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Hawaiʻi arborist Kevin Eckert is helping to keep a Pacific treasure on the World Heritage list. Nan Madol is an archaeological stone complex in Pohnpei dating back thousands of years.
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The effort to purchase the acres of Hāmoa lands was spearheaded by Hāna-based community nonprofit Ke Ao Hāliʻi. The purchase is part of the Save the Hāna Coast campaign that has protected more than 150 acres of coastal property for preservation. HPR's Catherine Cluett Pactol reports.
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More than 77,000 acres across Hawaiʻi have been protected and preserved for the benefit of the people, thanks to the Trust for Public Land. The national nonprofit is celebrating 50 years of working with local communities. The Conversation talked to the organization's Hawaiʻi director, Lea Hong, about why open spaces matter.
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To mark Arbor Day Hawaiʻi, we introduce you to mechanic-turned-conservationist Tyrone Montayre. In 2018, Montayre unexpectedly found himself the owner of 330 acres of preservation land on Oʻahu. He soon founded Protect & Preserve Hawaiʻi and created a management plan.
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Divers and community members from the area worked together this week to collect coral pieces that had broken off the reef in Kahuwai Bay during recent high swells.
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Some Hawaiʻi Island residents are suing Hawaiʻi County for an alleged violation of the Clean Water Act. Hui Mālama Honokōhau filed the lawsuit in US District Court this week. They say that government officials have allowed treated sewage to flow from the county-owned Kealakehe Wastewater Treatment Plant into a nearby harbor without the required permit.
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Each year, the state gives a portion of its revenue from real estate conveyance taxes to the Land Conservation Fund. Through the competitive grant process, community organizations can apply for a piece of this funding to purchase land that protects threatened or endangered resources.
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The tiny Pacific island nation of Niue has come up with an original plan to protect its territorial waters — it will get sponsors to pay. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.
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Rebroadcast of a show featuring Kauaʻi's National Tropical Botanical Garden seed bank, the U.S. Department of Defense Natural Resource Program seed bank, the U.S. Army Rare Seed Program, Lyon Arboretum seed bank and Hawai'i Island seed bank.
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In the aftermath of Typhoon Mawar, a critically endangered bird faces extinction on Guam. The ko'ko' bird now "teeters on the brink" with just 74 left on the island, according to the animal welfare organization American Humane.