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  SPECIAL REPORT ON HAWAII

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VOA Correspondent Rosanne Skirble takes time out on assignment in Hawaii


From time to time we will bring you special feature series highlighting selected aspects of our coverage of people, places and issues in America. Join VOA environmental correspondent Rosanne Skirble as she travels around the U.S. Pacific Island state of Hawaii

 
Marine biology research ship  Hi'ialakai in Hawaii
Northwest Hawaiian Islands Considered for National Marine Sanctuary Status  Audio Clip Available
Current mission of biological research ship brings Hawaii's vast Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve one step closer to preservation
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Educators Bring New Life to an Endangered Polynesian Language  Audio Clip Available
Less than 1 % of the islanders speak Hawaiian as a native language but a cultural renaissance is promoting change
Hawaiian School Children Rekindle Passion for Native Language & Culture  Audio Clip Available
1,400 students are enrolled in 22 public school immersion programs in Hawaii to revitalize Hawaiian traditions.
Hawaiian Reef Repair Mission Accomplished  Audio Clip Available
Coral Reef Repaired After Damaged by Tanker
Helpers Screening for Fossils
Fossil Record Aids Ecosystem Reconstruction  Audio Clip Available
Unearthed artifacts reveal the  ecological history and ancient landscape of the Island of Kauai.
Observatories on Mauna Kea
A Clear View of the Heavens from the Highest Mountain in the Pacific Ocean  Audio Clip Available
Astronomers from around the world climb Hawaii's 4,205 meter-high Mauna Kea to examine the skies from its 13 observatories
Coqui frog
Waging War in Paradise  Audio Clip Available
Hawaiians are fighting to save their native birds and plants, but invasive species like the coqui frog are crowding them out faster than conservation programs can protect them
Paul Neves piles stones into a shrine on Mauna Kea
Astronomers and Native Hawaiians Battle Over Sacred Moutain  Audio Clip Available
Mauna Kea is home to some of the world's largest telescopes, but to Native Hawaiians it is a sacred place where they build shrines to their ancestors