Storm Runoff. Are There Better Options?  

Cities and other groups around the U.S. are using alternatives to traditional asphalt lots in order to beat the heat and curb water runoff — especially as climate change worsens. 

Tulsi Gabbard Resigns As Director Of National Intelligence AP Photo/Alex Brandon

Tulsi Gabbard Resigns As Director Of National Intelligence

Gabbard, who was raised in Hawai‘i, said she needed to step away from public service to support her husband in his battle against bone cancer.

FBI Director’s Hawai‘i Trip Included ‘VIP Snorkel’ At A Pearl Harbor Memorial  AP Photo/Mengshin Lin

FBI Director’s Hawai‘i Trip Included ‘VIP Snorkel’ At A Pearl Harbor Memorial 

With few exceptions, snorkeling and diving are off-limits around the USS Arizona. A Navy spokesperson confirmed the outing but said the service wasn’t able to track down who initiated it.

Fewer AAPI Adults Report Hate Incidents But Racism Concerns Linger, New Poll Shows Getty Images/iStockphotos

Fewer AAPI Adults Report Hate Incidents But Racism Concerns Linger, New Poll Shows

Researchers say the tone of the rhetoric has shifted from Covid-19-related tropes to more anti-immigrant sentiments.

Hawai‘i Will Be Without A PGA Tour Event In 2027 For The First Time In 56 Years AP

Hawai‘i Will Be Without A PGA Tour Event In 2027 For The First Time In 56 Years

The Sentry at Kapalua was canceled last January because of a water dispute that kept the Plantation course from being ready in time.