Hawaiians look to tradition to cope with climate change
Environmentalists say reviving traditional values can reduce the damage by limiting coastal erosion, reversing the rising acidity of coastal waters and lessening flooding from intense...Wildfires Limit Outdoor Travel and Activity Across the West
Excessive heat and wildfires could disrupt the booming outdoor travel industry, as travelers now have to take a hotter and longer fire season into account.
‘Postcard from the future’: Hawaii solar fight could echo nationally
Hawaii regulators are considering competing proposals for valuing rooftop solar in a proceeding that could make or break the state’s clean energy goals and reverberate...
The island where everyone owns the wind
On Denmark’s carbon-negative Samsø Island renewable energy is collectively owned, which means that the greener the island gets, the more everyone benefits.Record rain triggered 2018 Kīlauea volcano eruptions, says study
Research on events in Hawaii suggests climate crisis could increase eruptions around world The spectacular eruptions of the Kīlauea volcano in Hawaii in 2018 were...
Where plastic outnumbers fish by seven to one
Plastic is building up in the areas of the ocean where fish feed and grow, according to research.
Honolulu invited to climate summit with world’s largest cities
Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell is off to Denmark this week for a global gathering of big city mayors. Their goal is to tackle the major...
We Ignore Thousands of Threatened Plant Species at Our Own Peril
By Lorraine ChowKokia drynarioides is a small but significant flowering tree endemic to Hawaii's dry forests. Native Hawaiians used its large, scarlet flowers to make...