Marcel Honoré

Honolulu

@CivilBeat Staff Writer. Professional Toddler Wrangler; -01- Days Without An Accident. Formerly @staradvertiser, @mydesert

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Articles

Hawaiʻi Readies Weather Stations Against Trump Assault On Climate Research

2 weeks ago | civilbeat.org | Marcel Honoré |Caitlin Thompson

The federal government will no longer track the nation’s costliest natural disasters. A local solution can fill some of the need here — if its funding holds out. As the White House shuts down federal efforts to track climate change impacts, Hawaiʻi has recently ramped up its own initiatives to keep that record going at the local level, largely through a network of new weather stations and experts. But that network, which has taken years to build, could also be on the chopping block.
Progress Report: Bolder Action Needed To Protect Hawaiʻi's Environment

2 weeks ago | civilbeat.org | Marcel Honoré

Legislators passed a historic new green fee. They also kicked some of Hawaiʻi’s most daunting environmental challenges down the road. At Pōkaʻī Bay in Waiʻanae swimmers and paddlers often report coming down with infections and stomach bugs once they leave the water. That includes Carmen Guzman-Simpliciano’s son, who, in 2022, visited the emergency room with an MRSA infection shortly after swimming there. Six months later, she said, the same thing happened after another dip in the Oʻahu bay.
Hawaiʻi Legislature Takes Historic Step Toward A Visitor 'Green Fee'

4 weeks ago | civilbeat.org | Marcel Honoré

If passed, the first-of-its-kind fee would raise millions of dollars annually to protect the state’s natural resources and make it more resilient to climate change. In a major win for conservationists, Hawaiʻi is poised after years of debate to finally approve a so-called “green fee,” which would be paid mostly by visitors to help shield the island state from environmental harm and climate change.
Trump Lifts Commercial Fishing Ban On Key Protected Area In Central Pacific

1 month ago | civilbeat.org | Marcel Honoré

Members of the Trump administration signaled that Papahānaumokuākea, the protected area around the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, could be next. President Donald Trump has opened one the largest protected swaths of the Central Pacific Ocean to commercial fishing, lifting a ban that sought to help conserve the region’s imperiled fish, shark, sea turtles, marine mammals and other species.
West Hawaiʻi Needs More Water. But At What Cost?

1 month ago | civilbeat.org | Marcel Honoré

The battle over a single Kona well site shows the tension between development and protected Indigenous water rights. It may not seem like much: Just another Hawaiʻi island well slated to be drilled deep into the dry, volcanic landscape of North Kona. But this well, dubbed the “Ota well” for the family that used to own the site, has been fought over for years.
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Is Being Evicted Amid Federal Cuts

2 months ago | civilbeat.org | Marcel Honoré

Observatory leaders have assured local emergency officials their public service will continue, but questions linger about how and where that work will happen. For more than 100 years, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory has kept a close eye on Kīlauea and other geologic hot spots to warn Big Island residents before eruptions, while training hundreds of volcano researchers from around the globe.
Climate Change Science Atop Mauna Loa Could Stall Amid Federal Cuts

2 months ago | civilbeat.org | Marcel Honoré

The NOAA office in Hilo that supports that carbon dioxide sampling has been flagged for a possible lease cancellation. For nearly 70 years, scientists have used an outpost near the top of Mauna Loa on the Big Island to record the rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere — one of the top indicators of human-caused climate change.
Governor's Pick Withdraws From Consideration For Hawai‘i Water Rights Board

2 months ago | civilbeat.org | Marcel Honoré

It’s the latest fallout in ongoing tensions between Gov. Josh Green and conservation groups over who should fill the seat to represent traditional stream rights and practices. Gov. Josh Green’s pick to serve as cultural expert on the state’s pivotal water resources board has withdrawn his nomination, officials announced Tuesday, prior to the Senate deciding whether to confirm him.
Federal Cuts May Clip Wings Of Hawaiʻi’s Endangered Birds

2 months ago | newsfromthestates.com | Marcel Honoré

Conservation efforts to protect some of Hawaiʻi’s most vulnerable native species and their habitats have been upended by the Elon Musk-led push to slash thousands of federal jobs. On Kauaʻi, the mass firings have disrupted the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s management of three National Wildlife Refuge sites, including wetlands that shelter endangered waterbirds. On Maui, they’ve hampered the National Park Service’s role in the fight to protect forest birds on the verge of extinction.
Hawaiʻi's Endangered Birds Bear Brunt Of Recent Federal Job Cuts

2 months ago | civilbeat.org | Marcel Honoré

Workers who had hoped to spend their careers supporting these at-risk local species have been let go. Now, who might take over remains up in the air. Conservation efforts to protect some of Hawaiʻi’s most vulnerable native species and their habitats have been upended by the Elon Musk-led push to slash thousands of federal jobs.