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This Waikiki Shipwreck Is Proving Tough To Get Rid Of Cory Lum/Civil Beat

This Waikiki Shipwreck Is Proving Tough To Get Rid Of

Salvage crews are readying for another attempt to get the grounded Pacific Paradise off the reef near Kaimana Beach.

Should Papahanaumokuakea Be Open For Business? NOAA

Should Papahanaumokuakea Be Open For Business?

GOP lawmakers want restrictions lifted on fishing, mining and energy exploration — even though experts say there is no oil and gas there.

Can These Eco-Friendly Caskets Find A Niche In $20 Billion Industry? Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Can These Eco-Friendly Caskets Find A Niche In $20 Billion Industry?

A Waimanalo company is trying to serve the growing market for people wanting greener burial options.

Recycle Or Incinerate? The Battle Of The Blue Bins Richard Wiens/Civil Beat

Recycle Or Incinerate? The Battle Of The Blue Bins

Burning more discards could save money as recycling gets more expensive, but environmentalists say it’s the cost of caring for the planet.

Land Board: Alexander & Baldwin Can Keep Diverting Maui Water Anita Hofschneider/Civil Beat

Land Board: Alexander & Baldwin Can Keep Diverting Maui Water

Opponents say water drawn from streams by the Hawaii land company harm the environment.

Congressional Crackdown On The Shark Fin Trade Nancy Boucha/Marine photobank, courtesy of Oceana

Congressional Crackdown On The Shark Fin Trade

Harvesting shark fins has long been prohibited but loopholes in their sale has allowed an underground trade to continue.

Military Wants To Keep Firing Away In Waters Off Hawaii And California Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2016

Military Wants To Keep Firing Away In Waters Off Hawaii And California

UPDATED: The U.S. Navy scaled back its training in 2015 to protect marine mammals after it was challenged in court by Earthjustice.

Kauai Powerlines Are Killing 1,800 Seabirds A Year U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Kauai Powerlines Are Killing 1,800 Seabirds A Year

An analysis by the聽U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service predicts that all colonies of two endangered bird species on the island could vanish as early as 2050.

Why Does This Guy Make Hawaii Sen. Brian Schatz Nervous? Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat

Why Does This Guy Make Hawaii Sen. Brian Schatz Nervous?

Barry Myers is Trump’s nominee to head NOAA but the Hawaii senator says he is “questionable choice.”

Judge Rejects Navy Request To Dismiss Environmental Lawsuit Dan Lin/Civil Beat

Judge Rejects Navy Request To Dismiss Environmental Lawsuit

Environmental groups say the Navy didn’t fully consider the environmental impact of establishing destructive training ranges on Pagan and Tinian islands.