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Federal Fisheries Council Has A Long History Of Secrecy Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat

Federal Fisheries Council Has A Long History Of Secrecy

Wespac has for years resisted releasing information, fighting public records requests, lawsuits and even congressional inquiries.

Here’s How Sea Level Rise Could Transform Hawaii National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Here’s How Sea Level Rise Could Transform Hawaii

Use Civil Beat’s interactive map to see how new climate change predictions could impact your neighborhood.

Little-Used Boat Ramps, An Abandoned Marketplace, Rusting Ice Machines Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat

Little-Used Boat Ramps, An Abandoned Marketplace, Rusting Ice Machines

In American Samoa, some locals say the Wespac fisheries fund projects have been a waste of money. They have more hope for a marina expansion currently in the works.

Conflicts, Lax Oversight Shroud This Secretive Fisheries Fund Ronen Zilberman/Civil Beat

Conflicts, Lax Oversight Shroud This Secretive Fisheries Fund

A federal fisheries oversight council has stymied inquiries by congressmen, journalists and others over the past few years.

Big Island: Beach Created By Volcanic Eruption Was Born Polluted Department of Land and Natural Resources

Big Island: Beach Created By Volcanic Eruption Was Born Polluted

You might think a brand new black sand beach would be pristine. But microplastics have already been detected at Pohoiki in Lower Puna.

Wind Farm Submits Study On Endangered Species Impacts Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Wind Farm Submits Study On Endangered Species Impacts

North Shore windmills expect to kill more endangered bats and birds than originally expected.

Near-Extinct Native Crow Builds First Nest In Decades San Diego Zoo Global

Near-Extinct Native Crow Builds First Nest In Decades

One of the critically rare native Hawaiian crows appears to be incubating an egg, but first-time parents are not usually successful.

Dozens Of Climate Change Bills Went Down The Political Drain This Session Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Dozens Of Climate Change Bills Went Down The Political Drain This Session

There was a lot of talk about the need to address sea level rise and other problems but virtually no action in the Hawaii Legislature.

Tracking The Feral Cats That Kill Kauai’s Endangered Seabirds DLNR

Tracking The Feral Cats That Kill Kauai’s Endangered Seabirds

Researchers are using satellite collars and other new tools to improve efforts to identify, isolate and dispose of the cats that pose the biggest risk.

DHHL Needs Help Killing Feral Cattle

DHHL Needs Help Killing Feral Cattle

Herds of wild cows on the slopes of Mauna Kea are contributing to rapid ohia death and spreading invasive species, the department says.