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Lahaina Fire Stole Their Dream Home. Plans To Rebuild Reveal Deep Divides Kawika Lopez/Civil Beat/2025

Lahaina Fire Stole Their Dream Home. Plans To Rebuild Reveal Deep Divides

The Deals are the first oceanfront property owners on Front Street to try rebuilding in an area that scientists say is at risk due to sea level rise. Neighbors see it as a test case.

Trump Lifts Commercial Fishing Ban On Key Protected Area In Central Pacific Courtesy: Kydd Pollock/TNC

Trump Lifts Commercial Fishing Ban On Key Protected Area In Central Pacific

Members of the Trump administration signaled that Papahānaumokuākea, the protected area around the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, could be next.

Trump’s New Energy Order Puts State Climate Laws In DOJ Crosshairs Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Trump’s New Energy Order Puts State Climate Laws In DOJ Crosshairs

Besides Hawaiʻi laws aimed at mitigating the effects of climate change, a high-profile case brought by Honolulu against major oil companies could be affected.

What ‘The World’s Loneliest Whale’ May Be Telling Us About Climate Change Gerard Soury/Getty Images via Grist

What ‘The World’s Loneliest Whale’ May Be Telling Us About Climate Change

There have only been about 30 whale generations since whaling largely ceased. Researchers may need twice that long to uncover what is happening.

New Data Shows Hawaiian Islands Are Sinking Faster In Some Areas Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat

New Data Shows Hawaiian Islands Are Sinking Faster In Some Areas

Infrastructure, businesses and communities in low-lying areas are at risk of flooding sooner than scientists initially anticipated, particularly in certain urban areas of Oʻahu.

Climate Change Science Atop Mauna Loa Could Stall Amid Federal Cuts Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Climate Change Science Atop Mauna Loa Could Stall Amid Federal Cuts

The NOAA office in Hilo that supports that carbon dioxide sampling has been flagged for a possible lease cancellation.

This Plant Can Power Grids, Planes, Poultry And Cattle. Hawaiʻi Isn’t Sold Courtesy: Par Pacific

This Plant Can Power Grids, Planes, Poultry And Cattle. Hawaiʻi Isn’t Sold

Business coalition asks for state tax credits to launch eco-friendly aviation fuel refining, but time is running out.

Hawaiʻi Agricultural Projects At Risk Amid Federal Funding Freeze (Courtesy: Kristina Holladay/2024)

Hawaiʻi Agricultural Projects At Risk Amid Federal Funding Freeze

Federal officials told Hawaiʻi nonprofits to delete references to climate change and Biden’s clean energy law from their websites.

Finally, An Answer To Why Earth’s Oceans Have Been On A Record Hot Streak Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Finally, An Answer To Why Earth’s Oceans Have Been On A Record Hot Streak

A new study finds that the rate of ocean warming has more than quadrupled over the past 40 years — and pinpoints why.