At top, Curtis in the Aulani Resort pool. He is part of a team that collects the eggs for aquatic researcher Chad Callan of the Oceanic Institute of Hawaii Pacific University. Brandon Lau, left, Eric ...

Sakoda said the proposed rule identifies eight species considered abundant and resilient enough for limited collection: ...

As a marine biologist studying Hawaiian reef fish all throughout the Hawaiian chain, I like how the Hawaiian people have named their fish species. The Hawaiian name has a meaning, which often ...

Abraham “Snake” Ah Hee rides waves when the surf’s up and dives for octopus and shells when the water is calm. The lifelong Lahaina, Hawaii, resident spends so much time in the ocean that his wife ...

Honolulu (KHON2) – ‘Alohilani Resort is home to a two-story, saltwater indoor Oceanarium with daily fish feeding offered to its resort guests. The 280,000-gallon oceanarium is home to a wide variety ...

Hawai‘i is a special group of islands because we are in the middle of the sea and lack barrier reefs. Our islands are relatively new compared to other island chains in the Pacific, like the ...

State officials are proposing changes to fishing rules, including the minimum size of certain fish that can be caught, in response to declining reef fish populations. Photo courtesy DLNR State ...

Tropical rainforests and coral reefs are both highly complex ecosystems that are rich in biodiversity. Coral reefs are often described as underwater rainforests. -- Maui Ocean Center photo Tropical ...

Abraham "Snake" Ah Hee rides waves when the surf’s up and dives for octopus and shells when the water is calm. The lifelong Lahaina, Hawaii, resident spends so much time in the ocean that his wife ...

Shane Takasane faces federal charges for allegedly smuggling aquarium fish such as the Hawaii yellow tang, seen above in a snorkeling lagoon at Aulani Resort’s Rainbow Reef. “The illegal trade of ...

Nearly 55 million gallons of sewage are threatening Hawaii’s coral reefs. Much of that pollution enters the ground each day, within just a few hundred yards of the coast and the 410,000 acres of ...