At Chris Rathbun’s lu`au leaf farm in the lush, wet valley of Waipi`o, the ancient auwai have always worked perfectly, he says. But every place he’s tried to fiddle with an auwai or do his own maintenance, the water doesn’t … Continued
Frank Howarth knows about dengue. “It’s horrible,” the Bishop Museum entomologist says. “Breakbone fever – it’s well named.” Howarth contracted the disease years ago in Laos, but memories of the suffering remain clear and strong. Howarth is encountering the disease … Continued
Pulelehua Lei Pimoe i ka `ehukai Pimoe wears a wreath of sea spray E Kanaio puna i ke kai Springs of Kanaio by the sea Onaona no kou `ala Sweet, your fragrance Aloha wau ia `oe I love you . … Continued
Discussions with Department of Land and Natural Resources staff about permitting requirements led to discussions with kalo farmers statewide and resulted in an effort to put together some guidance for people renewing the traditional use of lo`i kalo. Many of … Continued
In the biological treasure that is made up by the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, the atoll of French Frigate Shoals stands head and shoulders above the rest of the chain. Although the atoll has just 74 acres of land, divided among … Continued
To Save Hawai’i, Study Hawai’i “I go out in nature a lot. I love Waipi`o and the mountain,” a Hilo High School freshman named Jessica says. Her friend Miki agrees. “We go camping and I love the ocean. Something just … Continued
If all had gone according to plan, the $5 million Carbon Dioxide Ocean Sequestration Field Experiment would be history by now – or at least on its way there. Instead, the researchers proposing it have been sent back to the … Continued
For three hot and sticky days bridging the months of July and August, the collective knowledge of more than a thousand of the world’s foremost experts in conservation biology was focused in the meeting rooms and conference halls of the … Continued
In the year 2018, Hawai`i’s water sources will meet only 57 percent of state project demands, according to a draft plan recently presented to the Water Commission. The most desperate island by 2018 will be Maui, where projects will be … Continued
How much plastic can an albatross chick swallow? The answer: An absolutely staggering amount. The volume of plastic that can be found in the carcasses of chicks would choke the proverbial horse. And the size of the items the chicks … Continued