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Lala Triggers Nation’s First Coral Insurance Payment

Lala Triggers Nation’s First Coral Insurance Payment

The unusual policy was created in 2022, and the wind speed brought by Hurricane Lala has triggered a $200,000 payment that will go toward assessing and repairing the reef.

Nonprofit Sues To Block Auction Of American Samoa Waters For Deep-Sea Mining Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2019

Nonprofit Sues To Block Auction Of American Samoa Waters For Deep-Sea Mining

The lawsuit was filed by Earthjustice against the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service.

Will Shrinking Spinner Dolphin Populations Spur More Protections? Alicia Lou/Civil Beat/2022

Will Shrinking Spinner Dolphin Populations Spur More Protections?

Researchers from the University of Hawaiʻi found that the number of young spinner dolphins is only half of what it needs to be to maintain a healthy population. 

A Viable Cesspool Alternative Emerges On Hawaiʻi’s Coasts University of Hawaii/2021

A Viable Cesspool Alternative Emerges On Hawaiʻi’s Coasts

After years of research and planning, Puakō residents’ efforts to create a model for the state using a low-pressure sewer system are finally gaining momentum.

Wespac Stacks Seats With Fishing Industry Players As Marine Protections Erode Christina Jedra/Civil Beat/2023

Wespac Stacks Seats With Fishing Industry Players As Marine Protections Erode

The Hawai‘i Longline Association’s Eric Kingma and Roger Dang will join the fisheries management council next month.

Decade Of Big Island’s ‘Try Wait’ Moratorium Spurs Plenty Fish — And Poaching Courtesy: Kaikea Nakachi

Decade Of Big Island’s ‘Try Wait’ Moratorium Spurs Plenty Fish — And Poaching

Ten years of no fishing has led to a huge recovery on a stretch of the Kona Coast. Now comes the hard part: Protecting those gains.

Colonial-Era Coconut Farms Pose Risks To The Survival Of Pacific Atolls Ryan Green/Civil Beat/2026

Colonial-Era Coconut Farms Pose Risks To The Survival Of Pacific Atolls

The copra industry keeps remote economies afloat while also threatening to undermine the land it depends on.

Trump Reopens Protected Hawaiian Waters To Commercial Fishing Christina Jedra/Civil Beat/2023

Trump Reopens Protected Hawaiian Waters To Commercial Fishing

Dealing a blow to environmentalists, Papahānaumokuākea and two other Pacific marine monuments will be partially reopened by presidential proclamation.

Attention Divers! Hawaiʻi’s Reefs Need Your Help After Destructive Storms Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Attention Divers! Hawaiʻi’s Reefs Need Your Help After Destructive Storms

Early reports support fears of widespread damage, but without more monitoring the picture remains incomplete.