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Black-Footed Albatross Chicks Take Refuge From Climate Change On Oahu
The North Shore’s James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge now hosts 23 birds that faced threats in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
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Watch This Artist Create A New Monk Seal Mural In Kakaako
Big Island artist Kai’ili Kaulukukui decided to paint a Hawaiian monk seal mural for Pow Wow Hawaii 2018.
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10 Drownings In 3 Weeks: Will Hawaii Lawmakers Boost Ocean Safety Now?
The rash of deaths on Maui, predominantly visitors, has elected officials searching for solutions.
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Here’s How The State Could End Up Owning Your Oceanfront Property
When sea level rises, a new legal opinion says, public land follows the shoreline and the state can charge property owners to access their own places.
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Six Recent Drownings On Maui Heighten Ocean Safety Concerns
Safety advocates want to know more about why four visitors and two local residents died in the last two weeks.
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Here’s How Climate Change Is Already Threatening Hawaii
We’ve seen flooded streets and washed out beaches, but even the birds, the animals and the forests are being affected by global warming.
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Crews Free Entangled Humpback Whale Near Maui
Rescue teams removed more than 285 feet of braided line that the whale was trailing off the coast of Makena Beach.
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Lawmakers, Health Officials Point To Each Other For Cesspool Answers
Hawaii leaders have no idea what to do about an environmental problem that could cost billions of dollars to fix.
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Coral Bleaching, Low Oxygen Levels Getting Worse In Oceans
Two new studies report marine life and reefs are growing more vulnerable, thanks in large part to climate change.
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Foreign Fishermen Settle Human Trafficking Suit
UPDATED: They claimed they were trafficked through the Hawaii longline fishing fleet and forced to work on a boat.