IUCN Adopts Science-Based Policy on Synthetic Biology for Conservation

The International Union for Conservation of Nature has made a landmark decision on synthetic biology, adopting Motion 87 to establish a responsible, science-based policy framework while rejecting calls for a complete moratorium on genetic...

Governor wants 27k new homes built in Honolulu neighborhood, plans to seek infrastructure funding

Gov. Josh Green has a big vision for Iwilei, the working-class neighborhood bordering Honolulu’s Chinatown along the rail line. It would cost an estimated $667 million in state taxpayer money for a massive infrastructure upgrade, Green says. The...

1 In 4 Hawaii Students Are Chronically Absent From School

Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter At 7:45 am on a recent Friday, Fern Elementary’s cafeteria exploded with shouts and cheers as school counselor Talon Henderson called students to the front of...

Scientists may have found the smallest clump of dark matter, and its million times denser than the sun

Scientists have discovered a small clump of “dark matter.” Located approximately 10 billion light-years away from Earth at the edge of the universe, the object has a mass a million times greater than that of our sun.Previously presumed to be...

He’s been to space, ran NASA and can do 40 pushups at IHOP. Here’s why Bill Nelson thinks Musk must rethink his Mars plan

Biden-era NASA Administrator Bill Nelson is a RINO. No, not the derisive term used by President Donald Trump and MAGA world for Republicans who disagree with them — Nelson is retired in name only. And this still-busy-at-83, one-time spaceman has a...

U.S. in 2025: 24% of global GDP, 750 military bases, and leadership in technology and culture sustain its global influence

Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright once said, “We are the indispensable nation,” referring to the USA. The late journalist Carlos Alberto Montaner commissioned me to write a book with this title. His idea was that a book was needed...

Japanese firm to help Hawaii achieve clean energy goals

Japan’s largest power generation company has committed to help Hawaii achieve clean energy and decarbonization goals under a collaboration agreement. Gov. Josh Green and the energy firm, JERA Co. Inc., signed a strategic partnering agreement...

Mysterious faraway cosmic object could be dark matter or dwarf galaxy, study says

A mysterious object found deep in the cosmos could soon have astronomers rethinking what they know about dark matter. That's according to a team of researchers who turned to a global network of telescopes to spot what they believe could be a clump...

Chamber of Commerce Hawaii Wins 2025 Excellence in Business Award

The Chamber of Commerce Hawaii is honored to be recognized in Hawaii Business Magazine’s inaugural Excellence in Business Awards, a recognition that underscores the Chamber’s 175 years of commitment to our state’s businesses, communities, and...

Never Made: The Non-Existent Widebody Aircraft That Hawaiian Airlines Ordered

In 2008, Hawaiian Airlines placed a headline order for six Airbus A350-800 models alongside six older-generation Airbus A330-200s, a two-pronged plan that was designed to modernize long-haul flying in the near term. The addition of Airbus A350...

UH scientists, WWII seaplane helped build template for remote research

Reading time: 2 minutesPhotograph of Tiare Tahiti, provided by Inge Kendall. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa faculty and students were at the forefront of a historic scientific expedition in 1967, using a converted World War II seaplane to unlock...

Algae Products Market to Reach USD 9.7Billion by 2032, Growing At An 7% CAGR - Credence Research

Credence Research Unveils Comprehensive Analysis Projecting Market to Reach USD 9,728.83 Million by 2032, Driven by Rising Health Consciousness and Environmental Sustainability Imperatives PUNE, India, Oct. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The global...

Editorial: Fed cuts endanger ecological science

The cuts keep coming for Hawaii. On the heels of a dismal report on the outsized impact federal funding pullbacks will have on local nonprofits, the alarm was sounded Tuesday over fallout poised to devastate U.S. Geological Survey Ecosystems...

Hawaii student vaccinations fall below average rate

Kindergarten vaccination rates in Hawaii continue to lag behind the national average, according to the latest data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While there was a slight improvement over the year, the rates of routine...

Hawaii military members face financial stress during shutdown

Brooke Millard was the executive officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Tall Ship Eagle stationed along the East Coast in December 2018 and into January 2019 during the previous — and longest — federal government shutdown that stretched into 35 days...

Technology Futurism Numerous Billionaires Preparing for End of Society

The tech billionaires are still doomsday prepping. And as the BBC reports, it seems that AI is making some of them more paranoid than ever that society as we know it might soon crumble. For years now, reports of the wealthiest bracing for the end...

Ocean Acidification: 7th Planetary Boundary Now Breached, Scientists Warn

We have now crossed seven out of nine planetary boundaries: climate change, biosphere integrity, novel entities, land system change, freshwater use, biogeochemical flow and, most recently, ocean acidification. — Last month, humanity crossed...

Stem Cell Technique Could Preserve Endangered Bird Species

Birds are a critical part of the global ecosystem; they enable our food production through consumption of agricultural pests like aphids and rodents, and control the spread of diseases by eating insects like mosquitos and ticks. However, around 15...

45k on strike | Hotel workers win | Shutdown pain

Tuesday, October 14, 2025 STRIKES ► From Hawaii News Now — Thousands of Kaiser Permanente employees to go on five-day strike — According to union members, they are demanding fair wages, safe staffing, and a stronger voice for caregivers in...

I Thought I Didn’t Need God. I Was Wrong.

Is the West experiencing a religious revival? Some say yes—or at least, that it needs one. Young generations have become spiritually bankrupt, they say, consumed by technology and social media, desperate for something bigger than themselves. But...