Conservation

The invasive coconut rhinoceros beetle is so widespread on Oʻahu that efforts are focused on containment and management rather than eradication, but the neighbor islands are still fighting to prevent or limit its damage to their communities. HPR’s Mark Ladao has an update on the efforts to contain it.

Bishop Museum's newest exhibit, “Explore ExCORE: The Art of Underwater Science,” features deep-sea underwater footage that highlights the coral reefs and biodiversity in the Indo-Pacific region.

Adult female sea turtles return to Hawaiʻi's shores each summer to lay their eggs. As nesting season is well underway, the DNLR and Mālama i nā honu explain how the public can help keep hatchlings safe through the season and coexist with the species. HPR's Hannah Kaʻiulani Coburn has more.

On Maui, more than 100 acres in Kula will one day be native forests — and it’s starting with a newly completed restoration nursery. HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol was there for its blessing ceremony.

Former lawmaker and environmental advocate Sol Kahoʻohalahala spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about the recent court ruling on commercial fishing in the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument.

Commercial fishing that recently resumed in a vast protected area of the Pacific Ocean must halt once again after a judge in Hawaiʻi sided with environmentalists challenging a Trump administration rollback of federal ocean protections.

Arguments have been made for and against the president's proclamation that lifts a ban on commercial fishing in the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument. HPR's Mark Ladao has more.

The Conversation’s Lillian Tsang spoke to Jared Underwood, superintendent for the Papahanaumokuākea Marine National Monument, about the Laysan finch relocation project on Midway Atoll that aims to safeguard the species.

Transportation officials on the lessons learned from Tuesday's tsunami traffic jams; A community forms around a tiny race track

The Kahoʻolawe Island Reserve has become the second marine protected area in the Hawaiian archipelago to win the prestigious Blue Park Award.