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‘Devil Weed’ Threatening Hawaiʻi Is Hitching A Ride In Turtles Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

‘Devil Weed’ Threatening Hawaiʻi Is Hitching A Ride In Turtles

Honu love to eat the aggressive seaweed smothering reefs in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. That’s raising hopes, but also concerns closer to home.

Hawaiʻi’s Corals Were Struggling To Survive. Then Came The Mud Floods AP

Hawaiʻi’s Corals Were Struggling To Survive. Then Came The Mud Floods

Coral reefs already face a litany of threats. Experts say storm runoff from the recent Kona lows will only make matters worse.

A Do-Or-Die Moment For One Of Hawaiʻi’s Most Contested Trades Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

A Do-Or-Die Moment For One Of Hawaiʻi’s Most Contested Trades

A proposed aquarium fishing ban is in play as state aquatic resource officials move to revive the controversial fishing practice.

Ocean Speed Limits Protect Endangered Right Whales. Trump Wants To Weaken Them AP Photo/Michael Dwyer/2018

Ocean Speed Limits Protect Endangered Right Whales. Trump Wants To Weaken Them

NOAA wants to replace a longstanding rule with technology scientists say is unproven.

Stop! Thief! Sharks Are Taking A Larger Bite Of Hawaiʻi Fishermen’s Catch Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2015

Stop! Thief! Sharks Are Taking A Larger Bite Of Hawaiʻi Fishermen’s Catch

At least 1 in 4 licensed fishing trips lose catches — and profits — to sharks in Hawaiian waters. Scientists are developing chemical repellants and magnetic fields as deterrents.

Did Boat Salvage Law Save The State Money? Auditor Says No One Knows Courtesy: DLNR/2023

Did Boat Salvage Law Save The State Money? Auditor Says No One Knows

The state’s boating division doesn’t do enough, a new report found, to recover costs from those responsible for stranded and grounded vessels.

Good News For Kewalo Basin Coral Recovery (Leilani Combs/Civil Beat/2025)

Good News For Kewalo Basin Coral Recovery

Over a year after significant damage, more than 90% of the reattached coral colonies have survived.

Wespac Looks To Expand Commercial Access To Hawaiʻi’s Papahānaumokuākea Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2024

Wespac Looks To Expand Commercial Access To Hawaiʻi’s Papahānaumokuākea

Questions remain about whether fishing interests or legal disputes involving environmental concerns will win out.

Aquarium Fishing Could Return To Hawaiʻi Under Proposed New Rules Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Aquarium Fishing Could Return To Hawaiʻi Under Proposed New Rules

The land board and DLNR staff have clashed for years over whether to let the practice continue. That might be changing.

Can This West Hawaiʻi Coral Reef Be Saved From Sewage Runoff? Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

Can This West Hawaiʻi Coral Reef Be Saved From Sewage Runoff?

Cesspools in the Kohala Coast community of Puakō have been leaking into the ocean for years. So residents came up with a plan.