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Toxic Lot In Maili May Finally Get Cleaned Up Carroll Cox

Toxic Lot In Maili May Finally Get Cleaned Up

PCBs have been awaiting cleanup for years at a contaminated lot near a residential neighborhood in West Oahu.

The Fight To Save A Sacred Owl In West Oahu Javier Cotin/The Pueo Project

The Fight To Save A Sacred Owl In West Oahu

A nonprofit group based in Ewa Beach is concerned future development will destroy the habitat of the Hawaiian short-eared owl.

Hawaii Swordfish Industry Shut Down To Protect Endangered Turtles Courtesy: NOAA

Hawaii Swordfish Industry Shut Down To Protect Endangered Turtles

Updated. Environmental groups have been trying to restrict the taking of turtles by longliners for the past six years.

Big Island Volcano Could Spew Boulders The Size Of Refrigerators AP

Big Island Volcano Could Spew Boulders The Size Of Refrigerators

Scientists said聽internal conditions at Kilauea are changing in a way that could lead to an explosive eruption.

Hawaii Just Found A New Way To Fight Climate Change Courtesy: Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources

Hawaii Just Found A New Way To Fight Climate Change

Offsetting carbon emissions by doing things like planting trees is the vision, but it’s far from ready to be implemented.

Bill To Regulate Pesticide Use Coming Down To The Wire Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Bill To Regulate Pesticide Use Coming Down To The Wire

Facing a Friday deadline, Hawaii lawmakers struggle to reach agreement on the wide-ranging measure.

Check Out These Before-And-After Photos Of The Kauai Flood Google

Check Out These Before-And-After Photos Of The Kauai Flood

Take a look at the first Google satellite imagery capturing the extent of the flooding, road damage and altered beachscapes.

Lifeline To Kauai’s North Shore Must Be Rebuilt Now, Relocated Later DLNR/2018

Lifeline To Kauai’s North Shore Must Be Rebuilt Now, Relocated Later

UPDATED: Officials expect to reopen one lane for emergency access on the damaged Kuhio Highway by May 7.

Here’s Why The Weather Experts Didn’t See The Kauai Storm Coming Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat

Here’s Why The Weather Experts Didn’t See The Kauai Storm Coming

The rain-laden system was hard to track because it wasn’t large-scale, like a tropical storm. And Hawaii weather is just hard to predict.

Hawaii Seems Poised To Ban Coral-Damaging Sunscreen Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Hawaii Seems Poised To Ban Coral-Damaging Sunscreen

鲍辫诲补迟别诲:听It would be the first state to prohibit the use of sunscreen containing ingredients that scientists say harm sea life.