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Mackenzie Olivo

Mackenzie Olivo is a journalism and art studio student at the UH Manoa. She covers land management.
E Ho驶onui 驶Ia Ke Kia驶i 驶Ana I N膩 Ilina E N膩 Pila Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

E Ho驶onui 驶Ia Ke Kia驶i 驶Ana I N膩 Ilina E N膩 Pila

Ma 贬补飞补颈驶颈 nei i loa驶a ai ka ikaika loa o n膩 k膩n膩wai i pili i n膩 ilina ku驶una, ak膩, wahi a n膩 mea kau k膩n膩wai, he pono ka ho驶onui 驶ana i ke kia驶i 驶ana i n膩 wahi pana ma n膩 驶膩ina lehulehu 驶ole.聽

Bills Would Increase Protection For Hawaiian Burial Sites Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Bills Would Increase Protection For Hawaiian Burial Sites

Hawaii has some of the strongest laws in the United States governing historic burial locations, but lawmakers say more needs to be done to protect privately owned historic areas.

Bill Aims To Reduce Unauthorized Hunting In Hawaii Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2022

Bill Aims To Reduce Unauthorized Hunting In Hawaii

The legislative proposal would make hunting guides obtain written permission from landowners before leading tours on private lands.

Invasive Parakeets Are Threatening Hawaii Farms. Is Killing Them The Answer? Courtesy: Nicholas Kalodimos

Invasive Parakeets Are Threatening Hawaii Farms. Is Killing Them The Answer?

A proposed bill would create a one-year pilot program to cull the birds on Oahu and Kauai, where the animals are destroying an estimated 10% of crops on small farms.

Capitol Art Exhibit Highlights Struggles Of Homeless Children In Hawaii Mackenzie Olivo/University of Hawaii/2024

Capitol Art Exhibit Highlights Struggles Of Homeless Children In Hawaii

The state has the third-highest rate of unsheltered homeless youth in the nation.

Placing Stray Cats In Hawaii Women’s Prison Could Have ‘Transformative Effect’ Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Placing Stray Cats In Hawaii Women’s Prison Could Have ‘Transformative Effect’

A legislative proposal would provide inmates at the Women鈥檚 Community Correctional Center with the opportunity to care for vulnerable kittens.

Hawaii Pushes For Ban On Deep-Sea Mining Ku鈥榰 Kauanoe/Civil Beat/2022

Hawaii Pushes For Ban On Deep-Sea Mining

Lawmakers are concerned that mining could impact Hawaii’s shores.