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Should We Pull Carbon Out Of The Air With Trees Or Machines? Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2022

Should We Pull Carbon Out Of The Air With Trees Or Machines?

Even with dramatic cuts to how much CO2 we release into the atmosphere, scientists say carbon removal is probably going to be necessary.

Maui Residents Fight To Save Kihei鈥檚 Last Wetlands Marina Riker/Civil Beat/2023

Maui Residents Fight To Save Kihei鈥檚 Last Wetlands

County officials continue to approve new building permits close to shore despite rising seas.

Maui Condo Owners Are Trying To Buy Time In The Fight Against Rising Seas Ludwig Laab/Civil Beat/2022

Maui Condo Owners Are Trying To Buy Time In The Fight Against Rising Seas

A lengthy hearing Monday left County Council members with unanswered questions about using a new financing tool to replenish the beach.

‘This Is Gold’: An Unprecedented Push To Restore Urban Honolulu Watersheds From Ridge To Reef Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2022

‘This Is Gold’: An Unprecedented Push To Restore Urban Honolulu Watersheds From Ridge To Reef

A nearly $8 million project will take the Hawaiian approach to land management and apply it to busy parts of town.

Study: Pacific Tuna Fleets Rarely Fish In Waters Proposed For New Sanctuary Courtesy U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Study: Pacific Tuna Fleets Rarely Fish In Waters Proposed For New Sanctuary

The analysis comes amid calls to halt marine protections that would further limit where commercial fishing can occur.

Destructive Beetle Could Thrive If Natural Disaster Strikes Courtesy: Secretariat of the Pacific Community

Destructive Beetle Could Thrive If Natural Disaster Strikes

Pacific neighbors are fighting back against the coconut rhinoceros beetle, and there are lessons for Hawaii.

Q&A With Rep. Jill Tokuda: Hawaii Speciality Crops Need Support In The New Farm Bill Photo Courtesy: Office of Rep. Jill Tokuda

Q&A With Rep. Jill Tokuda: Hawaii Speciality Crops Need Support In The New Farm Bill

The importance of nutritional assistance like SNAP was apparent during a recent statewide tour.

Study: Nearly 90% Of Hanauma Bay Could Be Underwater By 2030 Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018

Study: Nearly 90% Of Hanauma Bay Could Be Underwater By 2030

Researchers say the nature preserve is facing significant threats from climate change.

University of Hawaii Team Chosen To Develop And Launch A Satellite University of Hawaii

University of Hawaii Team Chosen To Develop And Launch A Satellite

The team is one of eight to send a project on a NASA ship traveling to space in 2025.

Hawaii Good Food Alliance Selected By USDA To Bolster Non-Mainland Food Systems Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Hawaii Good Food Alliance Selected By USDA To Bolster Non-Mainland Food Systems

Hawaii will play host to a center that aims to empower food producers and businesses in US states and territories.