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Honolulu To Fossil Fuel Companies: Pay For Our Climate Change Damages Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Honolulu To Fossil Fuel Companies: Pay For Our Climate Change Damages

"Big oil" has caused major climate change problems for Oahu and Mayor Kirk Caldwell wants the City Council to approve a lawsuit to cover the costs.
Where A Developer Sees Houses, Enchanted Lake Residents See A Wetland To Protect Kirstin Downey

Where A Developer Sees Houses, Enchanted Lake Residents See A Wetland To Protect

Residents adamantly oppose a housing development in Kaelepulu, an area that was once a fishery.
Can A Sustainable Industry Be Built From An Invasive Species? Stewart Yerton/Civil Beat

Can A Sustainable Industry Be Built From An Invasive Species?

A landmark project on the UH Manoa campus shows the albizia tree's potential as a building material -- and the challenges of developing manufacturing in Hawaii.
Racing To Save Hawaii’s Songbirds From Extinction Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat

Racing To Save Hawaii’s Songbirds From Extinction

Scientists are urgently searching for backup homes to protect the three remaining species in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
SLIDESHOW: 160,000 Pounds Of Marine Trash From Papahanaumokuakea Cory Lum/Civil Beat

SLIDESHOW: 160,000 Pounds Of Marine Trash From Papahanaumokuakea

NOAA displayed tons of plastic and other debris collected in the remote Northwest Hawaii Islands, where the trash threatens wildlife and coral.
Temple of Boom: Mormon Church North Shore Housing Plans Hit Roadblock Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Temple of Boom: Mormon Church North Shore Housing Plans Hit Roadblock

A City Council bill to preserve ag land in Koolauloa could restrict a proposed 550-unit housing and commercial development.
Land Board: Alexander & Baldwin Can Keep Diverting Maui Water Anita Hofschneider/Civil Beat

Land Board: Alexander & Baldwin Can Keep Diverting Maui Water

Opponents say water drawn from streams by the Hawaii land company harm the environment.
US Interior Secretary: No National Monuments Will Be Eliminated Courtesy of Jim Abernethy

US Interior Secretary: No National Monuments Will Be Eliminated

But Secretary Ryan Zinke will recommend shrinking the boundaries of a "handful" of monuments and possibly allow drilling or mining in some.
State Drops Poison On Rat-Infested Island Near Kauai Island Conservation

State Drops Poison On Rat-Infested Island Near Kauai

The Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources commenced the first of three poison drops on Wednesday.
Air Dropping Rat Poison Could Help Save Rare Hawaiian Bird Courtesy of U.S. Army Oahu Natural Resources Program

Air Dropping Rat Poison Could Help Save Rare Hawaiian Bird

The U.S. Army, which says only about 1,200 elepaio birds remain on Oahu, proposes stepping up eradication efforts.