Feds: Hawaiian Hawk No Longer Endangered
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has removed the ‘io from the list of endangered or threatened species.
Are Food Forests The Future of Agriculture?
While the Amazon rainforest burns to make room for monocrop agriculture, some people in the Pacific are betting the farm on agroforestry.
Kaneohe Cemetery Expansion Threatens Rare Damselfly
State officials will decide at a hearing that starts next month if the developer’s mitigation plan adequately protects this endangered species.
Statistic Of The Decade: The Massive Deforestation Of The Amazon
Right now, every minute, over three football fields of Amazon rainforest are being lost.
How A Nuclear Waste Site 2,800 Miles Away Became A Hawaii Priority
The Runit Dome in the Marshall Islands is cracked and in danger of spilling its radioactive contents into the Pacific Ocean.
Six Hawaii Companies Cited For Air Pollution Violations
Six Hawaii companies — half of which are electric companies — were fined for violating emission standards.
Hawaii 2040: What We Learned About Climate Change
The ambitious reporting project found myriad reasons for the public to be pessimistic about the effects of a warming planet on the islands. But also reasons for hope.
Worried About Your Tap Water?
Civil Beat is sending water testing kits to households across Hawaii. Let us know if you’re worried about your tap water and you could be featured on our podcast.
Assessing Hawaii’s Zika Risk And Avoiding Carbon Offset Scams
We answer reader-submitted questions about man-of-war invasions, carbon offsets, Zika outbreaks and an inter-island ferry system.
Driving Headlong Toward The Climate Change Cliff
Tragically, there is plenty of evidence that we’re not taking this planetary crisis seriously.