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86,000 pounds of ghost nets removed from single reef at Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument

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Teens Who Successfully Sued Hawaiʻi Over Climate Change Lose On Aviation The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation’s plan for electric airplanes is limited to a high-level study.

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Teens Who Sued Hawai‘i Say State’s Climate Plan For Aviation Doesn’t Fly Interisland flights are Hawaiʻi’s biggest transportation carbon producer, making up more than half of all emissions related to civilian travel in the state.

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Council members make numerous amendments to plastic foodware bill

October 9, 2025 0

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For Environmental Scientists, Climate Change Means Coping With Death The burden of grief related to extinction and invasive species in Hawaiʻi is a heavy one for conservation professionals. Some are learning how to handle it.

August 25, 2025 0

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Protecting Coral Habitat May Prove Vital As Ocean Becomes More Acidic Protections for critical coral habitat could bolster climate resilience for Hawaiʻi’s reefs.

July 18, 2025 0

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Plan For Plastic Recycling Plant Alarms Big Island Officials, Residents A Hawaiʻi County commission calls for a pause in the project until the state establishes rules regulating discharge of micro- and nanoplastics.

June 30, 2025 0

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Fishing Gear Threatens Hawaiiʻs Already Endangered False Killer Whales Researchers say more monitoring and input from local fishers is needed to help the marine mammals. Hawaiʻi is the only place where theyʻre endangered.

December 12, 2024 0

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A ‘Devil’ Seaweed Is Spreading Inside Hawaiʻi’s Most Protected Place An invasive algae has wrecked huge sections of reef in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. Scientists are racing to find out what it is, where it came from and whether anything can stop it.

December 11, 2024 0

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GOVERNOR GREEN OPENS 26TH KAUHALE VILLAGE Ke Kauhale ʻo Luhia Expands the Governorʻs Kauhale Initiative by 20 Homes in Waimānalo

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Water Conservation Notice Issued for All South Kona Customers AFFECTED AREAS: HONALO, KAINALIU, KEEI, KEALAKEKUA, NĀPO‘OPO‘O, HŌNAUNAU, HO‘OKENA; SOUTH KONA

May 27, 2026 0

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Investigating Third Suspicious Death in Puna, Seeking Suspect Jacob Baker

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NC State Graduation Speaker Stuns Students By Paying Off Their Loans

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WATER NOTICE AFFECTED AREA: CUSTOMERS ALONG KE ALA O KEAWE ROAD BETWEEN PAINTED CHURCH ROAD AND HAWAI‘I BELT ROAD (HWY 11), AND ALONG PAINTED CHURCH ROAD, INCLUDING ALL SIDE ROADS AND LANES; HŌNAUNAU, SOUTH KONA

May 27, 2026 0

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Hawaiian Electric: Prepare now for hurricane season Year-round resilience work reduces outages, supports faster restoration

May 27, 2026 0

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(Update #1) Police Seek Jacob Miller, Suspect in Three Homicides

May 27, 2026 0

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Summer Fun: How Long Is The Waitlist In Your Neighborhood? Summer programs in Honolulu face high demand, while some sites in Leeward and Central Oʻahu still have open spots two weeks into the registration period.

May 27, 2026 0

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Kona Earthquake Left Catastrophic Water Supply Damage For Hundreds In Kona’s coffee belt, up to 500 farmers and others have lost their primary sources of water — and will be relying on trips to county spigots for the foreseeable future.

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Progress made on Volcano charter school’s expansion

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