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The National Coral Reef Resilience Strategy will be used to protect reefs around Hawaiʻi, Florida, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, the U.S. Pacific Remote Island Area and other areas.
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Gov. Josh Green established a Climate Advisory Team this past May to promote resilience and recovery from future climate-related disasters. The volunteer team is studying areas ripe for policy-making: environmental and infrastructure resilience, and physical and financial recovery.
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The agency found traces of the forever chemicals known as PFAS in two wells that the military shut down following the discovery of fuel in its drinking water system in November 2021.
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Hazardous fire weather conditions in West Maui last week had Hawaiian Electric on high alert. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote spoke to HECO about its fire prevention program.
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In case you missed it on The Conversation this week, we learned about the new University of Hawaiʻi president, a newly discovered plant species on Kauaʻi, the history of bees in Hawaiʻi and more.
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Hawaiian Electric has deactivated its Public Safety Power Shutoff watch for West Maui. HECO did not shut off power to any customers during the watch.
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The secret is out. For months, scientists have been trying to contain their joy because they suspected they had discovered a new plant species high up on the ridges of Kauaʻi's mountaintops. The Conversation talked to Ben Nyberg about the expedition.
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The ability of invasive seaweed to adapt to ocean changes could be one reason why they outcompete native species, according to a new study by University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers.
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Aloha Petroleum may not have its legal fees covered by insurance in two major climate cases after a recent Hawaiʻi Supreme Court decision. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote explains.
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Kona is home to one of the largest queen bee breeders in the world. The Conversation talked to Hawaiʻi Island bee historian Leandra Rouse about the bee’s place in Hawaiʻi's history.