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Scientists at a research center on Coconut Island have embarked on an experiment to grow “super coral” that they hope can withstand the hotter and more acidic oceans that are expected with global warming.

Some Hawaii doctors have been able to practice here for two years or more without state intervention after having their medical licenses revoked or suspended in other states, a six-month investigation by the Honolulu Star-Advertiser has found.

A physician whose medical license was suspended or surrendered for misconduct in five mainland states still practices in Hawaii.

The Honolulu Star-Advertiser acquired a database of Hawaii professional and vocational licenses from the state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. The newspaper filtered the database to build a list of physicians and physician assistants licensed in the state.

When Maryland issued an emergency order to immediately suspend the license of a physician accused of endangering autistic children, regulators in 11 other states took similar action, yanking his credentials based on what happened in Maryland.

A political flash from the past circulating online among local Republicans offers a telling glimpse of how Hawaii’s homelessness crisis exploded out of control.

Each Sunday, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser publishes Oahu vital statistics for marriage licenses and birth certificates filed with the state Department of Health’s Vital Statistics System. The statistics cover the five-business-day period ending the Thursday of the previous week.

Disabled sailboat towed to Ala Wai Harbor • Suspect arrested after hotel lobby damage • Visitor found unresponsive in Maui waters • Boy in critical condition after pool incident

Hawaii County officials are taking steps to address the incarceration of mentally ill individuals on the Big Island who end up in overcrowded facilities.

Fresh analysis of existing data suggests that increased greenhouse gas emissions have played a role in the weakening of a major atmospheric circulation system over the tropical Indo-Pacific Ocean over the past half-century, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Miami.