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Hawaiʻi’s Critically Endangered Crow Is Soaring In Maui Forests
Extinct in the wild since 2002, several ʻalalā have survived their first year since being released on the Valley Isle.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
The Cruise Industry Gets An 11th Hour Reprieve From Hawaiʻi’s New Green Fee
Appellate court judges say the ships that bring passengers into port don’t have to pay the fee while the dispute plays out in court.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
Hawaiʻi Farmers Are Fighting To Keep Their Soil From Flushing Out To Sea
From kalo to cacao, farmers are adapting to effects of a changing climate by fusing traditional Hawaiian practices with new, regenerative agricultural techniques to save soils, streams and reefs.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
Photo Essay: Building A Hawaiian Fishpond Wall To Connect People
Roughly 2,000 volunteers helped build the final 380 feet of a wall enclosing an 800-year-old Hawaiian fishpond in Kāneʻohe.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024
How The Planet Fared In 2025 — The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
From winter wildfires in Los Angeles to the unchecked growth of data centers, here are the big climate stories we covered in 2025.
Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2024
Wespac Looks To Expand Commercial Access To Hawaiʻi’s Papahānaumokuākea
Questions remain about whether fishing interests or legal disputes involving environmental concerns will win out.
Maui County
‘The Maui Method:’ A New Fix For A Major Fire Hazard In Hawaiʻi
Government officials developed a way to deal with tons of electric vehicle batteries left in the aftermath of wildfires and found at illegal dumpsites.
Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2023
Expiring Tax Credits Could Hamper Hawaiʻi’s Pivot To A Clean Energy Future
Renewable energy developers, with the state’s help, will have to hustle to retain the tax credits that make their latest projects work.
DLNR/2023
When Disaster Strikes, Can Hawaiʻi Feed Itself? More Prep Is Needed
With the Maui fires and Covid pandemic in mind, advocates cite progress in bolstering the food system but recognize there’s work to do.
AP
Hurricane Season Is Over. Here’s Why The US Never Got Hit
For the first time in a decade, the country avoided landfall, thanks to an atmospheric anomaly. But this hurricane season was exceptional in other bad ways, too.