Climate Change

Will Political Uncertainty Force Hawaiʻi’s Native Birds ‘Into Oblivion’? Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

Will Political Uncertainty Force Hawaiʻi’s Native Birds ‘Into Oblivion’?

Nonprofits are doing what they can to fill pukas left by the widespread firings, but they don’t have the resources to match those federal agencies.

Hawaiian Petroglyphs Reemerge Thanks To Changing Tides And Shifting Sands AP Photo/Mengshin Lin/2025

Hawaiian Petroglyphs Reemerge Thanks To Changing Tides And Shifting Sands

It’s the first time the entire panel of 26 figures has been visible since they were spotted nine years ago. Native Hawaiian cultural practitioner Glen Kila believes it’s a message from his ancestors about rising ocean levels.

Sea Turtle Nests Threatened On North Shore By Lights, Bonfires, Joyrides Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

Sea Turtle Nests Threatened On North Shore By Lights, Bonfires, Joyrides

Illegal activities and failure to enforce laws are threatening honu nests at Ke Iki Beach on Oʻahu.

Protecting Coral Habitat May Prove Vital As Ocean Becomes More Acidic Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2024

Protecting Coral Habitat May Prove Vital As Ocean Becomes More Acidic

Protections for critical coral habitat could bolster climate resilience for Hawaiʻi’s reefs.

Ranches Cover A Fifth Of Hawaiʻi. Extreme Drought Is Clouding Their Future Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

Ranches Cover A Fifth Of Hawaiʻi. Extreme Drought Is Clouding Their Future

Big Island ranches stand out for their commitment to grass-fed beef. As climate changes, they are offloading more calves to the mainland.

Trump Administration Won’t Publish Major Climate Change Reports on NASA Website Courtesy: Asa Ellison/Hawaii Sea Grant/2017

Trump Administration Won’t Publish Major Climate Change Reports on NASA Website

Critics, including scientists, accuse the administration of trying to bury vital information.

It’s Slow Going In UH Quest To Reach 2035 Renewable Energy Deadline Courtesy: RevoluSun.

It’s Slow Going In UH Quest To Reach 2035 Renewable Energy Deadline

The University of Hawaiʻi will need to get creative with renewable energy for the Mānoa campus, where the challenge is greatest.

Governor: I’ll Be ‘Agnostic’ On How Hawaiʻi Spends Its New Green Fee David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

Governor: I’ll Be ‘Agnostic’ On How Hawaiʻi Spends Its New Green Fee

At the latest Civil Cafe, the governor weighed in on where we go from here with the country’s first-ever green fee, devoted to climate change and the environment.

Lawmakers Worry Hawaiʻi’s Emissions Goals Could Leave Some In The Dust Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Lawmakers Worry Hawaiʻi’s Emissions Goals Could Leave Some In The Dust

Converting the islands’ transportation fleet to clean energy could mean cost increases for locals, but advocates say they’d see long-term savings.

Hawaiʻi Governor Urged To Reconsider Possible Veto Of E-Bike Bill Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Hawaiʻi Governor Urged To Reconsider Possible Veto Of E-Bike Bill

Advocates say HB 958 addresses a growing public safety challenge. But the attorney general worries it’s unconstitutional and a threat to electric vehicles.