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HPR contributor Betsy Brown spoke with a USGS geologist during the last eruptive episode to find out what’s causing this eruptive pattern and how it’s changing the landscape inside the crater and beyond.
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A recent University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa report analyzed impacts to the ocean based on different CO2 emission levels. It found that even if carbon dioxide production flatlined by the middle of the century, nearshore waters will experience significant acidification, though oceanographers say reducing emissions is still important.
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The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation is looking for ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. One idea they’ve floated? Limiting cruise travel. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote has more.
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Visitors will have full access to the monument from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, except for Christmas and New Year's. Nonresident reservations can be made up to 30 days in advance.
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Tom Oliver, a scientist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, spoke with HPR’s DW Gibson about the past 25 years of tracking fish and coral reef health throughout the Pacific.
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Hū Honua Bioenergy and the Hawaiʻi Electric Light Company are in negotiations to revive an agreement to bring a controversial biomass plant into operation on Hawaiʻi Island. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote reports.
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The once-celebrated hotel and resort, built in the 1960s, ceased operations in 2017 after Hawai‘i County condemned the structure due to public safety and health concerns.
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Residents of Hawaiʻi Island, Oʻahu, and Maui County can get money back on appliances like solar water heaters, energy efficient AC units, and new Energy Star certified refrigerators.
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Bill 51 proposes fining those who are caught feeding stray and feral animals on County of Hawaiʻi land — $50 for first-time violators and up to $500 for repeat offenses.
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When a thunderstorm brought record-breaking rainfall to Kauaʻi in April 2018, the county didn't have a formal plan for how it would address the impacts of global warming. After seven years, that's about to change. The Kauaʻi County Planning Department is on track to finalize its Kauaʻi Climate Adaptation Plan at the end of this summer. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote reports.