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A few midwives seek to uphold Native Hawaiian birth traditions. Would a state law jeopardize them?
A group of midwives who focus on traditional Native Hawaiian birth practices are trying to block a Hawaii law that requires midwives to obtain licenses.
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Multiple communications failures hurt emergency response to Maui wildfires – report
Inoperative cell towers left residents and tourists with few options to receive emergency alerts like evacuation orders. And the closed systems used by police created a dam of information that was not being relayed in a timely way to the mayor and emergency officials, the report said.
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Hawaii: growing threat of ‘devastating’ fires as island landscape dries and warms
Severe blazes, once a rarity in Hawaii, are increasing in strength and scale, complicating rescue efforts for the small local fire crews
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Maui’s historic Lahaina is burning
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The shift to a green energy future is renewing plantation-era water wars in Hawaii
Wesley Yadao, 71, farms five acres of taro in a region of Kauai where generations of families have tended the starchy root vegetable in wet paddies fed by the Waimea River. His tough-knuckled hands betray the necessity of a strong work ethic, an indelible link to his great-grandparents who planted the first seeds of the family’s taro-farming legacy.
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Magic Sands Beach Park: A Complete Guide
On the sunny Kona Coast of the Big Island of Hawai‘i there is a lovely white sand beach whose claim to fame is sand that disappears. Yes, the sand is there one day and gone
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The US military is polluting Hawaii’s water supply – and denying it
The Hawaiian governor issued an emergency order to de-fuel the Red Hill Facility. The US Navy has enlisted top lawyers to make sure its 600m liters of petroleum stay perched above our water supply
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Hawaii's beaches are disappearing due to climate change
Martha Raddatz covers Hawaii’s response to climate change on ABC’s “This Week” Sunday.
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Hawaii’s Beaches Are Disappearing
Major islands have lost nearly a quarter of their beaches in the last century. The culprit? Seawalls and other barriers erected by wealthy homeowners.
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Scientists Discover Billions of Gallons of Hidden Freshwater off Hawaii Coast
The island communities like Hawaii, which are surrounded by Ocean water, have to rely on collecting freshwater stored in the ground for drinking, irrigation, and commercial industries. The American state located in the Pacific Ocean is at serious risk due to climate-driven droughts and less rainfall. But scientists found a new way to solve the problem.
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Hawaii Marines Are Now Guarding The Nests Of Endangered Species
In June, Hawaiian green sea turtle nests were discovered at Bellows Beach. It was the first time that they had been documented on the beach since the military began keeping track. The Marines train to fight on land, sea and air. But as they do, they are often navigating ecosystems that are home to a diverse mix of animal and plant life.
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A 'ghost net' in Hawaii is threatening marine life right now
Environmentalists warn that a large "ghost net" is floating in Hawaiian waters that could threaten marine life and cause severe damage to boats if not removed soon. Ghost nets are massive fishing nets that have been left or lost at sea by fisherman. Officials are asking people to be on the lookout for what they believe to be a net measuring 50 feet long by 70 feet wide, and approximately 50 feet deep in the sea, according to Matt Lane, a spokesman with the nonprofit Love the Sea.
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Hawaii’s Push To Plant Millions Of Trees
Camilo Mora spends his evenings and weekends tinkering with PVC pipes, duct tape and zip ties, working like a modern-day MacGyver to create odd-looking inventions for his greenhouse.
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That Time Hawaii Tried to Join the Japanese Empire
Hawaii’s ties with Japan are strong today, but they could have been much stronger if King Kalakau’s secret plan to form a political alliance had succeeded in 1881.
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Protests resume in Hawaii with start of Thirty Meter Telescope constr
The Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) has had a tumultuous start. Protests over construction on a mountain considered sacred by some Native Hawaiians stalled the project and sent it back to the courts. As
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Hawaii just decriminalized marijuana
Hawaii on Tuesday decriminalized marijuana, making it the 26th state to decriminalize or legalize the drug. The new law removes the possibility of jail time as a penalty for up to three grams of marijuana, but maintains a $130 fine. Hawaii’s Democrat-controlled legislature approved the bill and sent it to Democratic Gov. David Ige in May. Ige didn’t sign it, but he also didn’t veto it, effectively letting it become law on Tuesday. The new law will take effect on January 11, 2020.
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Hawaii warns tourists of parasitic worm that can burrow into human brains
Health dept reports three more cases in people who visited Hawaii Island.
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Hiker Amanda Eller found alive after being lost 2 weeks in Maui, Hawaii forest
A 35-year-old physical therapist and yoga instructor who went missing in the Makawao Forest Reserve on Maui, Hawaii, two weeks ago has been found alive, according to her family and a Facebook page devoted to the search. Amanda Eller was found Friday in a creek bed between two waterfalls by three volunteers searching the area by helicopter. The Maui News reported that Eller was injured, but did not elaborate. Photos on the Facebook page showed her with bruised and swollen feet and a smudged, but smiling, face.
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Scientists Discover Hawaiian 'Supercorals' Thriving In Warm, Acidic Water
A reef in Hawaii's Kāne’ohe Bay bounced back despite development, dredging, sewage and rising water temperatures, leading scientists to dub it a supercoral.
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'Wiped out before our eyes': Hawaii offers bold plan to stop shark killings
Sharks could soon become more numerous in Hawaii waters – and advocates say that’s a good thing. Lawmakers in Honolulu advanced a proposed ban on killing sharks in state waters on Wednesday, after receiving hundreds of calls and letters of support from around the country. The law, which would provide sweeping protection for any shark, rather than select species, could be the first of its kind in the United States.
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