AP/The Ocean Cleanup
This Massive Boom Aims To Snag Pacific Ocean’s Plastic Trash
The collection system created by a Dutch innovator is headed to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
Jason Armstrong/Civil Beat/2018
Big Island: Wood-Burning Power Plant Raises Environmental Concerns
A facility that plans to burn 30 truckloads of eucalyptus logs daily requires massive amounts of water for cooling.
Nick Grube/Civil Beat
‘These Little Buggers’ Are Taking A Big Bite Out Of Hawaii’s Macadamia Crop
Hawaii is considering introducing a newly discovered wasp to prey on the invasive pest.
Forest and Kim Starr
Wind Farms Want Permission To Kill More Bats — A Lot More
In a “conservation conundrum,” projects to produce more clean energy are a threat to Hawaii’s only native land mammal.
Larry Loos/Flickr
Holy Mackerel, With No Tourists In Sight The Fish Are Returning To Kauai’s North Shore
Local fishermen say the impact of the April storm on tourism has been a boon to the fish population.
Courtesy of Karen Olivarez/Karrus Queens
Big Island: Hawaii’s Queen Bees Help Feed The World
Kona produces more than famous coffee. Its Captain Cook region is the perfect spot for raising highly sought queen bees.
AP
Dolphin-Whale Hybrid Spotted Off Coast Of Kauai
It’s Hawaii’s first confirmed cross between a melon-headed whale and a rough-toothed dolphin.
April Estrellon/Civil Beat
VIDEO: Hey It’s Shark Week — And Here’s The Shark’s View Of Things
We are a much bigger menace to sharks than they are to us.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Hanabusa Attacks Ige’s 2005 Vote Against Environmental Fund
Ige says he doesn’t remember why he voted against creation of the Legacy Land Conservation Program, but that he supports it now.
Bryce Johnson/FLUX Hawaii
How Sen. Mazie Hirono Hopes To Save Hawaii’s Endangered Plants
A Senate bill would promote the hiring of more federal botanists and encourage the use of native plants in federal projects.