Ku驶u Kauanoe/Civil Beat/2021
PODCAST: Lessons from Hawaii鈥檚 Successful Battle With The Avocado Lace Bug
When the invasive avocado pest was first spotted in Hawaii, farmers were worried. But collaboration provided a path forward, and can help combat other threats.
Courtesy U.S. Navy
Navy Investigating Fuel Leak At Red Hill
This comes as the Navy has been working to get approval from the Environmental Protection Agency and Hawaii Department of Health to upgrade the facility’s World War II-era tanks.
Courtesy: NOAA
Will Hawaii’s Spinner Dolphins Finally Get A Rest From The Crowds?
NOAA officials said they hope to finally issue a new rule this summer that bars anyone from approaching within 50 yards of the dolphins.
NOAA Keeps Deploying Fishery Observers But With Limits Amid Pandemic
The NOAA Fisheries Pacific Islands Regional Office maintained full observer coverage of swordfish but had to temporarily cease observer coverage in American Samoa.
Courtesy: Bret Nainoa Mossman/MFBRP
Maui Is No Longer Safe For Hawaii’s Endangered Birds, Biologists Say
New refuges are sought as scientists battle disease-carrying mosquitoes in the face of a changing climate.
Marcel Honore/Civil Beat2021
With Its New Climate Plan, The City Aims To Curb Oahu’s Growing Carbon Pollution
UPDATED: Transportation sources are聽the main culprit driving more greenhouse gas emissions on Oahu in recent years, the new plan states.
Island Conservation
Lehua Island Is Finally Free Of Rats, Scoring A Big Win For Native Seabirds
Officials continue to monitor closely for any sign of the rats, as just one pregnant female could swiftly repopulate the island.
Courtesy: San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance
How Scientists Are Pivoting In Their Quest To Save Hawaii’s Crows
Conservationists are looking to Maui as a possible short-term solution for reestablishing alala in the wild.
Courtesy: U.S. Coast Guard/2021
Coast Guard Cutter Returns To Honolulu After 82-Day Fishery Patrol
The deployment was part of a push for more aggressive fisheries enforcement as tensions rise between the U.S. and China.
Ige Administration
Ige Withdraws Land Board Nominee Sam Gon
The long-time BLNR member served several terms but faced opposition to serve another.