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Is This The New Normal? Hawaii Wrestles With Record Heat Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Is This The New Normal? Hawaii Wrestles With Record Heat

Climatologists are frustrated by the lack of action in response to manmade global warming, but there are some simple solutions that could provide relief.

How Climate Change Will Affect Hawaii’s Favorite Fish Cory Lum/Civil Beat

How Climate Change Will Affect Hawaii’s Favorite Fish

Warmer waters are shifting the size and behavior of ahi in the Pacific, which could affect prices for consumers. But it’s not all doom and gloom.

Maui Council Committee Votes To Settle Clean Water Act Case Courtesy: Jen Smith

Maui Council Committee Votes To Settle Clean Water Act Case

The lawsuit over the county’s wastewater treatment facility was headed to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Sea Turtles For Swordfish? Feds May Lift Cap On Endangered Species Courtesy: NOAA

Sea Turtles For Swordfish? Feds May Lift Cap On Endangered Species

Wespac has proposed easing federal regulations on the incidental entangling of loggerhead turtles by commercial longliners.

‘Red Flags’: Congressmen Ask Feds To Investigate Hawaii Tuna Money Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat

‘Red Flags’: Congressmen Ask Feds To Investigate Hawaii Tuna Money

A lack of adequate response from NOAA and Wespac have only raised more questions about how the money is managed.

Maui County Running Out Of Time To Settle Clean Water Act Case Courtesy: Jen Smith

Maui County Running Out Of Time To Settle Clean Water Act Case

Next week the council will weigh whether it should stop a legal appeal from reaching the U.S. Supreme Court.

4 Stranded Whales Euthanized On Maui Beach NOAA Fisheries permit number 18786

4 Stranded Whales Euthanized On Maui Beach

The remaining six stranded melon-headed whales were floated back to sea, though authorities said two of those were likely to be euthanized.

Ocean Warming Is Impacting Fisheries Around The World Ronen Zilberman/Civil Beat/2018

Ocean Warming Is Impacting Fisheries Around The World

New research suggests that swift climate-adaptive management reforms can make it possible for fish to feed humans and generate income into the future.

Toxic Runoff At Issue As State Considers New Permit For Kaneohe Boat Facility Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Toxic Runoff At Issue As State Considers New Permit For Kaneohe Boat Facility

Some residents worry contaminated dust will continue to be a problem if maintenance operations start again.

NOAA: ‘The Reefs Weren’t Damaged, They Were Just Gone’ Courtesy: Kailey Pascoe/NOAA

NOAA: ‘The Reefs Weren’t Damaged, They Were Just Gone’

Scientists return from the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument after surveying the underwater aftermath of a major storm last year.