A wave begins to break on a Puna shoreline on the Big Island. The National Weather Service canceled a high surf advisory that was in place for the island’s Kohala and Kona coasts until 6 p.m. Saturday ...

A high surf advisory has been issued for the north-and west-facing shores of most isles, effective until 6 p.m. Saturday. Additionally, a high surf advisory for the west-facing shores of Hawaii island ...

A wave begins to break on a Puna shoreline on the Big Island. The National Weather Service extended a high surf advisory in ...

The North Atlantic has been awash with west swell this winter and it isn’t about to slow down anytime soon. Another series of well-placed and powerful lows will deliver good, sometimes solid swell ...

Mount Taranaki — now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Māori name — is the latest natural feature to be granted personhood in New Zealand, which has ruled that a river and a stretch of sacred land are ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was recognized as a legal person on Thursday after a new law granted it all the rights and ...

Jan. 31 (UPI) --The New Zealand government granted Mount Taranaki the same legal rights as a person after the country agreed to compensate its indigenous inhabitants for past colonization.

Mount Taranaki – now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Maori name – is the third natural feature to be granted personhood in the country, following the Urewera Forest in 2014 and the Whanganui ...

The Taranaki Maunga Collective Redress Bill passed its second and third readings in Parliament on Thursday The Crown apologised for its confiscation of Taranaki Maunga and 1.2 million acres of Māori ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was recognized as a legal person on Thursday after a new law granted it all the rights and ...

This action came after years of negotiation. Mt. Taranaki, also known as Taranki Maunga, will now be treated as if it has ownership over itself. As per BBC, the agreement is intended to provide ...

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