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Green Fee funding draws praise, calls for more accountability from statewide coalition
A statewide environmental coalition is applauding Hawaiʻi lawmakers for advancing what it calls a historic first round of Green Fee investments — while pressing for stronger transparency as the money begins flowing to projects across the islands, including Maui.
Community urged to join monthlong effort against invasive species in Hawaiʻi
Hawaiʻi Invasive Species Awareness Month returns this May for its ninth year, bringing together residents, farmers, government agencies and community organizations to tackle one of the state’s most persistent environmental and economic threats.
Currents bring both debris and marine life to the Pacific Garbage Patch
Marine surface-dwelling organisms, such as jellies, snails, barnacles and crustaceans, are a critical ecological link between diverse ecosystems.
EPA awards $260,000 to Hawaiʻi for wetlands restoration
The US Environmental Protection Agency awarded $264,000 to the Hawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural Resources to boost programs that restore habitat, protect water quality and wetlands.
$1.5 trillion spending bill includes millions to protect Hawaiʻi’s environment and wildlife
The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022, a $1.5 trillion spending bill signed into law by President Joe Biden on Tuesday, includes millions in funding to protect Hawaiʻi’s environment. The bill makes critical investments in environmental protection for lands and oceans, including efforts to protect endangered species. “The bill makes substantial further federal investments to help Hawai’i […]
Alaska Airlines Switching to Boxed Water & Recyclable Cups To Help Planet
Alaska Airlines’ inflight water service is switching to Boxed Water and recyclable paper cups to eliminate an estimated 1.8 million pounds of single-use plastics a year, equivalent to the weight of 18 Boeing 737s.
Research Predicts Coral Reef Biodiversity Will Shift Not Collapse as Climate Changes
New research led by scientists at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa reveals the species which dominate experimental coral reef communities shift due to climate change, but the total biodiversity does not decline under future ocean conditions of warming and acidification expected by the end of the century.
More Fish-Luring FADs Are Adrift, Causing Navigation/Wildlife Issues in Hawai’i Waters
Hawai‘i has been experiencing an uptick in foreign and domestic fish aggregating devices, or “FADs”, that are adrift in nearshore waters or washing up along the coast, creating navigation hazards and entanglement of marine mammals, birds and turtles.
$200,000 Hazard Clean-Up Begins at Pu’u Wa’awa’a Forest Reserve on Big Island
A $200,000 project will soon begin to clean up the remnants of industrial use scattered on the property of the Pu’u Wa’awa’a Forest Reserve on Hawai’i Island.
Restoration of Indigenous Taro Fields Can Help Recovery of Endangered Waterbirds
Expanded restoration of Indigenous loʻi systems (taro fields) to address conservation and food-security needs in the Hawaiian islands also will provide new habitat (to help replace habitat lost by ongoing sea-level rise) for endangered waterbirds, according to new research.
Endangered Hawaiian Damselfly in Less Distress After Reintroduction on O’ahu
Biologists are releasing orange-black Hawaiian damselflies in a spring-fed stream, not far from Dillingham field on O’ahu, in the hopes of saving the species from extinction.
Pacific Whale Foundation Workshop on Marine Debris Research
The 2019 Hawai‘i Marine Debris Action Plan Research Workshop will be held July 25 to 26, with a presentation by Chief Scientist Jens Currie.
Funds Available for Environmental Startups in Hawai‘i
Elemental Excelerator, an environmental startup funder, is seeking applicants in Hawaiʻi that further environmental innovations for funding of up to $1 million.