Environment

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.

October 20, 2025 0

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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.

October 15, 2025 0

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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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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.

May 28, 2026 0

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Teens Suing Kamehameha Didn’t Have Scores To Get In, Lawyer Says Attorneys for the plaintiffs say race preference permeates the process.

May 28, 2026 0

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Interisland Shipping Rates Set To Rise July 1 After Governor Signs Bill Young Brothers quickly announced a 3% rate hike soon after the bill was signed. State wharfage fees will rise at the same time, potentially driving up prices even more.

May 28, 2026 0

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Puna Killings: Neighbors Asked For Help. It Didn’t Come In Time After three men were found dead on the Big Island, apprehending the 36-year-old suspect became the police department’s No. 1 priority.

May 28, 2026 0

Sports

BIIF golf: Saito, Nakagawa named Players of the Year

May 28, 2026 0

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New cellphone limits coming for Hawaii students

May 28, 2026 0

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Earthquake Informational Meeting Set for May 28

May 28, 2026 0

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

May 27, 2026 0

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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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