Chris D'Angelo

Chris D’Angelo is a former associate editor for HuffPost Hawaii.

With A ‘Mele Kalikimaka’ to DC, Obama Heads For Honolulu The White House

With A ‘Mele Kalikimaka’ to DC, Obama Heads For Honolulu

The president and his family are due in the islands聽Friday night to begin the final Hawaii vacation of his time in office.

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Is Even Worse Than We Feared Chad Blair/Civil Beat

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Is Even Worse Than We Feared

A new aerial survey shows more plastic and debris has collected at the outer edges of the floating garbage heap than previously thought.

Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea Strain In Hawaii A First For U.S. Nathan Reading/Flickr.com

Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea Strain In Hawaii A First For U.S.

The sexually transmitted disease remains treatable, but health officials worry that this could change.

Two Things The 鈥楩ather Of Biodiversity鈥 Fears Most: Trump And Nuclear War Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Two Things The 鈥楩ather Of Biodiversity鈥 Fears Most: Trump And Nuclear War

Famed conservationist E.O. Wilson says climate change is a threat. But he also worries about聽Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and people with nuclear codes.

What Six Scientists Learned In A Year On ‘Mars’ University of Hawaii

What Six Scientists Learned In A Year On ‘Mars’

“Simply not being on Earth, I think everyone would agree, is the most challenging part of space.鈥

Corals Are The Sad Story That Can Change The World Raphael Ritson-Williams

Corals Are The Sad Story That Can Change The World

The ongoing coral carnage may be what makes climate change real for many of us.

Can GMO Mosquitoes Save Kauai’s Endangered Birds? Lucas Behnke

Can GMO Mosquitoes Save Kauai’s Endangered Birds?

In Florida, the idea聽is being considered to battle Zika and dengue. But scientists have long considered a similar approach to help birds.

Study: Hawaii Could Be Devastated By A Tsunami Within 50 Years Chad Blair/Civil Beat2012

Study: Hawaii Could Be Devastated By A Tsunami Within 50 Years

There’s past evidence of mega-tsunamis triggered by massive earthquakes off the coast of Alaska’s Aleutian Islands.

The Days Of Easy Access To Dolphins In Hawaii May Be Ending Cory Lum/Civil Beat

The Days Of Easy Access To Dolphins In Hawaii May Be Ending

Scientists are concerned that too much human interaction may harm the animals, and a federal agency may propose restrictions.