AP Photo/Brian Skoloff/2019
Proposed Rule Change On Endangered Species Of Particular Concern in Hawaiʻi
Hawaiʻi has more endangered species than any other state, so elimination of habitat protections could be felt deeply here.
Bryan Cox/ICE via AP/2017
ICE Has Broad But Not Unlimited Power To Detain And Arrest Noncitizens
The immigration agency is bound by constitutional and other legal restrictions, including noncitizens’ rights to make their case in court to remain in the U.S.
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Congress Tables Proxy Voting So State Lawmakers Seek Solutions For Parents
Hawaiʻi House Minority Leader Lauren Matsumoto says she was denied the chance to vote remotely when she gave birth to her daughter in late 2019.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024
Schools And Communities Can Help Children Bounce Back After Distressing Wildfires
One study found that despite experiencing profound loss, many children express an eagerness to rebuild.
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Deep-Sea Mining Threatens Sea Life In A Way No One Is Thinking About
The extraction process involves dumping debris into the thriving midwater zone.
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Digging For Minerals In The Pacific’s Graveyard: The $20 Trillion Fight Over Who Controls The Seabed
“The soul of our ancestors, when they leave this world, they go into the deep.”
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If FEMA Didn’t Exist, Could States Handle The Disaster Response Alone?
For a small state like Hawaiʻi, the 2023 Lahaina fires showed how FEMA can assist in responding to a disaster.
Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2023
Get Rid Of FEMA? Trump Panel Looks At Shifting Disaster Response To States
Trump orders a review with the goal of an “immediate, effective, and impartial response,” but critics say heʻs politicizing disaster aid.
AP/2019
Can Trump Just Order New Names For Denali And The Gulf Of Mexico?
A geographer explains who decides what goes on the map.
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