Climate Change

Can Hawaiʻi Tackle Football’s Massive Carbon Footprint? Cory Lum / Civil Beat/2014

Can Hawaiʻi Tackle Football’s Massive Carbon Footprint?

Sports organizers, including the International Olympic Committee, are increasingly grappling with how to handle carbon emissions related to big events.

Hawaiʻi’s Green Fee Is Latest Climate Change Effort Challenged By Trump Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Hawaiʻi’s Green Fee Is Latest Climate Change Effort Challenged By Trump

The Department of Justice wants to join the cruise ship industry’s lawsuit against the state over a new tax on passengers visiting the islands.

Hawaiʻi’s New Remote Weather Stations Boost Wildfire Risk Assessment Erin Nolan/Civil Beat/2025

Hawaiʻi’s New Remote Weather Stations Boost Wildfire Risk Assessment

The state has installed 16 new weather stations across Maui County since the deadly fires in August 2023 and plans to install more soon on other islands.

This Hawaiian Fishpond Is Nearly Restored. All That’s Missing Is Fresh Water Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

This Hawaiian Fishpond Is Nearly Restored. All That’s Missing Is Fresh Water

The Heʻeia Fishpond relies on fresh water to create the right conditions to raise fish for the community, but the stream that feeds into it was diverted 85 years ago.

The Fight Over The Future Of East Maui Water Returns To The State Land Board Marina Riker/Civil Beat/2022

The Fight Over The Future Of East Maui Water Returns To The State Land Board

The battle over who controls one of the island’s major water sources — a foreign company or a county board — appears headed to a contested case hearing.

Pacific Islanders Won A Landmark Climate Case. Now They Want Countries To Act Courtesy: The Pacific Community SPC

Pacific Islanders Won A Landmark Climate Case. Now They Want Countries To Act

“Our goal is to remind negotiators that behind every policy decision are real people and real lives at risk.”

Maui Is Deploying Water Tanks Around The Island To Help Fight Fires Erin Nolan/Civil Beat/2025

Maui Is Deploying Water Tanks Around The Island To Help Fight Fires

The tanks hold thousands of gallons of water so firefighters have a ready supply, especially in dryer and harder to reach areas.

People In Poverty Have The Most At Stake As World Climate Talks Begin AP Photo/Bruna Prado/2025

People In Poverty Have The Most At Stake As World Climate Talks Begin

Data shows that even in developed nations relatively sheltered from climate change, over 80% of poor people are exposed to at least one climate hazard, like drought, air pollution or extreme heat.

Another Destructive Beetle Is Spreading, Killing Hawaiʻi’s Trees Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

Another Destructive Beetle Is Spreading, Killing Hawaiʻi’s Trees

Big Island farmers want the state to tackle the Queensland longhorn beetle before it spreads to the rest of the state and wreaks havoc like the coconut rhinoceros beetle.

Green Sea Turtles Have Rebounded. Should Hawaiians Be Able To Eat Them? Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2012

Green Sea Turtles Have Rebounded. Should Hawaiians Be Able To Eat Them?

The honu has recovered from the brink of extinction, prompting some to ask if it’s time to give Native Hawaiians the right to resume traditional harvesting.