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The Center for Biological Diversity is suing the military for details on a proposal to build a rocket test site in a remote wildlife refuge less than 900 miles from Hawaiʻi Island.

HPR continues to look at how federal funding cuts have affected people in Hawaiʻi. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote talked to three federal workers who were fired from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Kauaʻi amid Trump's efforts to downsize the government.

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.

The Trump administration has fired thousands of probationary employees from federal agencies. HPR's Maddie Bender reports on the impact on a Hawai’i Island forest and a beloved birdwatching program.

Efforts to rename the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument are underway after an advisory assessment found that the naming process should include input from Indigenous Pacific Islanders.

State and federal agencies are preparing for the influx of plant or animal products arriving from different regions for the Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture next month. DOA officials are working with festival organizers on possible replacements for invasive plants that can be used during the festival.

For the Year of the Forest Bird, we share some updated research on our threatened and endangered species. The Conversation talked with Richard "Rick" Camp of the U.S. Geological Survey and Eldridge Naboa of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge.

The viewpoint site is located along Kūhiō Highway in Princeville. It includes two lookouts with views of Hanalei Valley and Bay, the wildlife refuge and the Haleleʻa Forest Reserve.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has officially declared two Guam native species extinct. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.

As the number of turtle nests on the main Hawaiian Islands continues to grow, officials are cautioning curious bystanders to move with vigilance. Officials also urged coastal residents to be mindful about using bright lights after dark. HPR's Zoe Dym has more.