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Fish Condos In Hanauma Bay? Environment Hawaii

Fish Condos In Hanauma Bay?

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State natural resources officials have approved artificial reef modules in an effort to mitigate the loss of habitat due to climate change.

EPA May Ban Pesticide That’s Frequently Used in Hawaii Anita Hofschneider/Civil Beat

EPA May Ban Pesticide That’s Frequently Used in Hawaii

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More than 3.5 tons of chlorpyrifos were sold in Hawaii in 2014, and trace amounts were found in Waimea Canyon Middle School.

Emergency Moratorium on Collecting Aquarium Fish Demanded Greg McFall/NOAA

Emergency Moratorium on Collecting Aquarium Fish Demanded

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Environmental groups and two state agencies are asking for emergency relief from Hawaii Gov. David Ige.

Ige Taps Planner to Head Office of Environmental Quality Control Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Ige Taps Planner to Head Office of Environmental Quality Control

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The Hawaii governor has appointed Scott Glenn as director of the OEQC; but other environmental posts remain unfilled.

Studies Find Growing Evidence of Cesspol Impacts to Coast, Potable Wells Courtesy: Teresa Dawson

Studies Find Growing Evidence of Cesspol Impacts to Coast, Potable Wells

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Hawaii remains the only state that allows new cesspools, but it has started offering tax credits for getting rid of them in sensitive areas.

Hawaii Tuna Fishery Reopens, But Judge Could Quickly Close It Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat

Hawaii Tuna Fishery Reopens, But Judge Could Quickly Close It

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Feds approve a rule to let U.S. longliners exceed their limit on bigeye by reallocating a portion of the catch from elsewhere.

Study: Large Cane Burns Linked to Acute Respiratory Distress Courtesy of Maui Tomorrow Foundation

Study: Large Cane Burns Linked to Acute Respiratory Distress

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A Maui Department of Health official says field burning should be limited to 75 acres or less at a time.

 

Hawaii to Expand Voluntary Pesticide Reporting by Big Ag Companies PF Bentley/Civil Beat

Hawaii to Expand Voluntary Pesticide Reporting by Big Ag Companies

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The Kauai Good Neighbor Program could go statewide by the year’s end, but food-safety advocates say mandatory regulations are needed.

Hawaii Health Department Worried About Pesticides at Marine Base Housing Courtesy of Melissa Jones

Hawaii Health Department Worried About Pesticides at Marine Base Housing

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The state wants soil testing done, and it’s also asking a federal agency to help determine if there are health risks at the base in Kaneohe.

Unfilled Seats Strangle Hawaii Environmental Council’s Work Phil Roeder/Flickr

Unfilled Seats Strangle Hawaii Environmental Council’s Work

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Members whose terms expired in June stay on to keep the council running as they wait — and wait — for Gov. David Ige to make new appointments.