H5 avian influenza, or bird flu, was detected in a sample collected from the Hilo Wastewater Treatment Plant on Dec. 2.

The results of a recent quality of life survey conducted by the University of Hawaiʻi, unsurprisingly, found that residents are struggling with the state’s high cost of living — but also that many ...

The detection of avian flu at the Hilo Wastewater Treatment Plant is another sign that the disease is spreading in Hawaiʻi. The Conversation talked to Jason Omick, a wildlife biologist with the ...