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International marine conservation group Mission Blue has named Kahalu‘u Bay on the Kona Coast a "Hope Spot." The bay is the 141st Hope Spot worldwide and the second of its kind in Hawai‘i. Maui’s Olowalu Reef was the first.

"Deadliest Catch: Bloodline" follows Captain Josh Harris and his crew as they angle for ahi and other deep-sea fish off the coast of Hawaiʻi Island. Harris is the son of Captain Phil Harris of the vessel Cornelia Marie, one of the featured skippers on the original series.

The first cloned mammal in the country has moved from Hawaiʻi to the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington D.C. The cloned mouse was born in a lab at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in 1997.

May 23 is World Turtle Day. A Maui sea turtle hospital says most of its patients check-in for damages from fishing gear.

The discovery of new cases of bird flu in wild birds in Alaska prompted The Conversation to reach out to avian infectious disease specialist Thierry Work at the National Wildlife Health Center, Honolulu Field Station. He is a biologist with the U.S. Geological Survey and was involved in the last outbreak of avian influenza back in 2006.

The state health director discusses the increase in Covid cases and how to help get case counts down; An avian disease specialist shares how to spot and report wild birds who may be infected with avian flu; Kamehameha Schools talks where they are with converting cesspools to wastewater systems; A local mom shares her experience dealing with her son's mental health challenges

The state health director discusses the increase in Covid cases and how to help get case counts down; An avian disease specialist shares how to spot and report wild birds who may be infected with avian flu; Kamehameha Schools talks where they are with converting cesspools to wastewater systems; A local mom shares her experience dealing with her son's mental health challenges

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is concerned about new cases of a highly pathogenic strain of avian flu detected in wild birds in Alaska. A wildlife veterinarian says there’s a possibility the virus could be spread by long migratory birds, like Hawaiʻi’s kolea, which spends its summers in Alaska.

Hawaiʻi is on course to receive $14 million in federal funding to help protect endangered forest birds and other species. U.S. Rep. Ed Case says the funding will help the state fight mosquitoes that threaten birds found nowhere else in the world.

At a city council meeting earlier this week, officials said the Customer Service Department spent $104 per chicken trapped at five locations over the last two months.