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Data Shows Hawaii Shippers Are Regularly Breaking Speed Limits In Sensitive Whale Zones NOAA/Doug Perrine

Data Shows Hawaii Shippers Are Regularly Breaking Speed Limits In Sensitive Whale Zones

UPDATED: Matson and Pasha Hawaii are ignoring calls to slow down. But other major shippers have heeded requests to protect endangered whales.
Endangered Bird Poised To Get Hundreds Of Thousands Of Protected Acres In Hawaii Courtesy: Bettina Arrigoni/Flickr

Endangered Bird Poised To Get Hundreds Of Thousands Of Protected Acres In Hawaii

Conservationists took the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to court last year to spur action that was overdue for the imperiled native honeycreeper.
City Delays Landfill Decision, Again David Croxford/Civil Beat/2022

City Delays Landfill Decision, Again

Mayor Rick Blangiardi said the city needs two more years to find a replacement for Waimanalo Gulch.
Used Motor Oil Stockpile To Be Shipped Offshore Longterm Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Used Motor Oil Stockpile To Be Shipped Offshore Longterm

The state's largest processor of used motor oil is at full capacity and will start shipping fluid out in the next few days.
Maui County Climate Plan Would Slash Greenhouse Gas Emissions And Boost Disaster Preparedness Marina Riker/Civil Beat/2022

Maui County Climate Plan Would Slash Greenhouse Gas Emissions And Boost Disaster Preparedness

The draft outline warns of disruptions and damage caused by more frequent extreme weather events like wildfires, landslides and flooding.
Health Experts: Flooding, Sea Level Rise Could Release Chemicals At Hundreds Of Hawaii Sites Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Health Experts: Flooding, Sea Level Rise Could Release Chemicals At Hundreds Of Hawaii Sites

Many of those sites were historically used for agriculture and heavy industry and include military installations.
Bridging The Gap: This Climate Scientist Is Seeking Solutions Outside The Lab Ku‘u Kauanoe/Civil Beat/2022

Bridging The Gap: This Climate Scientist Is Seeking Solutions Outside The Lab

The East-West Center senior research fellow (and low key drummer in a metal band) is connecting people in the fight against the effects of a warming planet.
Haleakala National Park Wants Public Input On Its Mosquito Plan To Protect Native Birds Courtesy: Bret Nainoa Mossman/MFBRP

Haleakala National Park Wants Public Input On Its Mosquito Plan To Protect Native Birds

The comment period is open until Jan. 23 for feedback on the proposal to prevent forest birds from dying of avian malaria.
‘A Huge Mess’: Hawaii County Cracks Down On Hu Honua Permit Violations Jason Armstrong/Civil Beat/2018

‘A Huge Mess’: Hawaii County Cracks Down On Hu Honua Permit Violations

The Department of Public Works has issued a violation notice to the biomass energy plant, but the company's president says everything's in order and will be sorted out soon.