3+ hour, 34+ min ago  (824+ words) The nonprofit hui is entirely funded by a mix of state conservation grants and support from foundations. For anyone lucky enough to have had a Hawai'i childhood, limu was a part of life. On beach days we hurled it at…...

3+ hour, 24+ min ago  (501+ words) By Kevin Chang, Kaiali'i Kahele, Jonee Peters Amendments to House Bill 2101 unfortunately limit protections to O'ahu and only for a limited time. Herbivorous reef fish play a critical role in reef resilience. Lau'pala (yellow tang) and kole (surgeonfish), heavily targeted…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago  (365+ words) The Forest Service is looking to close its Big Island labs " the only ones of their kind, researchers say, that help protect the Pacific's unique tropical forests. Efforts to save Hawai'i's "hi'a trees from a deadly fungal disease, stop invasive…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (797+ words) Scientists aren't sure why the birds are thriving in Honolulu, but their population has grown significantly on O'ahu in the last decade. Ka'iulani Murphy is quick to spot white terns flapping their wings when she's guiding Polynesian voyaging canoes across…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (578+ words) The idea that a fishery is damaging to reefs or to fish populations is contradicted by the data. I recall seeing a Potter's angelfish when I was in high school. This fish changed my life. It is endemic and only…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1607+ words) A proposed aquarium fishing ban is in play as state aquatic resource officials move to revive the controversial fishing practice. Hawai'i island resident Kekoa Alip knows there are recent state reports showing at least some aquarium-trade fishing could resume off…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (578+ words) By Mike Nakachi, Elena Bryant Reef fish belong in the ocean, not in far-off fish tanks. Tell your elected officials. Most people living in Hawai'i agree that reef fish should not be captured and sold as aquarium pets. Last year,…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (1233+ words) Hawai'i island residents have been tracking coconut rhinoceros beetles" destruction throughout the islands. Fearing the same for their home, they"re urging the state to move faster. It has been nearly two years since the first rhinoceros coconut beetle was…...

3+ mon, 4+ day ago  (1278+ words) The population of tiny stinging ants has surged despite efforts to control the invasive species. Experts fear devastating consequences if the infestation spirals out of control. The color drained from Scott Fisher's face when a member of the Maui Invasive…...

3+ mon, 4+ day ago  (573+ words) New research reveals what is attracting tiger sharks to areas off of Olowalu during whale breeding season. Midwinter marks the annual return of humpback whales to Hawai'i, swimming down from Alaska to breed in the warmer waters. Tiger sharks start…...