Environment

The Division of Aquatic Resources will be hosting meetings for residents to engage in the site selection process for transplanting coral. The public can give feedback through meetings in person, or through an online survey.

Major initiatives that would have created a dedicated funding stream for climate resiliency are in jeopardy at the state Legislature. HPR’s Ashley Mizuo reports that uncertainty regarding federal funding is pushing lawmakers to make tough decisions.

The U.S. Air Force issued a notice this month proposing the construction of two landing pads on Johnston Atoll to test the viability of using rockets to deliver military cargo loads. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote has more.

As measures to manage pests continue to move through this session, state officials are urging lawmakers to also provide the necessary resources to carry them out.

The University of Hawaiʻi this week announced that a recent survey of the area turned up just one ant — only a year after dozens of houses in the Lanikai loop and beach areas were found to be harboring the invasive pest.

A new, 30-acre infestation of little fire ants in Hauʻula has prompted a renewed call for better invasive species management in Hawaiʻi. Last week, the state Department of Land and Natural Resources closed a part of the Hauʻula Forest Reserve on Oʻahu to eradicate the ants.

Hui O Hoʻonua is just one of the nonprofits in Hawaiʻi that has been affected by a freeze in federal funding. It had to lay off staff until future funding can be found. The Conversation talked to founder Anthony Chance.

Hawaiʻi Attorney General Anne Lopez hails a court ruling against the Trump administration that will unfreeze federal funds for some programs; Federal funding freezes are hampering efforts to clear waterways around Pearl Harbor of invasive species

Volunteers from the Surfrider Foundation on Kauaʻi collected more than 162,902 pounds of marine debris and trash from beaches and coastlines in 2024.

Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke and Hawaiʻi Rep. Jill Tokuda speak before a crowd protesting cuts to DEI programs at an Allies in Resistance rally; Eric-Preston Hamren shares what the loss of his job means for conservation efforts on Hawaiʻi Island