David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024
A New Plan Is Brewing In The Fight To Save O‘ahu’s North Shore Beaches
University of Hawaiʻi Sea Grant teams up with North Shore Community Land Trust to find solutions for the island’s disappearing beaches.
‘Come On, Trees!’ Lahaina Nonprofit Plants A Natural Firebreak
Kaiāulu Initiatives, a grassroots nonprofit, aims to revitalize Lahaina’s landscape and prevent future wildfires by planting native plants and trees.
AP Photo/Matt York/2025
PGA Cancels Tournament At Uniqlo Founder’s Maui Golf Course Over Drought
Lack of water in the region has “significantly compromised” the course’s condition.
(Leilani Combs/Civil Beat/2025)
How Do Hawaiʻi Residents Handle The Heat? Here’s What You Told Us
Rising temperatures have Hawaiʻi residents searching for solutions in a state where nearly half of us don’t have A/C.
Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2024
County Weighs Moratorium On New Backyard Pools In West Maui
Citing a consequential drought and a longstanding housing crisis, some county officials are backing a short-term moratorium on private swimming pools in West Maui.
(Thomas Heaton/Civil Beat/2025)
Can This Tree Still Save Us? In Some Places It’s Barely Hanging On
ʻUlu, bia, uru, mā: Breadfruit has been lauded as a climate-resilient solution to world food security. That’s not proving true in the Marshall Islands, where some have relied on it for centuries.
AP Photo/Andy Manis/2025
Wisconsin Youth Sue Utility Regulator Over Failure To Weigh Climate Change
The nonprofit representing the Wisconsin plaintiffs helped secure a landmark settlement in Hawaiʻi with the case Navahine v. Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation.
Ku‘u Kauanoe/Civil Beat/2022
Cruise Ship Industry Sues To Scuttle Hawaiʻi’s New Visitor Green Fee
Ship passengers will soon to start paying the same visitor tax as hotel guests to help cover the conservation fee — unless the cruise lines can stop it in court.
(Leilani Combs/Civil Beat/2025)
For Environmental Scientists, Climate Change Means Coping With Death
The burden of grief related to extinction and invasive species in Hawaiʻi is a heavy one for conservation professionals. Some are learning how to handle it.
courtesy of Robin W. Baird/Cascadia Research
Report: Hawaiʻi’s False Killer Whales Trending Toward Extinction
A new report finds that efforts to protect the dolphins are not working. Experts blame both fishing vessels and NOAA.