Conservation

The final map will serve as a public tool to help reduce flood risk. This could save lives, as well as property, and restore Maui County’s prominent natural wetland ecosystems.

Kahaluʻu Beach Park on the west side of Hawaiʻi Island will temporarily close starting Thursday to allow for coral spawning. The public won’t be able to swim, snorkel or surf in the bay, which is home to a coral reef ecosystem.

A little more than 2 million acres have been designated a Sentinel Landscape, which opens up access to tens of millions of federal dollars for land conservation projects.

Dr. Shawn Lum talks about the origins of Earth Day. His conversation concludes with music from Iris Trio’s new album, "Project Earth - The Blue Chapter," a project devoted to creating meaningful change.

A 1,200-foot-long ti leaf lei made by the Kohala community on Hawaiʻi Island was draped across Pololū Valley over the weekend. As HPR's Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi reports, the lei ritual is a reminder of a growing community of residents opposed to increased development in the area.

For the Year of the Forest Bird, we share some updated research on our threatened and endangered species. The Conversation talked with Richard "Rick" Camp of the U.S. Geological Survey and Eldridge Naboa of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge.

Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project avian field research supervisor Laura Berthold and former avian research technician Zach Pezzillo updated The Conversation on the story of MAPA1.

The viewpoint site is located along Kūhiō Highway in Princeville. It includes two lookouts with views of Hanalei Valley and Bay, the wildlife refuge and the Haleleʻa Forest Reserve.

Every year, more than a million people enjoy the beach parks in the coastal community of Keaukaha on Hawaiʻi Island, according to a grassroots-led data collection effort over the last year known as Waiʻuli We Count. HPR’s Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi has more.

During filming, vehicles were in prohibited areas and some vegetation was damaged. The company has been fined and could potentially have permits revoked.