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Nine Endangered Species In Hawaii Are Now Extinct Courtesy: Paul E. Baker, US Fish & Wildlife Service

Nine Endangered Species In Hawaii Are Now Extinct

The lost species include eight birds and a plant in the mint family that was only found in Hawaii.

Feds Ban Swimming With Hawaii’s Spinner Dolphins Flickr: Caroline Gagn茅

Feds Ban Swimming With Hawaii’s Spinner Dolphins

Hawaiian spinner dolphins are nocturnal. A new ban on getting close to the animals aims to protect them from harassment and disturbance.

Conservationists Threaten To Sue Maui Resort Over Injured Seabirds Courtesy: Andre Raine/2021

Conservationists Threaten To Sue Maui Resort Over Injured Seabirds

For more than a decade, artificial lighting on the grounds of the Grand Wailea Resort has been causing endangered seabirds to fall from the sky, a pair of conservation groups says.

Hawaii Longline Fleet’s Switch To Shark-Friendly Gear Taking Longer Than Expected Courtesy: Kaikea Nakachi

Hawaii Longline Fleet’s Switch To Shark-Friendly Gear Taking Longer Than Expected

The transition was supposed to be done by July. Now, expect it done by the end of the year, an industry leader says.

SLIDESHOW: Diving For Tires And Trash In Kaneohe Bay Ronen Zilberman/Civil Beat/2021

SLIDESHOW: Diving For Tires And Trash In Kaneohe Bay

Divers and other volunteers conducted a major cleanup effort of the bay on Sunday.

Native Seabirds Keep Turning Up Dead On A Popular Kauai Walking Trail Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat/2021

Native Seabirds Keep Turning Up Dead On A Popular Kauai Walking Trail

Feral cats and off-leash dogs are killing wedge-tailed shearwaters at Kauai’s Makahuena Point. Efforts to stop the carnage so far haven’t worked.

SLIDESHOW: Cleaning Up In Waimea Valley Ronen Zilberman/Civil Beat/2021

SLIDESHOW: Cleaning Up In Waimea Valley

Civil Beat photographer Ronen Zilberman tagged along on an environmental restoration project in the Waimea Valley this weekend.

Hawaii Has A Ban On Sunscreen Chemicals But No One’s Sure Who Should Enforce It Courtesy: Kiera Ryon and Kiana Liu

Hawaii Has A Ban On Sunscreen Chemicals But No One’s Sure Who Should Enforce It

Selling sunscreens containing oxybenzone and octinoxate became illegal this year, but lawmakers are relying on sellers to self-police and consumers to hold them accountable.

The Heat Is Especially Dangerous For Honolulu’s Homeless Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

The Heat Is Especially Dangerous For Honolulu’s Homeless

Honolulu wants to plant 100,000 trees in the next few years to help provide shelter from rising temperatures and a growing urban heat island.

The Problem With Honolulu’s Single-Use Plastic Ban At Restaurants Rafael Bergstrom

The Problem With Honolulu’s Single-Use Plastic Ban At Restaurants

Honolulu鈥檚 plastic reduction effort is eliminating fossil fuel waste, but also reflects the struggle to find a solution that’s both eco-friendly and convenient.