Opponents Plan to Stop Controversial Hawaiian Telescope's Construction 'At Whatever Cost'
Native Hawaiians have a long history of losing battles over their land. This stems all the way back to the late 1800s…
That Adorable Baby Octopus Is Actually a Pea-Sized Killer [Updated]
An image of a pea-sized cephalopod captured by a team of scientists in Hawaii has been making the rounds this week as…
A Pacific Hurricane Completely Washed Away This Hawaiian Island
The days of islands vanishing under the waves are here. Hurricane Walaka, a monster storm that roared through the…
Why Hawaii Is Burning Its Massive Mangrove Trees
All over the world, from Florida to Thailand, efforts are underway to restore mangrove forests. These ecosystem have…
Hurricane Lane Looks Terrifying From Space
There’s a high definition camera on the International Space Station that frequently captures some of the most…
Why Hurricane Lane Poses a Major Threat to Hawaii
Hurricane Lane continues to bear down on Hawaii, posing a catastrophic threat to residents and tourists alike. The…
Hurricane Lane Could Make a Rare Landfall in Hawaii
In a year of supremely weird weather, we may be in for yet another very odd event: a landfalling Hawaiian hurricane.
Native Hawaiians Turn to Ancient Traditions to Save Their Reefs
HE‘EIA, HAWAII—The mountains on the windward shores of Oahu, Hawaii, are prone to clouds. On a recent breezy summer…
Nearly Two Dozen People Injured After Lava Bomb Hits Hawaii Tour Boat
Earlier today, a basketball-sized chunk of molten rock slammed into a tour boat off the coast of Hawaii, injuring 23…
Jumping Into the Ocean Helped Me Get Over a Lifelong Fear
COCONUT ISLAND, HAWAII—Sitting in the shaky white boat, I suddenly felt a huge wave of fear. Exposed in my pink floral…
Kilauea Volcano Has Turned This Hawaiian Shore Into an Apocalyptic Wasteland
It’s been over six weeks since lava fissures began erupting on Hawaii’s Big Island, and there’s still no end in sight.…
Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano Has Likely Now Destroyed at Least 350 Homes on the Big Island
A terrifying wall of lava from Kilauea volcano in its East Rift Zone has destroyed two entire tracts of suburban…
Hawaii Is Owning the Rest of Us On Climate Change
Just over a year after President Trump’s announcement that the U.S. will jettison the Paris climate deal, Hawaii has…
Hottest, Fastest Lava Yet Prompts Further Evacuations in Hawaii
Residents of two Big Island communities have been advised to evacuate, as fast-moving magma from the Kilauea volcano…
Lava From Kilauea Volcano Reaches Well at Geothermal Power Plant
Lava from Hawaii’s erupting Kilauea volcano has reached the Puna Geothermal Venture plant, covering a well and…
New Evacuation Plan in Place as Third Kilauea Lava Flow Reaches Ocean
US Marine Corps stationed in Hawaii are now on standby to help with evacuations should lava flows cut off the only…
Haunting Timelapse Shows Hawaii’s Glowing Kilauea Volcano From Above
The recent images of Hawaii’s erupting Kilauea volcano are as fascinating as they are disturbing, but as this new…
Creeping Lava Now Threatens Major Hawaiian Power Plant
Molten lava from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has entered the grounds of Puna Geothermal Venture, a geothermal power plant…
Hawaii Is Losing Its Most Iconic Tree to Disease
Over the last several years, a deadly fungal disease has killed hundreds of thousands of native Hawaiian ʻōhiʻa trees.…