Mosquito

This time of year usually brings a respite from flus and colds as more people spend time outdoors. But climate change is transforming the risk of infectious diseases. For example, if Hawaiʻi's climate grows more hospitable to mosquitos, the islands may see more cases of mosquito-borne diseases. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote reports.

A first circuit court judge has reaffirmed a state plan to save Hawaiian honeycreepers by managing mosquito populations. Judge John Tonaki approved what’s known as an Incompatible Insect Technique (IIT), which would focus on reducing avian malaria in east Maui.

Officials have confirmed that one case was in Kaua‘i County, and the other in Hawai‘i County. Both were found in individuals who had recently traveled to countries where dengue is common.

Federal and state agencies say a project to release incompatible mosquitoes to protect Kauaʻi's native birds will have no significant adverse effects on the environment. The state Department of Land and Natural Resources and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released a draft environmental assessment on the project this week.

With over 850,000 individual birds on Hawai'i island, the 'amakihi are among our most common honeycreeper species. Still, a sighting of this yellow singer…

With over 850,000 individual birds on Hawai'i island, the 'amakihi are among our most common honeycreeper species. Still, a sighting of this yellow singer…

WAILUKU — The Hawaii Department of Health notified a Maui neighborhood of a suspected case of a mosquito-borne illness near their residences, officials…

Mosquito-borne illnesses are a concern in various parts of the world. They range from dengue and West Nile virus to yellow fever. Two other diseases are a…

Although there haven’t been any recent outbreaks of dengue fever … the threat of the Zika virus is still making the news. So the Hawai‘i State Department…