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Obama Fish: Scientists Name Newly Discovered Fish After President National Geographic via HuffPost Hawaii

Obama Fish: Scientists Name Newly Discovered Fish After President

Three Hawaii scientists want to honor him for his work protecting the environment.

Climate Change: ‘If We Save Tuvalu, We Save The World’ Tomoaki Inaba/Flickr

Climate Change: ‘If We Save Tuvalu, We Save The World’

A tiny nine-island nation at the forefront of global warming’s effects takes center stage at the World Conservation Congress in Honolulu.

Ige On Water Protection: Don’t Stop At Papahanaumokuakea Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Ige On Water Protection: Don’t Stop At Papahanaumokuakea

Hawaii can do more, says the governor, who echoed the proposals of Pacific Island leaders on the first day of the World Conservation Congress.

Should Hawaii Be A ‘Guinea Pig’ In Gene Drive Technology? Courtesy: Burt Lum

Should Hawaii Be A ‘Guinea Pig’ In Gene Drive Technology?

A panel at the World Conservation Congress will discuss whether editing genes at the DNA level holds more promise or peril for nature.

Obama In Honolulu: ‘No Nation Is Immune To A Changing Climate’ Pool Photo by Cindy Ellen Russell/2016

Obama In Honolulu: ‘No Nation Is Immune To A Changing Climate’

The president addressed Pacific Island leaders on the eve of the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s 10-day conference in Hawaii.

Why The World Conservation Congress Is A Big Deal For Hawaii Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Why The World Conservation Congress Is A Big Deal For Hawaii

This week’s convening of a global environmental event brings to fruition what started in a Maui taro patch and led to six years of work by grassroots conservationists and heavy-hitting politicians.

Obama Creates World’s Largest Protected Marine Area Off Hawaii Courtesy of Jim Abernethy

Obama Creates World’s Largest Protected Marine Area Off Hawaii

UPDATED: The expanded Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument will be 600,000 square miles — nearly the size of Alaska.

War Of Words Escalates As Monument Decision Nears Courtesy: Expand PNMN

War Of Words Escalates As Monument Decision Nears

Supporters of expanding Papahanaumokuakea unveil an ad countering one by opponents of the proposal for the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.

How Cat Poop Is Killing Endangered Seals Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat

How Cat Poop Is Killing Endangered Seals

Scientists and Hawaiian Humane Society officials don’t agree on how to address feral cat colonies and their spread of toxoplasmosis.