(Leilani Combs/Civil Beat/2026)
Public Access To North Shore Beach Has Been Cut Off
The state plans to conduct a site visit and open a formal investigation if authorities determine a violation has occurred at Mokulēʻia.
Courtesy: Cory Fults
A New Insight Into Mysterious Tiger Shark Mating Behavior Off Maui
New research reveals what is attracting tiger sharks to areas off of Olowalu during whale breeding season.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025
Hawaiʻi Residents Are Keeping A Keen Eye On Invasive Species
The state pest reporting platform 643Pest received a few hundred reports annually until 2023, when the floodgates opened for coconut rhinoceros beetles.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024
VIDEO: O‘ahu’s North Shore Erosion Leaves Homeowners Without Solutions
Residents are struggling to protect their homes from falling into the ocean without violating environmental protections that preserve the island’s iconic beaches.
(Courtesy: San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance)
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.
Marina Riker/Civil Beat/2023/NOAA Permit No. 19655
New Navy Report Gauges Training Disruption Of Hawaiʻi’s Marine Mammals
Updated: The report shows improvement related to deaths but continued hearing loss and other injuries from some exercises.
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.
Leilani Combs/Civil Beat/2025
Battling A Voracious Beetle In The Invasive Species Capital Of The World
Tactics vary by island in the ongoing fight to save Hawaiʻi’s iconic palms from coconut rhinoceros beetles.
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.