Student Tackles Ocean Pollution
Student Tackles Ocean Pollution By Dyson Chee Aloha! My name is Dyson Chee and I am a 17-year-old high-schooler living...
Environment
County hosts public hearings for draft polystyrene ban rules
The convergence of two unrelated events has food vendors crying foul and might lead to changes in the county’s polystyrene...
(BOX FARM) UH students develop farm built to feed astronauts By Timothy Hurley
It’s called Box Farm, and it is literally a farm in a box — an automated hydroponic gardening system that...
Ocean Watch: Mass of cats poses dire threat to monk seals
COURTESY BARBARA BILLANDS Uilani, a popular 2-year-old female monk seal often seen around Sand Island, where people feed feral cats,...
Senators convene working group to address water use By Sophie Cocke
Sens. Kai Kahele and Jarrett Keohokalole will begin overseeing monthly meetings with officials from the Department of Land and Natural...
Waikoloa students use multimedia platform to educate on harmful sunscreens
WAIKOLOA VILLAGE — With the state ban on selling certain sunscreens taking effect in 2021, a class of South Kohala...
Gabbard sunscreen measures could help bolster efforts to project Hawaii’s coral reefs
KAILUA-KONA — Two Hawaii politicians are taking the issue of reef safe sunscreens national. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, 2020 Democratic presidential...
Proposal to levy surcharge on electric vehicle owners passes Hawaii Legislature By Nina Wu
Hawaii legislators have approved a bill this session that would charge owners of electric and alternative fuel vehicles an additional...
Public asked to give space to endangered Hawaiian monk seal
HONOLULU (AP) — The public should give adequate space to ensure the safety of a monk seal that has been...
FIRST NESTING BEHAVIOR OF RELEASED ʻALALĀ, ALMOST TWO YEARS POST-RELEASE
(Pu‘u Maka‘ala Natural Area Reserve, Hawai‘i) – Two ‘Alalā in the Pu‘u Maka‘ala Natural Area Reserve have reached a new...
PROTOTYPE MICRO-PLASTICS BEACH CLEANING MACHINE UNDERGOES HAWAI‘I TESTING
PROTOTYPE MICRO-PLASTICS BEACH CLEANING MACHINE UNDERGOES HAWAI‘I TESTING Positive Results from Kamilo Point in the Ka‘ū Forest Reserve (Hilo) –...
South Kona transfer station still not accepting green waste
KAILUA-KONA — It’s been more than six weeks since the Department of Environmental Management stopped accepting green waste at the...
Kekaha fish kill
KEKAHA — State officials are saying an algae bloom killed hundreds of fish in a drainage canal between Waimea and...
BEACH MICROPLASTICS CLEANING MACHINE SHOWS PROMISE FOR HAWAI‘I
BEACH MICROPLASTICS CLEANING MACHINE SHOWS PROMISE FOR HAWAI‘I Hoola One is the name of a curious looking, mechanical contraption, shipped...
Phase 2 PRATT ROAD Clean Up
Kohala residents we have planned a Phase 2 PRATT ROAD clean up. Saturday May 18, 2019 7:00 am to 12:00...
Complaint says stream water being wasted Groups allege firms failing to maintain their infrastructure at Honokohau Stream
During a time when water rights issues are boiling over throughout the state, two groups representing West Maui taro farmers,...
Preserving plants and animals
LIHUE — Three little plants cling to the edge of a cliff in Kalalau Valley. They’re the only left of...
Hawaii scientists develop technique using DNA to study coral reefs By Timothy Hurley
With coral reefs coming under increasing threat from climate change, University of Hawaii at Manoa scientists have developed a technique...
Hawaii’s reefs provide more than $835M in flood protection, study shows By Nina Wu
A new study places a dollar value on Hawaii’s reefs — not for their natural beauty or as a tourist...
Church sponsors 6K walkathon for clean drinking water initiative
Clean drinking water is more or less a fact of life in the United States, but globally that makes the...
