Trump Administration

The Lyon Arboretum has lost a federal grant to digitize its collection of rare Hawaiian seeds; Honolulu celebrates the Manu-o-Kū

Senate Bill 657 proposed the creation of a climate data hub within the University of Hawaiʻi’s School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, using $2 million in state funds to support the work of fifteen researchers affiliated with the Coastal Research Collaborative.

This week marks 100 days since President Donald Trump took office for a second time. Former UH Mānoa Law School Dean Avi Soifer reflects on the benchmark and Trump's actions so far.

The online investigative newsroom Capital & Main is launching its DOGE Impact Tracker this week. For the past two months, it's been focusing on writing and aggregating stories that detail the human impact of the drastic cuts.

Former UH law school dean Avi Soifer reflects on the rule of law during President Trump's first 100 days in office; Capital & Main senior reporter Marcus Baram talks about the launch of his newsroom's DOGE impact tracker

Environmental advocate Solomon Pili Kahoʻohalahala spoke to The Conversation's Maddie Bender about ocean protections amid Trump's executive order for deep-sea mining permits.

The Conversation's DW Gibson spoke to Chief Global Officer for the University of Hawaiʻi System Brent White about helping international students navigate Trump's recent policy changes for student visas.

Trump calls for mining the sea floor in new executive order; Scientists have discovered a new species of caterpillar in the Waiʻanae Mountains, nicknamed "the bone collector."

President Trump has called on the U.S. Department of Justice to block states from enforcing climate change laws. Richard Wallsgrove, who co-directs the UH environmental law program, believes the potential impact of the order on Hawaiʻi is uncertain.

The Conversation spoke with Francoise Culley-Trotman, the CEO of Alohacare, about why raising the profile of the Medicaid program is so important.