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Extreme Weather Is Creating A Perfect Storm Of Misinformation   Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2023

Extreme Weather Is Creating A Perfect Storm Of Misinformation  

Rumors and conspiracies are spreading too fast for emergency managers to keep up. This information chaos is slowing disaster relief and putting lives at risk.

Hotter Than Ever: Hawaiʻi Preps Kūpuna For Extreme Heat Jamm Aquino/Civil Beat/2026

Hotter Than Ever: Hawaiʻi Preps Kūpuna For Extreme Heat

Heat resilience workshops on the Big Island are offering tools to vulnerable populations to withstand the state’s increasingly common heat waves.

Trump Is Gutting The Endangered Species Act. These 10 Species Show What’s At Stake Courtesy: Mauna Kea Forest Restoration Project

Trump Is Gutting The Endangered Species Act. These 10 Species Show What’s At Stake

Hundreds of imperiled species, including endangered forest birds in Hawai‘i, could face greater threats from industry and development.

It’s The Wild, Wild West For Groundwater Management In Waikōloa Twilight Greenaway/Civil Beat/2026

It’s The Wild, Wild West For Groundwater Management In Waikōloa

A housing development slated for West Hawaiʻi could provide much needed workforce housing. It could also put more stress on a limited freshwater supply.

These Trees Wreaked Havoc During Storms. Hawaiʻi Is Fed Up Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2026

These Trees Wreaked Havoc During Storms. Hawaiʻi Is Fed Up

As the islands brace for yet another hurricane, community members push for better management of albizia and other fast-growing invasive species that break easily.

She Governs A US Territory. But She Has No Say In Who Mines Its Waters Cory Lum/Civil Beat

She Governs A US Territory. But She Has No Say In Who Mines Its Waters

Modern-day colonialism is enabling Trump’s deep-sea mining ambitions in the Pacific.

Painful Lessons From ʻIniki Help Kauaʻi Homes Weather Hurricane Lowell Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2026

Painful Lessons From ʻIniki Help Kauaʻi Homes Weather Hurricane Lowell

Requiring hurricane clips to prevent roofs from blowing off and other updates to the building code were hard-fought victories 30 years ago. Some are searching for more safeguards as cleanup continues on the Garden Isle.

Oʻahu’s Shade Trees Could Take Decades To Grow Back After Storms Jamm Aquino/Civil Beat/2026

Oʻahu’s Shade Trees Could Take Decades To Grow Back After Storms

Forest stewards say Honolulu’s tree canopy is natural infrastructure worth investing in with more extreme weather around the corner.

Hawaiʻi Can’t Catch A Break From Storms. It Has To Adapt Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

Hawaiʻi Can’t Catch A Break From Storms. It Has To Adapt

As the state recovers from multiple natural disasters, residents and officials are starting to talk about what needs to change to make the islands more resilient.

Hurricane Lowell: Parts Of Kaua‘i ‘Like A War Scene’ Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

Hurricane Lowell: Parts Of Kaua‘i ‘Like A War Scene’

The brunt of storm damage was still being assessed on Kauaʻi. One person was killed on Oʻahu from a falling tree.