Environment

Hāmākua on the northern coast of Hawaiʻi Island has had more than 90 fires so far this year — three times higher than average. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote has more.

A controversial gondola project on Oʻahu's North Shore has been facing community pushback for years. But as HPR's Cassie Ordonio reports, it's one of the few projects in Hawaiʻi that has people unified.

Hawaiʻi has more endangered plants than all other U.S. states combined. Here's a look at some of the species that are so rare they only have a single wild plant left.

New cases of ROD are confirmed in a U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service lab in Hilo. For the duration of the shutdown, the lab is not processing new samples.

Dylan Moore with UHERO looks at the economic implications of the suspension of SNAP benefits; Longtime Mid-Pacific Institute baseball coach Dunn Muramaru and Hawaiʻi Pacific University head coach Dane Fujinaka discuss memorable moments from the World Series

The bill would ban food providers and permittees at County of Hawaiʻi facilities from using disposable polystyrene or plastic containers and utensils.

People who get health insurance through the Affordable Care Act may face higher costs soon; The San Francisco Standard reports on billionaire Marc Benioff's ties to Hawaiʻi

Researchers Megan Porter and Becky Chong received a grant from the National Science Foundation in 2022 to study biodiversity in Hawaiʻi Island's lava tubes. "We're still finding new species all the time," Porter said.

Community members rally at ʻIolani Palace in support of Kamehameha Schools' admissions policy; Bishop Museum malacologists Ken Hayes and Norine Yeung share some tips for spotting native snails ahead of the annual Kāhuli Festival

Ben Jones, director of ocean science and technology for the UH Applied Research Laboratory, spoke to The Conversation’s Catherine Cruz about the delayed reef and energy project moving to an area near Kalaeloa, Oʻahu.