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U.S. military’s attempt to retain strategic land for training runs into Native Hawaiian opposition
The U.S. military wants to continue live-fire training at Pohakuloa, a high-altitude plateau on Hawaii’s Big Island ...
Team of Hawaii students collaborates with scientists to draft endangered Palila bird genome
The palila once existed throughout the entire island chain. Now the species can only be found on a small region of Mauna Kea ...
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Meet Hawaii's 'jewels of the forest' — some of the rarest animals on Earth - NPR
Hawaii's native tree snails, known as the "jewels of the forest," are rapidly disappearing. Some of the most imperiled only live in human care now, safeguarded 24 hours a day.
'A second attack': Northwestern Hawaiian Islands protections are on the line
In April, a proclamation from President Donald Trump opened the 490,000-square-mile Pacific Islands Heritage Marine Monument ...
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Scientists Are Using Drones to Unleash Thousands of Mosquitoes in Hawaii in a Bid to Save Native Birds. Here’s How It Works
The lab-raised, non-biting male mosquitoes are meant to breed with the invasive ones on the islands and produce sterile eggs ...
You Can’t Own These Animals as Pets in America
Exotic animals are intriguing for a variety of reasons, leading some people to covet them. But these wild creatures are not ...
An explosion of sea urchins threatens to push coral reefs in Hawaii ‘past the point of recovery’
The turquoise water of Hōnaunau Bay in Hawaii, an area popular with snorkelers and divers, is teeming with spiny creatures ...
Terminally Ill Dog Spends 791 Days in Shelter, Then Everything Changed
Princess looked set to see out her days being looked after by staff at the Maui Humane Society—until something wonderful ...
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Governor signs agriculture and biosecurity bills into law
Gov. Josh Green signed various agriculture and biosecurity bills into law, including one that the governor had previously ...
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‘Bone collector’ caterpillar, a new species, wears outfit of body parts
The caterpillar species with a macabre fashion sense was discovered by researchers in Hawaii. Its casing is a disguise to fool the spiders with which it lives. Updated April 24, 2025 ...
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Hawaii’s black coral: Protected, studied and still revealing its secrets
It’s an organic gem like a pearl. But instead of residing in a shell, this Hawaii gem grows slowly like a miniature tree deep ...
Why are scientists dropping mosquitoes from drones in Hawaii?
Hawaii's native birds face extinction due to mosquito-borne diseases like avian malaria. Introduced in the 20th century, mosquitoes now threaten iconi ...