Environment

Research from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and West Oʻahu found that 70% of U.S. domestic visitors to Hawaiʻi are willing to pay more for authentic and sustainable travel experiences.

Hawaiʻi has fewer coffee farmers these days and the biological threats, from the coffee berry borer beetle to the coffee leaf rust, loom large. To many who think coffee is vital, it's hard to imagine mornings without coffee.

Lt. Gov. Josh Green is asking the U.S. Surgeon General for help to avoid resorting to rationed care in our hospitals. Climate change and biological threats stand to impact your morning cup of coffee. And a new film adaptation of Macbeth has a local connection.

Lt. Gov. Josh Green is asking the U.S. Surgeon General for help to avoid resorting to rationed care in our hospitals. Climate change and biological threats stand to impact your morning cup of coffee. And a new film adaptation of Macbeth has a local connection.

An international group of researchers including a biologist from Hawaiʻi discovered a way to genetically diversify coral to help them adapt quickly to climate change.

Conservation groups in Hawai‘i are planning to sue the Grand Wailea Resort in Maui for violating the Endangered Species Act. The resort has 60 days to change their lights that kill native sea birds.

The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa received just over $3 million in federal funding to manage coastal and ocean forecast data.

First Insurance Company of Hawaii is offering supplemental coverage for hurricanes and tropical storms called FirstTrack. Payments are determined by the insured home’s proximity to a storm and its wind speed.

Poorly designed foreign and domestic fish aggregating devices (FADs) are polluting Hawaiʻi’s waters.

Homeowners with a solar power system can connect it to a battery system, and get paid by the utility company for storing extra energy. A distributive power plant company is partnering with the Hawaiian Electric Company to provide the Home Battery Rewards program.