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Hawaiʻi Scientist Has Bad — And Good — News About Future Of Coral Reefs
As coral reefs undergo a fourth global mass bleaching event, marine scientists have been studying whether new reefs might form in higher latitudes as the tropics become too warm.
Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2022
Lifeblood For Pacific Islands Threatened As Warming Ocean Drives Tuna East
Residents of small Pacific island nations rely on tuna for local jobs and foreign fishing fees, which fund education, healthcare, roads and more. Amid climate change, fishermen have been working harder to catch fewer fish and it’s getting worse.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2022
Community Solar Farms Meant To Save Money Fail To Gain Traction In Hawaiʻi
Making solar available to middle- and low-income residents was intended to help meet the state’s 2045 all-renewable energy goal. Now one developer says: “We just want out.”
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025
Hawaiʻi Makes History As First State To Charge Tourists To Save Environment
A Hawaiʻi vacation will cost you more in the near future thanks to a new “green fee” that the governor signed into law today.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024
Beth Fukumoto: How Legislators Kept Control Over ‘Green Fee’ Revenue
Gov. Josh Green wanted the money to go into special environmental funds. Instead, lawmakers retain a say in how it’s spent.
AP Photo/Eraldo Peres/2023
Governors Worldwide Lead The Fight Against Climate Change And Deforestation
In recent years, the real progress has been outside the rooms where the high-level official U.N. negotiations are held.
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Conservation Groups Sue To Block Commercial Fishing In Pacific Monument
The fishing has resumed in the deep ocean waters that were designated off-limits over a decade ago.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024
Maui Looks Elsewhere To Fund Fire Prevention Projects After Trump Cuts
Wildfire is the biggest threat facing Maui, according to the county’s draft Hazard Mitigation Plan but FEMA cuts could require a pivot to other funding sources.
Jeff DePonte/UH News/2025
Hawaiʻi Readies Weather Stations Against Trump Assault On Climate Research
The federal government will no longer track the nation’s costliest natural disasters. A local solution can fill some of the need here — if its funding holds out.
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This Commonly Used Plastic Chemical Caused 350,000 Heart Disease-Related Deaths In 1 Year
People in Asia are exposed to levels up to six times higher than their counterparts in the West.