Hacker News with Generative AI: Hawaii

A wild 'freakosystem' has been born in Hawaii (bbc.com)
Ecosystems which have never been seen before are being accidentally created by humans. They offer a stark look into the nature of tomorrow.

Ecosystems, Hawaii, Environmentalism, Climate Change

86 points by pseudolus 22 days ago | 105 comments

Daily carbon dioxide crosses 430 ppm (blogspot.com)
The daily average carbon dioxide (CO₂) at Mauna Loa, Hawaii, was 430.60 parts per million (ppm) on March 7, 2025, the highest daily average on record.

Climate Change, Environment, Science, Hawaii

6 points by FollowingTheDao 45 days ago | 5 comments

Larry Ellison's half-billion-dollar quest to change farming (wsj.com)
Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison is trying to remake agriculture on his Hawaiian island, Lanai.

Agriculture, Business, Technology, Hawaii

170 points by nradov 61 days ago | 331 comments

Sea level in Honolulu (1905-2025) has been 1.56mm per year (noaa.gov)
The relative sea level trend is #trendmmyr millimeters/year with a 95% confidenceinterval of +/- #sterrmmy mm/yr based on monthly mean sea level data from #startyear to #endyear which is equivalent to a change of feet in 100 years.

Climate Change, Hawaii, Data Analysis, Scientific Research

7 points by vixen99 76 days ago | 2 comments

Watch Live: Kilauea Volcano Erupts on Hawaii's Big Island [video] (youtube.com)

Volcanoes, Hawaii, Natural Disasters, Videos

15 points by doctoboggan 124 days ago | 5 comments

Group Argues to Save Haiku Stairs for Historic Preservation Reasons (civilbeat.org)
Judge Lisa Cataldo said Friday she aims to issue a decision by Monday on whether to temporarily halt the city’s demolition of the hiking trail.

History, Law, Environment, Hawaii

13 points by gnabgib 129 days ago | 1 comments

Internal Ocean Tides (2021) (nasa.gov)
Across a long swath of the North Pacific Ocean sits the Hawaiian Ridge, a massive underwater structure, high enough in a few places to reach the ocean surface and form the islands of America's 50th state.

Oceanography, Geology, Hawaii

32 points by raattgift 135 days ago | 3 comments

Islands of the Feral Pigs (hakaimagazine.com)
In Hawai‘i, people, pigs, and ecosystems only have so much room to coexist, and the pigs exist a little too much.

Wildlife, Hawaii, Environmental Issues, Conservation

46 points by PaulHoule 165 days ago | 26 comments

Islands of the Feral Pigs (hakaimagazine.com)
In Hawai‘i, people, pigs, and ecosystems only have so much room to coexist, and the pigs exist a little too much.

Hawaii, Ecology, Animals, Environmentalism

3 points by Thevet 172 days ago | 0 comments

Hawai'i-Issued Real IDs Can Be Added to Apple Wallet Beginning August 28 (hawaii.gov)

Apple Wallet, Hawaii, Identity Documents, Security

63 points by srockets 240 days ago | 107 comments

Caltech's Submillimeter Observatory Has Been Removed from Maunakea (caltech.edu)

Astronomy, Telescopes, Hawaii, Environmentalism, Science

6 points by privong 297 days ago | 0 comments

Hawaii home mistakenly built on Bay Area woman's land to be torn down (sfgate.com)

Real Estate, Construction, Lawsuits, California, Hawaii

39 points by Stratoscope 303 days ago | 62 comments

Virtually Hawaii (soest.hawaii.edu)