Environment

Honolulu is suing major fossil fuel companies, including ExxonMobil, Shell, and Chevron, over climate change impacts. The city argues these companies knew for decades that their products caused global warming and profited from it.

Early Hawaiian petroglyphs have resurfaced on a beach in Waiʻanae on Oʻahu. This is the first time the entire panel of 26 figures has been visible since they were spotted nine years ago.

Dozens took part Sunday in a paddle-out at Magic Island to protest deep-sea mining. It was part of a global day of action, with events in places like Australia and San Diego.

Hawaiʻi County Mayor Kimo Alameda discusses inspections of Hilo's historic banyan trees after human remains were found under one tree that fell over last weekend; State Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Karl Rhoads talks about an upcoming informational briefing on the rule of law with U.S. Rep. Ed Case

Tom Oliver, a scientist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, spoke with HPR’s DW Gibson about the past 25 years of tracking fish and coral reef health throughout the Pacific.

Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation director Ed Sniffen discusses plans to scuttle Falls of Clyde; The Navy has released a draft environmental impact statement for the continued use of over 8,000 acres of state land near Barking Sands

When a thunderstorm brought record-breaking rainfall to Kauaʻi in April 2018, the county didn't have a formal plan for how it would address the impacts of global warming. After seven years, that's about to change. The Kauaʻi County Planning Department is on track to finalize its Kauaʻi Climate Adaptation Plan at the end of this summer. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote reports.

The U.S. military wants to continue live-fire training at Pōhakuloa. However, the Army's lease on state-owned land there expires in 2029, and many Native Hawaiians oppose its renewal. They cite the military's history of environmental damage, including fuel leaks and destruction of cultural sites. Pōhakuloa is also culturally significant, containing endangered species and ancient artifacts.

Keith Vieira with KV & Associates Hospitality Consultants shares his outlook on tourism; Genealogist Jari Honora talks about Pope Leo XIV's ancestry as Hawaiʻi marks nearly two centuries since the first arrival of a Catholic priest in the islands

University of Hawaiʻi president Wendy Hensel reflects on her first six months on the job; Scientists Sam Case and Molly Hagemann document interactions between Hawaiʻi's native birds and plants