Ola I Ka Wai: Water Is Life
Amid the vast scope of climate change, our series explores each of the natural elements that shape our island life, starting with water.
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Robbie Dingeman
Amid the vast scope of climate change, our series explores each of the natural elements that shape our island life, starting with water.
In 2050, students learn under the infinite sky. In each school complex, outdoor education hubs outnumber placid classrooms, each site a star in a constellation of learning spanning mauka to makai.
Native Hawaiian artist, Solomon Enos creates a dynamic new Waikīkī in the year 2050, a place that has become an amazing model of climate change adaptation.
Local artist Kate Wadsworth illustration pays homage to the restoration of Indigenous systems that have existed for generations in Hawai‘i.
Imagine if geothermal energy pumps, airborne wind turbines and solar-powered facilities could power the life in our streams, the lights in our homes and the transportation of goods across the ocean.
Native Hawaiian self-reliance provides a template for imagining a future of innovative stewardship of our natural resources in part two of Hawai‘i of Tomorrow, a six-part series presented by Hawaiian Electric.
Local artist Kimberlie Clinthorne-Wong, envisions a Hawai’i of 2050 where electric transportation means shorter commute times, more gardens and green spaces, and the sounds of bird-song and laughter instead of the roar of today’s traffic.
A snorkeling spot and a crater are the focus of O‘ahu’s first attempts to manage and profit more from surging visitor numbers.
Here’s a look back at a story that ran in the magazine in February 1920.
Here’s a look back at a story that ran in the magazine in July 1921.
Here’s a look back at a story that ran in the magazine in June 2011.
An article from 2001 takes on the topic of dredging the Ala Wai Canal in the wake of complaints about what lurks in its murky waters.
If you can only plant one tree, make it an urban one.
We talk with Desiree Page about how criminal statistics pushed her into arboriculture, how HECO manages power lines and trees, and why trees grow up so fast in Waimānalo.
Heidi Bornhurst talks about designing a zoo habitat for elephants, using a forklift to pick up her future husband and why grass is a super alien.
We spent weeks contemplating some of Honolulu’s oldest, biggest and most impressive trees to capture their natural magnificence.
The history of Hawai‘i from our files.
Hikers can help the public-private partnership with repairs now.
Illegal tree burning in the wildlife sanctuary harms natural resources.
Experts tell us how to bolster our food security and commit to locally grown for our future.
Record drops in travel, trash and electricity use won’t last, but the lessons learned from them can. Here’s how we move forward.
The governor set a goal of doubling local food production by 2020. So how do we measure up?
She started the first state insectary, established to propagate native rare invertebrates and other of Hawai‘i’s smallest and most overlooked species, including our state insect, the Kamehameha butterfly.
On private lands across Hawai‘i, generations of families and ranchers have hosted and cared for the endangered bird.