Conservation

Honolulu Marathon President Dr. Jim Barahal shares the economic impact of the most recent race; Researchers Kawika Winter and Kristen Harmon discuss whether Native Hawaiians caused the extinctions of birds like the flightless ibis or moa-nalo

Today, we're spotlight people and organizations who are coming up with innovative ways to deal with marine debris.

Hawaiʻi's waters contain more than 600 native limu species. Karla McDermid guesses she can identify 40 of them by touch alone. Marine biologist Karla McDermid has created a "Limu Ark," a living library on Hawaiʻi Island of about 70 native seaweed species.

Nathan Marcy of the nonprofit group Defenders of Wildlife spoke with HPR’s Maddie Bender about the state of the National Wildlife Refuge System.

A resolution introduced at the Hawaiʻi County Council urges state lawmakers to ban all harvesting of fish for commercial aquariums.

Tiger sharks are typically solitary wanderers, and it wasn’t clear to scientists how they came together to reproduce. But as HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol reports, groundbreaking research from the University of Hawai’i reveals new secrets about how it works.

Researchers just reported that the most abundant species of invasive algae in the main Hawaiian Islands has been found in Papahānaumokuākea at Kuaihelani, or Midway Atoll.

The law takes effect at the start of the new year and carries fines of up to $50 for a first offense and $500 thereafter.

Surfer and scientist Cliff Kapono spoke with HPR’s Maddie Bender about his feature in the mini-documentary called “The Smartest Surfer in the World."

Land spanning from the Nuʻuanu Pali lookout to the H-3 freeway is now in the state’s hands for conservation and stewardship.