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Can Hawaiʻi-grown seaweed quell climate change? Maui marine group presenters think so

Can climate change be quelled with Hawai’i grown seaweed? Symbrosia, a Hawaiʻi-based startup company, thinks it can be; the group is striving to solve climate change by reducing livestock methane emissions with Hawaiʻi-grown seaweed.

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High-tide coastal flooding in Hawaii and other U.S. coastal regions to accelerate

Hawaii and other U.S. coastal regions will experience an accelerating number of high-tide flooding days starting in the mid-2030s, according to a newly published study.
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Paradise Lost: Hawaii officials promise changes to seawall policies that have quickened beach destruction

Hawaii lawmakers and regulators are pledging to take steps to tighten oversight of seawalls and other barriers that are speeding beach erosion.

Hawaii broke or tied hundreds of heat records in 2019 - and a warm winter is expected
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Hawaii broke or tied hundreds of heat records in 2019 - and a warm winter is expected

If you thought 2019 was unusually hot, you're not imagining things.

Maui council committee takes action on climate change litigation
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Maui council committee takes action on climate change litigation

The Maui County Council Governance, Ethics and Transparency Committee recommended that the full Council approve a resolution to hire special counsel to represent Maui County in litigation against fossil fuel companies.

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As sea level rises, state considers the perils and opportunities of ‘managed retreat’

As sea level rises, state considers the perils and opportunities of ‘managed retreat’

Experts say sea level rise is putting Hawaii's shorelines at risk.
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