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The mystery of why current water sampling is showing levels of total petroleum hydrocarbons in the military's water system is still making some uneasy. Is it a case of false positives due to a reaction to chlorine and using the wrong kind of test, which is the military's theory?
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The Conversation talked to Pacific Shipyards International CEO Iain Wood and Vice President of Programs Troy Keipper about dry-docking the commercial vessel.
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In early April, the state Department of Transportation informed tenants on and near the Army's Dillingham Airfield that they would likely no longer have access to water after July 5. The YMCA of Honolulu's Camp Erdman — a sleepaway camp for thousands of keiki — wants more time to figure out a solution. The Conversation's Catherine Cruz has more.
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An NPR story by tech reporter Dara Kerr about billionaire Marc Benioff buying land in and around Waimea on Hawaiʻi Island caused a stir when it was published in February. The Conversation's Russell Subiono talked to several people who championed Benioff's philanthropy and felt the NPR piece did not tell the whole story.
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Community reaction to an NPR reporter's revelations about billionaire Marc Benioff's land acquisitions in Waimea; The scramble to keep water access for the popular Camp Erdman through the summer
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Kim Coco Iwamoto spoke to The Conversation about the revenue the state would lose from passing HB 2653. She also shared her perspective as an heir to Roberts Hawaii, her family's tour and transportation company.
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Brother-sister duo Steven Ai and Carol Ai May are the third generation of the family that runs City Mill's eight locations on Oʻahu. Steven Ai spoke to The Conversation about maintaining a longtime Hawaiʻi business.
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A new study found these endemic Hawaiian spiders use chemicals to seek out potential partners and recognize their own species. UC Berkeley postdoctoral researcher Ashley Adams led that skin-crawling research on the Hawaiian Tetragnatha spider.
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Is an estate tax break critical for local family businesses or a loophole for the rich?; Lawmakers weigh the creation of a wildfire fund; Learn how a Hawaiian spider species communicates
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The project called Lei Pua ʻAla: Queer Histories of Hawaiʻi builds on a recent production about the Kapaemahu stones in Waikīkī. It aims to bring forward hidden histories about LGBTQ experiences in all the cultures and ethnic groups that call Hawaiʻi home. The Conversation's Catherine Cruz has more.
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Gov. Josh Green marked Earth Day on Monday by naming two University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa scientists to key environmental positions in his administration. The pair recently published a paper titled “Earth at risk: An urgent call to end the age of destruction and forge a just and sustainable future."
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University of Hawaiʻi professors release new paper detailing the ties between imperialism and climate change; Two filmmakers receive close to $1 million to document queer histories in Hawaiʻi