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Former Governor, Chefs Protest Marine Monument Expansion Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat

Former Governor, Chefs Protest Marine Monument Expansion

A rally at a Honolulu pier draws 200 who oppose a proposal to expand Papahanaumokuakea in the Norwestern Hawaiian Islands.

Feds Want Public Input On Marine Monument Expansion Courtesy: Sen. Brian Schatz

Feds Want Public Input On Marine Monument Expansion

Public meetings are set for next month on Oahu and Kauai to let fishermen, conservationists and others air their concerns.

Longliners Have Nearly Pulled In Their 2016 Limit Of Bigeye Tuna Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Longliners Have Nearly Pulled In Their 2016 Limit Of Bigeye Tuna

Hawaii’s longline fleet had caught 98 percent of its ahi quota for the year by Wednesday.

How Social Media Is Used To Fight Aloha Abuse Michael Loftin/808 Cleanups

How Social Media Is Used To Fight Aloha Abuse

Volunteer groups go on Facebook and other platforms to organize cleanups and let the public know how some natural areas are trashed.

Who’s Behind A Stealth Ad Against The Marine Monument Expansion? Screen shot

Who’s Behind A Stealth Ad Against The Marine Monument Expansion?

With no disclosure laws applicable, it can be hard to track what’s going on with the campaigns opposing and supporting the Papahanaumokuakea proposal.

Can 1,500 Scientists All Be Wrong? Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2016

Can 1,500 Scientists All Be Wrong?

They sent President Obama a letter urging him to expand Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.

People Are Trashing Hawaii’s Public Places Courtesy: Hawaii DLNR

People Are Trashing Hawaii’s Public Places

Law enforcement officers were kept busy dealing with everything from the Waikiki flotilla to camping at Makua Beach over the holiday weekend.

Why The GMO Food Labeling Debate Is Not Over Lindsay Eyink

Why The GMO Food Labeling Debate Is Not Over

Vermont becomes the first state to require GMO food labeling Friday, but a U.S. Senate bill could extend the requirement nationwide.

Three More Monitoring Wells To Be Built Near Red Hill Fuel Spill Site Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2016

Three More Monitoring Wells To Be Built Near Red Hill Fuel Spill Site

The wells will be built on U.S. Navy and Honolulu Board of Water Supply land near where 27,000 gallons of fuel spilled.

Why You Should Check Your Sunscreen Label Right Now Courtesy: DLNR

Why You Should Check Your Sunscreen Label Right Now

Scientists say oxybenzone, an active ingredient in many sunscreens and other personal care products, is killing coral reefs.