The environmental website Grist posted a sad, damning story on Friday, Jan. 5 about coral bleaching–one of many harbingers of the environmental disaster known as climate change. The story, which discusses a new paper published in the journal Science, concludes that coral bleaching events (caused when the ocean gets too warm, which causes the coral to expel the symbiotic algae … [Read more...] about More bad news about coral bleaching, both in Hawaii and around the world
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
In Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, world’s oldest known wild bird is a new mom
The world's oldest known wild bird has hatched another chick at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge and Battle of Midway National Memorial. The chick hatched approximately two months after its mother, Wisdom, was first spotted incubating an egg at the same nesting site her and her mate, Akeakamai, use each year. Wisdom is a female Laysan albatross. She is at least 66 years … [Read more...] about In Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, world’s oldest known wild bird is a new mom
New coral reef fish named after President Barack Obama
A new species of coral reef fish has been named after President Barack Obama. The fish, whose scientific name is Tosanoides obama, was discovered during a June 2016 NOAA research expedition to Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument in the remote Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Scientists from the Bishop Museum, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and … [Read more...] about New coral reef fish named after President Barack Obama
New NOAA report outlines climate change threat to Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument
A new report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) makes clear that the worst elements of climate change–sea-level rise, ocean acidification, coral bleaching, etc.–will make life very difficult for the diverse variety of life that exists in the 139,797-square mile Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument. The 99-page report on the future of the … [Read more...] about New NOAA report outlines climate change threat to Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument
Know your 2016 Maui County election candidate: Makani Christensen
Makani Christensen is another of the four Democrats challenging incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (click here for Miles Shiratori's questionnaire). He's relatively young (36), a Marine Corps veteran and runs an activity company on Hawaii Island. But can he beat Schatz, whose campaign has more than $9 million, according to the non-partisan Center for Responsive … [Read more...] about Know your 2016 Maui County election candidate: Makani Christensen