Feb 20 Watch 6:18 How poet W.S. Merwin found paradise by planting palm trees By PBS News Hour In the late 1970s, the renowned poet W.S. Merwin bought three acres of an old pineapple plantation in Hawaii -- a “paradise lost,” where little would grow due to deforestation and chemicals leftover in the soil. Little by little, he… Continue watching
Feb 15 Why can’t captive breeding of saltwater aquarium fish catch on? By Sam Weber On the outdoor lot of his beachside facility, flecked with dozens of plastic bins and tanks, biologist Syd Kraul has raised several fish species from eggs to fingerlings, including tuna, snapper, and moi, a native Hawaiian fish, for more than… Continue reading
Feb 15 Watch 8:34 Hawaii’s aquarium fish industry in deep water over collection controversies By PBS News Hour A proposed bill in Hawaii has ignited renewed discussion about the impact of the state's largest aquarium fishery, which catches hundreds of thousands of gem-like saltwater fish each year for shipment to collectors around the world. Supporters say the industry… Continue watching
Feb 02 Poet W. S. Merwin recites ‘Rain Light’ among the lush palms at his Maui home By Jeffrey Brown W. S. Merwin reads his poem "Rain Light" from his home in Hawaii. Continue reading
Jan 23 Say what? Half the world’s languages will vanish by the end of the century By Frank Carlson There are over 6,000 languages spoken around the world today. But by the end of this century, fewer than half of them will remain. That's the driving concern of the new documentary "Language Matters," from poet Bob Holman and filmmaker… Continue reading
Dec 30 Obama golf game forces Army couple to move wedding By Josh Lederman and Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Associated Press HONOLULU — A couple getting married near President Barack Obama's vacation spot in Hawaii learned the hard way that the big day rarely goes exactly as planned. Continue reading
Dec 05 Chicago, NY, Hawaii compete to host Obama library By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Three U.S. cities that President Barack Obama once called home are trying to outdo one another as the competition to host his future presidential library comes to a close. Continue reading
Oct 30 Watch Oozy lava and solar cannonballs: Here are two hot spots we can’t extinguish By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 06 Hawaii gears up for double hurricanes By Anna Christiansen Hawaii is under a tropical storm warning as two hurricanes spin their way across the Pacific ocean. Residents are bracing themselves for torrential winds, rains and flooding, all of which are likely to cause power disruptions on the Islands. Continue reading