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This West Kauai Beach Is Growing So Why Move Inland? Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat/2022

This West Kauai Beach Is Growing So Why Move Inland?

Kauai County is testing the idea of property swaps to get residents to move away from the coastline but on this coastal stretch the issue isn’t so clear.

Thawing Permafrost Is Roiling The Arctic Landscape Emma Pike/Wikimedia

Thawing Permafrost Is Roiling The Arctic Landscape

Warming temperatures are driving a hidden world of changes beneath the surface.

Some Hawaiian Songbirds May Vanish In Less Than Two Years, Report Warns Courtesy: Bret Nainoa Mossman/MFBRP

Some Hawaiian Songbirds May Vanish In Less Than Two Years, Report Warns

Scientists and wildlife officials said urgent action is needed to save the honeycreepers from disease-ridden mosquitoes.

Is Fencing The Future Of Hawaii’s Native Ecosystems? Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Is Fencing The Future Of Hawaii’s Native Ecosystems?

Great stock has been put into fencing off native ecosystems, namely watersheds, to ensure that the state’s terrestrial and marine resources are protected for the future.

Nations Promise Billions For Sustainable Oceans At Palau Conference Jesse Alpert/U.S. State Department/2022

Nations Promise Billions For Sustainable Oceans At Palau Conference

The conference highlighted the particular climate change challenges faced by the Indigenous peoples of the Pacific.

Climate Change Looms Large In US Treaty Talks In The Pacific

Climate Change Looms Large In US Treaty Talks In The Pacific

The U.S. recently appointed a new presidential special envoy to lead the negotiations with three Pacific nations.

‘Asking For A Miracle’: Hawaii Evaluates Global Roadmap To Avoid Climate Catastrophe Ronen Zilberman/Civil Beat/2022

‘Asking For A Miracle’: Hawaii Evaluates Global Roadmap To Avoid Climate Catastrophe

Already feeling the effects of a warming planet, Hawaii has set ambitious goals to combat climate change. But a new report says staving off a worst-case scenario requires global action.

Everything’s On The Table As Kauai Writes Its First Climate Change Action Plan Courtesy of Kauai County

Everything’s On The Table As Kauai Writes Its First Climate Change Action Plan

Kauai County planners say public input will guide the process of drafting an islandwide climate change mitigation strategy.

Flesh-Eating Bacteria In The Ala Wai Canal May Triple Due To Climate Change Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018

Flesh-Eating Bacteria In The Ala Wai Canal May Triple Due To Climate Change

UH researchers said infections are rare, but聽officials and residents should start now trying to mitigate contamination in the canal to keep it that way.

Hawaii’s Weird Winter: Deluge, Drought, Fewer Rainbows But Plenty Of Green Flashes John Hill/Civil Beat/2022

Hawaii’s Weird Winter: Deluge, Drought, Fewer Rainbows But Plenty Of Green Flashes

La Nina is supposed to bring copious rain to Hawaii, but not so far this year, with implications for ranchers and water customers.