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Huge Amount Of Marine Garbage Removed From Papahanaumokuakea Papahanaumokuakea Marine Debris Project.

Huge Amount Of Marine Garbage Removed From Papahanaumokuakea

A nonprofit organization hauled away mountains of ghosts nets, buoys, floats and plastics from an atoll in marine national monument and plans more cleanup this year.

Cattle Are A Major Source Of Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Hawaii Seaweed Could Change That Courtesy: Symbrosia

Cattle Are A Major Source Of Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Hawaii Seaweed Could Change That

Local businesses are getting big funding boosts to help make farmed algae part of the solution in addressing the amount of methane cattle produce.

Union Says Big Island Wastewater Plants Are Dangerously Understaffed Courtesy: Hawaii County

Union Says Big Island Wastewater Plants Are Dangerously Understaffed

It’s not uncommon for a lone worker to be responsible for operating sewage treatment facilities that have been plagued with problems.

‘Acute Problems’ Plaguing Big Island’s Wastewater Treatment Systems Prompt EPA Crackdown Tom Hasslinger/Civil Beat/2021

‘Acute Problems’ Plaguing Big Island’s Wastewater Treatment Systems Prompt EPA Crackdown

A newly signed consent order will force county officials to make multimillion-dollar upgrades to treatment plants and take steps to eliminate large cesspools.

Coral Spawning Prompts Upcoming Beach Closure In Kona U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Coral Spawning Prompts Upcoming Beach Closure In Kona

The public is asked to refrain from snorkeling, surfing and swimming at Kahaluu Beach Park for eight days to allow coral to reproduce.

More Ocean Area Will Be Covered Under Hawaii’s New Coral Reef Insurance Policy Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018

More Ocean Area Will Be Covered Under Hawaii’s New Coral Reef Insurance Policy

The novel approach to protecting reefs is expanding as state officials consider the more ways to guard against climate change.

Maui Council OKs Olowalu As Dump Site For Lahaina Wildfire Waste Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2024

Maui Council OKs Olowalu As Dump Site For Lahaina Wildfire Waste

The mayor reiterated his promise to only use the location on a temporary basis.

From Treacherous To Serene, All Of Oahu’s Beaches Can Be Deadly Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2015

From Treacherous To Serene, All Of Oahu’s Beaches Can Be Deadly

Rescue personnel are constantly trying to warn the uninitiated about places like Sandy Beach. But more people are going there anyway.

Deep-Sea Mining Vessel Changes Course As Hawaiians Protest From Shore David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Deep-Sea Mining Vessel Changes Course As Hawaiians Protest From Shore

The Hidden Gem was scheduled to dock in Honolulu Harbor, but it never arrived as demonstrators gathered nearby.

1 Million Sea Urchins Have Now Been Deployed To Eat Kaneohe’s Invasive Seaweeds Grace Cajski/Civil Beat/2023

1 Million Sea Urchins Have Now Been Deployed To Eat Kaneohe’s Invasive Seaweeds

It’s not easy rearing all those urchins at the Oahu-based hatchery but the scientists keep getting better at it.