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Video Q&A: How Monk Seals On A Honolulu Beach Are Being Protected
The head of Hawaii Marine Animal Response answers questions about preventing harm to the seal and her pup on a Waikiki beach.
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Committee Proposes Fee, But Balks At Total Ban On Plastic Bags
Environmentalists who once supported a Honolulu City Council bag bill, now say that the amended version doesn’t go far enough.
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Critics: Water Bill Could Hurt Customers And The Environment
The Sierra Club is mounting a last-minute push amid worries the measure will remove private water distribution companies from state regulation.
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Luke Evslin: Excessive Tourism Seems To Be A Taboo Topic
Just one person — and not who you might expect — seemed willing to address the issue at the World Conservation Congress.
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Humans ‘Making Oceans Sick’
A new, comprehensive report from the IUCN on the latest scientific reviews of ocean warming shows the “enormous extent” of impacts of climate change on nature and humans.
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An All-Star Panel Talks Big Ideas About The Future Of Oceans
A distinguished panel at IUCN’s World Conservation Congress in Honolulu talked about what’s ailing the Earth’s oceans and what needs to be done.
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Climate Change: ‘If We Save Tuvalu, We Save The World’
A tiny nine-island nation at the forefront of global warming’s effects takes center stage at the World Conservation Congress in Honolulu.
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War Of Words Escalates As Monument Decision Nears
Supporters of expanding Papahanaumokuakea unveil an ad countering one by opponents of the proposal for the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
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No More Swimming With Dolphins?
UPDATED NOAA proposes a new rule to ban swimming or even getting too close in a boat to spinner dolphins in certain Hawaiian waters.
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IUCN Passes OK For Lawmakers
The Hawaii State Ethics Commission says complimentary passes to the International Union for Conservation of Nature event are fine for state employees.