Kuuleialoha Gaisoa determines whether a person is worthy of receiving her Hawaiian pa‘akai, or salt, based on whether they’ll help her protect the salt ponds of Hanapēpē on Kaua‘i. Like the kūpuna, or ...
A western snowy plover looks around at Limantour Beach in Point Reyes on May 15, 2025. Photo by Magali Gauthier. On an overcast morning in mid-April, biologist Maddy Schwarz parked her truck on a ...