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Terraformation started by planting 7,200 trees and plants. The ultimate goal: restoring 3 billion acres across the globe.
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Terraformation started by planting 7,200 trees and plants. The ultimate goal: restoring 3 billion acres across the globe.
Pests and diseases are decimating ‘ōhi‘a trees and others, but simple actions can help stop the decline.
As mosquitos move into higher elevations, they kill off endemic species. A UH Hilo specialist is working to save them.
The nonprofit has protected over 20,000 acres, including shorelines, fishponds and sacred cultural sites.
Invasive grasses have spread across a quarter of Hawai‘i’s land, and they’re fueling an alarming rise in wildfires. Coalitions are fighting back with new urgency and old tools.
Sharilyn Tanaka of Atlas Insurance Agency says tens of billions of dollars in payouts by global reinsurance companies will likely ripple into premium increases here down the road.
The aquaculture park pumps in ocean water from different depths, allowing innovators to work with both cold and warm water species.
Eroding beaches, king tides and groundwater inundation are already impacting the urban core and it will only get much worse. Here’s what is being considered to limit the damage.
The Army Natural Resources Program has nearly 22.5 million specimens in its seed bank and replants about 2,000 endangered plants each year.
Hawaiian Electric Industries CEO Connie Lau explains what these topics mean for your business.
Homegrown in Hawai‘i, these noodles are a work of art.
Even when there is no fire, a safety inspection that reveals serious issues could close a business until those problems are fixed.
Hawai‘i got half of its imported crude oil in 2020 from Russia and Libya, which concerns at least one local environmental organization.
Final part of a series of stories about resilience during the pandemic
Part 10 of a series of stories about resilience during the pandemic
Kupu used stimulus money to protect the ‘āina and provide new opportunities for hundreds of people. Part 9 of a series of stories about resilience during the pandemic.
Five-year-old Makamae perches on Shari Nishikawa’s protected arm at the Honolulu Zoo.
Community opposition to proposed projects is nothing new, but it seems to be more common nowadays. And more effective. To get moving on such projects, and others, Hawai‘i must work with communities that are demanding a voice in their future.
Mike Prickett started shooting surfing in high school and enjoyed it so much, he made it into his career.
Fires burned more than 30,000 acres of forest and brushland in both 2018 and 2019 – far more than any other year in more than a decade.
Gerry Kaho‘okano used to Tahitian dance with John (Leong, CEO of Pono Pacific Land Management) and he needed help. So he went to work for him as a field laborer.
Many eat cockroaches and ants, while others dine on spiders and centipedes. Though you may see your home as yours, geckos see it otherwise. They are often highly territorial and usually claim a part of your house as their own.
Many people inside and outside the tourism sector want a reinvention of Hawai‘i’s No. 1 industry so that it welcomes tourists while enhancing sustainability of nature and culture here.
After two years of rapid growth, Hawai‘i can expect to see a gradual reduction in interest rates, a slowdown in dropping sales, and a leveling off — or maybe even a decline — in prices.
Need a parking space in the city for a month or just a day? Check our online guide, which includes locations, daily and monthly prices, and more information to find the right place at the right price.
While most of the state’s leasehold single-family properties have converted to fee simple ownership over the past few decades, the leasehold option remains alive in the condo market.