Scientists Voice Their Support for Native Hawaiians Protesting the Thirty Meter Telescope
With the hashtag #ScientistsforMaunaKea, scientists are sharing their opposition to the construction of the $1.4 billion telescope on sacred land.
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Verizon Won’t Restrict Emergency Workers’ Data as Hurricane Lane Bears Down on Hawaii
The news followed a public outcry this week over Verizon's throttling of data for fire crews battling Northern California's Mendocino Complex Fire.
Dispatches: What You Need to Know About Climate Injustice
News and notes from Pacific Standard staff and contributors.
The Week in Photos: From a Volcanic Eruption in Hawaii to Earthquake Offerings in China
A round-up of images from Viewfinder, Pacific Standard's daily photo feature.
Hawaii’s Volcanic Eruption Could Hit Low-Income Residents Hardest
Impoverished communities are often the most affected by natural disasters.
Viewfinder: A Volcanic Eruption in Hawaii
A plume of volcanic smoke rises over the area of Leilani Estates on May 6th, 2018, on Hawaii's Big Island.
Hawaii Becomes the Seventh State to Legalize Physician-Assisted Suicide
Hawaii lawmakers passed a bill allowing physicians to prescribe life-ending medications to terminally ill patients.
Could Hawaii Become the First State to Ban Styrofoam Food Containers?
The state is moving to reduce plastic pollution by implementing a groundbreaking ban on polystyrene containers that are commonly used throughout the island in the food industry.
Ending the Ecologically Harmful Capture of Tropical Fish
Experts are hoping that new captive breeding programs, replacing harmful fishing practices, could help prevent future harm to coral reef ecosystems.
Will Decreasing Rainfalls Destroy Hawaii’s Waterfall-Climbing Fish?
The fish, called O'opu, have developed the ingenious ability to climb hundreds of feet up the side of waterfalls in order to breed.