Nathan Eagle

Honolulu

Deputy Editor at Honolulu Civil Beat

Deputy editor @CivilBeat, sometimes photographer, realistic optimist. E ola ke kai, e ola kakou. Email: [email protected]

Articles

Lifeblood For Pacific Islands Threatened As Warming Ocean Drives Tuna East

2 days ago | civilbeat.org | Nathan Eagle

Residents of small Pacific island nations rely on tuna for local jobs and foreign fishing fees, which fund education, healthcare, roads and more. Amid climate change, fishermen have been working harder to catch fewer fish and it’s getting worse. Editor’s Note: Here in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, signs that climate change has arrived are all around us. We see it in our disappearing beaches, the flooding of our homes, the ever-looming menace of wildfire.
Can Learning Cursive Help Kids Read Better?

3 weeks ago | civilbeat.org | Shawn M. Datchuk |Nathan Eagle

Cursive started falling out of favor in U.S. schools after 2010 when most states adopted Common Core academic standards. Recently, my 8-year-old son received a birthday card from his grandmother. He opened the card, looked at it and said, “I can’t read cursive yet.”Then he handed it to me to read. If you have a child in the Philadelphia School District, chances are they have not been taught how to read or write cursive either.
This Commonly Used Plastic Chemical Caused 350,000 Heart Disease-Related Deaths In 1 Year

1 month ago | civilbeat.org | Nathan Eagle

People in Asia are exposed to levels up to six times higher than their counterparts in the West. This story by Joseph Winters was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. More than 16,000 chemicals are used to produce plastics — and some are silently killing us. Particularly worrisome is di-2-ethylhexylphthalate, or DEHP, a chemical used to soften plastic products.
The Environmental Policy Backed By Free-Market Republicans

1 month ago | civilbeat.org | Nathan Eagle

The right to repair can reduce emissions and pollution. But for conservatives, it’s “a freedom and liberty issue.”This story was written by Maddie Stone and first appeared in Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Several years ago, Louis Blessing’s wife asked for his help replacing the battery in her laptop. An electrical engineer by training, Blessing figured it would be a quick fix.
Next President Will Shape The Future Of America's Largest Marine Monument

2 months ago | messenger-inquirer.com | Nathan Eagle

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Utah Judge Orders Release Of Suspect In 1977 Hawai‘i Killing After Prosecution Stalls

2 months ago | civilbeat.org | Nathan Eagle

Honolulu prosecutors say there were “recent complications” in the case. This story was written by Matthew Brown, Jennifer Sinco Kelleher and Hannah Schoenbaum. SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A 66-year-old suspect in the 1977 killing of a Hawai‘i teenager was released from a Utah jail on Thursday after prosecutors in Honolulu said they weren’t ready to proceed with a murder charge against him.
How A Canoe Helped Turn Hawaiian Culture Into A Source Of Pride And Even Influenced Hollywood

Mar 8, 2025 | civilbeat.org | Nathan Eagle

The Hōkūleʻa became a vehicle of discovery, exploration and justice for Native Hawaiians. Editor’s note: This story was written by Associated Press reporter Audrey McAvoy. HONOLULU (AP) — Hawai‘i’s American colonizers once banned the Hawaiian language in schools. Some Native Hawaiians tried to lighten their skin with lye. Many people believed Polynesian voyagers had simply lucked into finding the islands by drifting on logs.
Shootz! From Ground And Air, The Modern And Historic Sites Of The Islands

Feb 7, 2025 | civilbeat.org | David Croxford |Nathan Eagle

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Will NOAA’s Race To Make Papahānaumokuākea A National Sanctuary Survive Trump?

Jan 16, 2025 | apnews.com | Nathan Eagle

With less than a week to go before President-elect Donald Trump returns to office, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration took action Wednesday to add a layer of protection for Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. Designating the waters around the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands a national marine sanctuary would act as an insurance policy should Trump unilaterally undo the monument protections afforded to the area as he threatened to last time in office.
Will NOAA's Race To Make Papahānaumokuākea A National Sanctuary Survive Trump?

Jan 16, 2025 | civilbeat.org | Nathan Eagle

The added protection for the environmentally and culturally sensitive area in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands is set to take effect in March. With less than a week to go before President-elect Donald Trump returns to office, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration took action Wednesday to add a layer of protection for Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.