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Virtual visits to remote seabird sanctuaries offered in Year of Our Coastal Kuleana
1+ week, 2+ day ago (407+ words) New virtual field trips are being offered this year to remote seabird sanctuaries: Lehua Island, 19 miles west of Kaua'i, and H'lanik" (also known as Kure Atoll), 1, 400 miles away at the furthest reaches of the Northwest Hawaiian Islands. The virtual excursions…...
Free Moku'ula screening at Maui Ocean Center, June 12
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (212+ words) E Ho'i Ka Nani I Moku'ula (Let the Glory Return to Moku'ula). PC: Lahaina Restoration Foundation The Lahaina Restoration Foundation invites the community to experience E Ho'i Ka Nani I Moku'ula (Let the Glory Return to Moku'ula), the free 360-degree…...
Rapa Nui gathering of Pacific leaders focuses on cultural, voyaging exchanges and marine conservation
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (613+ words) Te Piri m'ohi o Te Moana Nui a Hiva, a gathering of Pacific community and government leaders, convened earlier this month Rapa Nui. PC: Andy Mann Koro Nui o te Vaikava o Rapa Nui, the ocean council of Rapa Nui,…...
The Marine Institute at Maui Ocean Center educator headed to deep sea aboard research vessel Nautilus
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (221+ words) A educator for the Marine Institute at Maui Ocean Center has been selected for a prestigious fellowship that will send her to one of the Pacific Ocean's most remote stretches this fall. Sabrina Medina, Education Program coordinator with the Marine…...
African Penguin chick hatches at Hyatt Regency Maui
2+ week, 4+ day ago (425+ words) Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa, renowned for its deep commitment to wildlife conservation and immersive guest experiences, announces the hatching of its first African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus) chick born on property in nearly 17 years. The chick, which hatched on…...
Community urged to join monthlong effort against invasive species in Hawai'i
4+ week, 28+ min ago (326+ words) Puerto Rican coqui frog, introduced to Hawai'i, where it can be a carrier host of the rat lungworm parasite. May is Hawai'i Invasive Species Awareness Month. PC: US Department of Agriculture Hawai'i Invasive Species Awareness Month returns this May for…...
Schatz calls on NOAA to strengthen public education efforts to protect Hawaiian monk seals following Lahaina incident
4+ week, 2+ hour ago (120+ words) Hawaiian Monk Seal. (Courtesy: MOCMI) Hawaiian monk seals are protected under the federal Endangered Species Act and'MMPA, as well as state law. It is illegal to disturb, harass, feed, or otherwise harm a monk seal. Violations may result in fines…...
Update: Investigation into rock thrown at monk seal and breaches of seal resting areas
4+ week, 1+ day ago (479+ words) The Department of Land and Natural Resources is investigating social media postings on Instagram that appear to show an adult male throwing an object toward a monk seal while it was swimming in the water off the Lahaina shoreline. On…...
Makawao Forest Reserve's first management plan balances needed conservation, popular recreation
4+ week, 1+ day ago (1843+ words) On the northwestern slopes of Haleakal, the Makawao Forest Reserve was created in 1908 at the urging of Hawai'i's first territorial forester Ralph Hosmer for the primary purpose of protecting freshwater resources to meet the increasing demand from the growing population…...
Birth of Hawaiian monk seal pup at Kaimana Beach prompts coordinated safety response
4+ week, 2+ day ago (261+ words) Hawaiian monk seal Kaiwi (RK96) and her pup, May 04, 2026. PC: DLNR A Hawaiian monk seal pup was born at sunset, Sunday, May 3, on Kaimana Beach, to the 15-year-old female Kaiwi (RK96), who is known to visit O'ahu's south shore. Officials are reminding…...