ʻAkēʻakē, or band-rumped storm petrels, are the rarest and smallest seabirds that breed in Hawaiʻi. Little is known about the ʻakēʻakē, which only come to shore under the cover of darkness.

The Waiwhatu Project has created or expanded the definitions of six words in te reo Māori — the language of the Indigenous people of Aoteroa — to describe different geothermal processes. It's part of a larger effort to center Indigenous worldviews in the sciences. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote reports.

With the Central Maui Landfill nearing capacity and no permanent site for Lahaina's fire debris, Maui County has reached an agreement to purchase two parcels that will solve both problems. HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol reports.

West Maui residents devastated by last year's wildfire are awaiting the return of one of the nation's most prestigious basketball tournaments with mixed feelings.

Scientists in the southwestern Pacific Ocean have discovered the largest coral ever recorded. It's so big it can be seen from space. With the Pacific News Minute, HPR's Derrick Malama reports.

A tiny Hawaiian honeycreeper, the ‘anianiau, found only on Kaua’i, is now in residence off-exhibit at the Honolulu Zoo. The Kauaʻi Forest Bird Recovery Project is behind the efforts. The Conversation talked to Cali Crampton and Nicole Suckow to learn more.

The discovery of avian flu in wastewater in the Wahiawā area on Friday destroyed some 70 birds at a backyard bird sanctuary. The Conversation talked to Hawaiʻi's State Veterinarian Dr. Isaac Maeda about the state's first outbreak of avian flu in birds.