UPDATED: The state health department is now required to review how plastic affects water after the federal agency found it ignored evidence and data.
A warming climate could negatively impact Hawaii residents’ ability to fight off diseases like the flu and COVID-19, and will enable the spread of more ailments.
The longline fleet relies on U.S. Pacific Island territories to go beyond its base catch limit for bigeye. Now one of the three territories won’t sign the deal.
A majority of adults in Hawaii know global warming is happening, but not many discuss the issue with friends, family or co-workers.
A Hilo-born haole plants Hawaiian trees and flowers every chance he gets.
Congressional leaders are considering ways to make the nation’s primary fisheries management law more effective as the planet warms.
The USS Arizona and USS Utah have leaked thousands of gallons of oil in Pearl Harbor since the 1941 attack and there’s no plan to stop the flow anytime soon.
The tuna longliners in Hawaii who previously fished near Papahanaumokuakea had to find new fishing grounds after it was expanded.
Military leaders have been contending with climate change impacts on bases, forces and equipment around the world.
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A majority of adults in Hawaii know global warming is happening, but not many discuss the issue with friends, family or co-workers.
A Hilo-born haole plants Hawaiian trees and flowers every chance he gets.
Congressional leaders are considering ways to make the nation’s primary fisheries management law more effective as the planet warms.
The USS Arizona and USS Utah have leaked thousands of gallons of oil in Pearl Harbor since the 1941 attack and there’s no plan to stop the flow anytime soon.
The tuna longliners in Hawaii who previously fished near Papahanaumokuakea had to find new fishing grounds after it was expanded.
Military leaders have been contending with climate change impacts on bases, forces and equipment around the world.
The commercial longline industry made more money after the feds expanded the protected areas around Papahanaumokuakea and the Pacific Remote Islands.
Climate change has contributed to record heat throughout Hawaii.
Lawmakers are considering how far to set back new developments as well as specific strategies to deal with climate change.
Hawaii said “aloha” to a significant amount of chemicals related to the petroleum sector.
One way is through compost. And that’s affecting our farmers.
Proposed changes to one of the country’s most influential environmental laws could mean less public scrutiny and oversight of big projects.
Tom Yamachika: Hawaii Worst For Return On Investment. Again