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Constant Flooding in Mapunapuna May Lead State To Cut Lease Payments Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat

Constant Flooding in Mapunapuna May Lead State To Cut Lease Payments

Businesses that rent from DLNR in Mapunapuna can ask for rent reductions when their leases come up for renewal.

VIDEO: Coral Spawning Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2017

VIDEO: Coral Spawning

Corals spawn tiny bundles of eggs and sperm on moonless summer nights. Scientists work using red head lamps.

Hawaii Officials Push For $300 Million Ala Wai Canal Makeover Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Hawaii Officials Push For $300 Million Ala Wai Canal Makeover

Devastating storms on the mainland are prompting a renewed effort to finally fix the Ala Wai’s potential for flooding that could wipe out Waikiki.

The Sex Life Of Coral: Why Scientists Think It Could Save Us All Alana Eagle/Civil Beat

The Sex Life Of Coral: Why Scientists Think It Could Save Us All

In a race against time,聽Hawaii researchers are experimenting with breeding “super coral” to counter the effects of climate change on the world’s reefs

VIDEO: How Much Coral Has Been Lost Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2017

VIDEO: How Much Coral Has Been Lost

Bob Richmond, director of the Kewalo Marine Laboratory, walks us through the devastation to coral reefs over the past few years.

Hawaii Tour Operator Gets Rare Fine For Harassing Dolphins AP

Hawaii Tour Operator Gets Rare Fine For Harassing Dolphins

UPDATED:聽It’s the first such fine against an operator of spinner dolphin tours, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says.

Commercial Catching Of Aquarium Fish Halted By Hawaii Supreme Court FromSandToGlass/Flickr

Commercial Catching Of Aquarium Fish Halted By Hawaii Supreme Court

UPDATED Justices rule the state’s practice of approving all properly prepared applications is inadequate.

US Interior Secretary: No National Monuments Will Be Eliminated Courtesy of Jim Abernethy

US Interior Secretary: No National Monuments Will Be Eliminated

But Secretary Ryan Zinke will recommend shrinking the boundaries of a “handful” of monuments and possibly allow drilling or mining in some.

State Drops Poison On Rat-Infested Island Near Kauai Island Conservation

State Drops Poison On Rat-Infested Island Near Kauai

The Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources commenced the first of three poison drops on Wednesday.

Lawsuit: Hawaii Fails To Ensure Safety Of Underground Tanks PF Bentley/Civil Beat

Lawsuit: Hawaii Fails To Ensure Safety Of Underground Tanks

A Sierra Club lawsuit says 38 privately owned tanks need to be upgraded.