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So Are We Doomed? What I Learned Answering Your Questions About Hawaii鈥檚 Environment John Johnson/One Breath Photo

So Are We Doomed? What I Learned Answering Your Questions About Hawaii鈥檚 Environment

While we may not be apocalyptically doomed, we are definitely doomed to change.

Big Island Fire Exceeds 3,000 Acres And Still Out Of Control Peter Serafin/Civil Beat/2020

Big Island Fire Exceeds 3,000 Acres And Still Out Of Control

Hawaii County firefighters can’t access the blaze in a remote and rugged part of the island. They are waiting for it to get to an accessible area to begin containment efforts.

The Shark Keepers: How One Hawaiian Family Is Reclaiming Its Legacy Courtesy: Kaikea Nakachi

The Shark Keepers: How One Hawaiian Family Is Reclaiming Its Legacy

This father-and-son duo are pushing for more culturally sensitive methods for academic shark research. Will the University of Hawaii listen?

Hawaii Court To Decide Fate Of Fishermen Working In Terrible Conditions Ronen Zilberman/Civil Beat

Hawaii Court To Decide Fate Of Fishermen Working In Terrible Conditions

The Supreme Court case centers on whether the state should continue granting foreign fishermen marine fishing licenses even though they can’t step foot on U.S. soil.

Forget Pirates, Illegal Fishermen Are Now Coast Guard鈥檚 Public Enemy No. 1 Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Forget Pirates, Illegal Fishermen Are Now Coast Guard鈥檚 Public Enemy No. 1

The agency released a new strategic plan that will focus its efforts on stopping illegal fishing that officials say erodes national security and destroys economies.

Denby Fawcett: Relieve The Pandemic Blues By Counting Pacific Plovers Courtesy: Susan Scott

Denby Fawcett: Relieve The Pandemic Blues By Counting Pacific Plovers

Residents are invited to join Hawaii鈥檚 first all-volunteer, statewide kolea count.

What Has The Pandemic Taught Us About Climate Change? Cory Lum/Civil Beat

What Has The Pandemic Taught Us About Climate Change?

Some say systematic failures to respond to COVID-19 reveal just how challenging it will be to stop climate change, while others see reasons for hope.

How Efforts To Save Hawaii’s Forests Are Preventing A ‘Freshwater Crisis’ Ku驶u Kauanoe/Civil Beat/2020

How Efforts To Save Hawaii’s Forests Are Preventing A ‘Freshwater Crisis’

Landowners, volunteers and an army of local hunters are helping the state fight an uphill battle to protect Hawaii鈥檚 forests — and its drinking water.

Hawaii Marines Are Now Guarding The Nests Of Endangered Species Kevin Knodell/Civil Beat/2020

Hawaii Marines Are Now Guarding The Nests Of Endangered Species

Green sea turtles are now nesting at a windward Oahu beach where the military trains.

Scientists Find Larger Fish, Clearer Water During Hanauma Bay Closure Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Scientists Find Larger Fish, Clearer Water During Hanauma Bay Closure

Scientists anticipate the bay鈥檚 vacation from vacationers will bring a much-needed boost to its overall health.