Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
Ranches Cover A Fifth Of Hawaiʻi. Extreme Drought Is Clouding Their Future
Big Island ranches stand out for their commitment to grass-fed beef. As climate changes, they are offloading more calves to the mainland.
Courtesy: Asa Ellison/Hawaii Sea Grant/2017
Trump Administration Won’t Publish Major Climate Change Reports on NASA Website
Critics, including scientists, accuse the administration of trying to bury vital information.
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It’s Slow Going In UH Quest To Reach 2035 Renewable Energy Deadline
The University of Hawaiʻi will need to get creative with renewable energy for the Mānoa campus, where the challenge is greatest.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024
Governor: I’ll Be ‘Agnostic’ On How Hawaiʻi Spends Its New Green Fee
At the latest Civil Cafe, the governor weighed in on where we go from here with the country’s first-ever green fee, devoted to climate change and the environment.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021
Lawmakers Worry Hawaiʻi’s Emissions Goals Could Leave Some In The Dust
Converting the islands’ transportation fleet to clean energy could mean cost increases for locals, but advocates say they’d see long-term savings.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019
Hawaiʻi Governor Urged To Reconsider Possible Veto Of E-Bike Bill
Advocates say HB 958 addresses a growing public safety challenge. But the attorney general worries it’s unconstitutional and a threat to electric vehicles.
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Hawaiʻi Scientist Has Bad — And Good — News About Future Of Coral Reefs
As coral reefs undergo a fourth global mass bleaching event, marine scientists have been studying whether new reefs might form in higher latitudes as the tropics become too warm.
Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2022
Lifeblood For Pacific Islands Threatened As Warming Ocean Drives Tuna East
Residents of small Pacific island nations rely on tuna for local jobs and foreign fishing fees, which fund education, healthcare, roads and more. Amid climate change, fishermen have been working harder to catch fewer fish and it’s getting worse.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2022
Community Solar Farms Meant To Save Money Fail To Gain Traction In Hawaiʻi
Making solar available to middle- and low-income residents was intended to help meet the state’s 2045 all-renewable energy goal. Now one developer says: “We just want out.”
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025
Hawaiʻi Makes History As First State To Charge Tourists To Save Environment
A Hawaiʻi vacation will cost you more in the near future thanks to a new “green fee” that the governor signed into law today.