Climate Change

Showing 10 of 480 results.
After A Lawsuit, USDA Agrees To Share Climate Risk Data With Farmers Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2025

After A Lawsuit, USDA Agrees To Share Climate Risk Data With Farmers

Now, even if the webpages come down again, the data can remain public.

Climate Funding Under New Hawai‘i Tax Could Be Cut By Millions Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Climate Funding Under New Hawai‘i Tax Could Be Cut By Millions

Legislation to instead charge a per-passenger fee would recoup less than half of all the green fee revenues cruise ships were expected to generate.

50 Years On Kahoʻolawe: Inside The Journey To Rescue Hawaiʻi’s Target Island Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

50 Years On Kahoʻolawe: Inside The Journey To Rescue Hawaiʻi’s Target Island

The goal isn’t just to heal the environment, activists say. It’s to forge an island where Hawaiians can reclaim their culture.

Courts Blocked Green Fee For Cruises. This Company Is Still Charging It Ku‘u Kauanoe/Civil Beat/2022

Courts Blocked Green Fee For Cruises. This Company Is Still Charging It

Passengers currently aboard The Pride of America were irked to see the tax appear on their invoices despite a court injunction.

VIDEO: O‘ahu’s North Shore Erosion Leaves Homeowners Without Solutions David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

VIDEO: O‘ahu’s North Shore Erosion Leaves Homeowners Without Solutions

Residents are struggling to protect their homes from falling into the ocean without violating environmental protections that preserve the island’s iconic beaches.

Hawaiʻi’s Critically Endangered Crow Is Soaring In Maui Forests (Courtesy: San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance)

Hawaiʻi’s Critically Endangered Crow Is Soaring In Maui Forests

Extinct in the wild since 2002, several ʻalalā have survived their first year since being released on the Valley Isle.

The Cruise Industry Gets An 11th Hour Reprieve From Hawaiʻi’s New Green Fee Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

The Cruise Industry Gets An 11th Hour Reprieve From Hawaiʻi’s New Green Fee

Appellate court judges say the ships that bring passengers into port don’t have to pay the fee while the dispute plays out in court.

Hawaiʻi Farmers Are Fighting To Keep Their Soil From Flushing Out To Sea Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

Hawaiʻi Farmers Are Fighting To Keep Their Soil From Flushing Out To Sea

From kalo to cacao, farmers are adapting to effects of a changing climate by fusing traditional Hawaiian practices with new, regenerative agricultural techniques to save soils, streams and reefs.

Photo Essay: Building A Hawaiian Fishpond Wall To Connect People Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

Photo Essay: Building A Hawaiian Fishpond Wall To Connect People

Roughly 2,000 volunteers helped build the final 380 feet of a wall enclosing an 800-year-old Hawaiian fishpond in Kāneʻohe.

How The Planet Fared In 2025 — The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

How The Planet Fared In 2025 — The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly

From winter wildfires in Los Angeles to the unchecked growth of data centers, here are the big climate stories we covered in 2025.