Environment
Meet Mele, O'ahu's Newest Hawaiian Monk Seal
The pup, born on Oʻahu in 2020, is one of the best things to happen last year.
Find Tranquility Amongst the Trees and Trails of Hoʻomaluhia Botanical Garden
Get lost in the rainforest flora at Ho‘omaluhia Botanical Garden, O‘ahu’s youngest—and largest—botanical garden.
Humpback Whale Season in Hawaiʻi is in Full Swing Right Now
Researchers hope whale numbers will increase this year.
There’s a New Eruption at Kīlauea Volcano in Hawaiʻi
Halemaʻumaʻu crater is now a lava lake.
Alaska Airlines Teams Up with Mālama Hawaiʻi to Plant Nearly 900 Trees on Oʻahu
The airline promises to plant one tree for every flight to the Hawaiian Islands.
Q&A with Fishpond Educator and Caretaker Luka Mossman
Luka Mossman and his family have spent over two decades restoring and maintaining the Hale o Lono Fishpond, and it now serves as a center for culture and science.
The Beloved Kōlea Birds Return to Hawaiʻi
You know it’s the end of summer when the Pacific golden plovers flock to the Islands.
Take a Farm-To-Medicine-Cabinet Tour of Kaua‘i Farmacy’s Organic Farm in Kīlauea
The family-run farm grows, processes, cures, packages and sells over 50 healing remedies, from teas to tinctures.
Hanauma Bay Has Never Looked So Good
Research shows the protected bay on Oʻahu has been recovering since the state shutdown in March.
Endangered Hawaiian Petrel Returns Home After Years at Sea
The first of 87 birds translocated as chicks has returned to Nihoku at Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge after several years at sea.
Get Lost at Lyon Arboretum in Mānoa
This 200-acre public botanical garden on Oʻahu boasts more than 7 miles of hiking trails through a tropical rainforest.
The Outdoor Circle Has Been Protecting Hawaiʻi’s Natural Beauty Since 1912
The Hawaiʻi nonprofit has been working as both vanguard and watchdog for the Islands’ natural sightlines and flora for over a century.
These Cute Lemur Twins Born at the Honolulu Zoo Will Make Your Day
Listed as endangered, these two ring-tailed lemurs were born on Easter Sunday.
