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Hawaii Congressman Mark Takai pushes to compensate military personnel exposed to radioactive soil and debris in the Marshall Islands.

Environmentalists mull their next step after a federal judge rules Hawaii longliners can continue buying Pacific island territories’ quotas.

Officials don’t know how to treat the diseased trees on the Big Island, so for now they’re concentrating on stopping its spread.

Since hitting their bigeye quota in August, Hawaii longliners have made three deals to pay other territories for some of their unused quotas.

As the ocean warms, scientists predict big increases in contamination from eating tropical reef fish.

Language problems between U.S. captains and foreign crews are big safety issues.

Talks in Paris have drawn representatives of 200 nations responsible for 95 percent of carbon emissions worldwide. The Hawaii senator said he’s more encouraged than he’s been in a long time.

Working with Malama Maunalua, Liquid Robotics is using its Wave Glider to collect ocean data in Hawaii waters.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Hawaii says it brought in more than $10 million in criminal and civil cases, with $1 million of that coming from the 2013 environmental disaster that dumped molasses into Honolulu Harbor.

The Department of Land and Natural Resources says this won’t help distressed coral reefs, but other measures might. A management plan is in the works.