Environment

A newly funded program will support research into coral reef restoration in American Samoa. The Conversation spoke with Kelley Anderson Tagarino, who works with the UH Sea Grant College Program and has lived in American Samoa since 2009.

Former Miss Hawaiʻi Cheryl Bartlett travels to Brazil in hopes of being reunited with her husband of 17 years, Rogerio Araujo, who was detained by ICE agents last fall; Astronomer Roy Gal shares tips for viewing next week's lunar eclipse

Andy Langhurst, head of the Public Access Room at the Hawaiʻi State Legislature, sheds light on the legislative process; Daniel Zitterbart, co-inventor of the "Whale Spotter" system, talks about how the AI technology can help avoid whale strikes

A collaborative effort has made native plantings possible at Lahaina Harbor, bringing shade and a sense of place to the burned commercial space.

Fraud prevention expert Doug Shadel shares tips on how to avoid become a victim of fraud; Shawn "Speedy" Lopes captures Hawaiʻi's punk rock music scene in the new book "Local Unrest"

Hawaiʻi had its second driest year in more than a century in 2025. About half the state experienced some level of drought, and average temperatures were up to a degree higher than normal across the islands.

A measure going through the state Legislature this year seeks to strengthen last year’s ban on building landfills too close to water sources — but now the bill could undo that ban altogether.

New data offers insights into how heat is affecting different communities across Hawaiʻi Island. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote talks to the team behind the project.

The Green Fee is expected to bring in about $100 million a year to go toward three general groups of projects: environmental stewardship, climate resilience, and sustainable tourism.

Sustainable Coastlines Hawaiʻi is celebrating 15 years as an organization. Over the past decade and a half, the group has cleaned up over 750,000 pounds of trash and reached more than 50,000 volunteers.