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Lawsuit seeks protections for marine species

February 25, 2023 0

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Lawsuit seeks protections for marine species

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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.

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.

Council members make numerous amendments to plastic foodware bill

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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Road Paving on Haihai Street Begins

Police Arrest and Charge Hilo Woman with Property Offenses

Alert: Special Weather Statement issued April 21 at 12:41PM

Astronomers Determine Brown Dwarf Age Using Tiny Stellar Pulsations

Water Restriction Notice Issued for Downtown Hilo Customers AFFECTED AREA: DOWNTOWN HILO; SOUTH HILO

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Honolulu Cyclists Lament Safety Barriers, Green Paint In Bike Lanes New asphalt along South King Street meant bike path safety features had to be removed temporarily. They are taking too long to be replaced, cyclists say.

Hawaiʻi Transportation Officials Want A New Military Partnership A bill being considered by the Legislature would allow the state DOT to act as a military contractor to expedite federal projects for improvements to airports and roads.

Auditor Issues Urgent Warning About Key Hawaiʻi Homeless Program A Civil Beat investigation prompted a review, which found problems in the homeless program requiring “immediate attention.”

ʻŌhiʻa Trees, Invasive Species: Years Of Research Could Be Lost The Forest Service is looking to close its Big Island labs — the only ones of their kind, researchers say, that help protect the Pacific’s unique tropical forests.

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