Out on the coral reef, fish have to look big and tough so they don’t get eaten by larger, predator fish. A small fish can…
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In 2012, I shot 100 hours of video of the brown rice corals along the entire Kaua‘i North Shore and was just stunned at the…
This 4-inch long, skinny fish has a huge smile on its face, and looks totally harmless. It swims in open water above the reef and…
The broad stingray is fairly common in Hawai‘i, but rarely seen by divers and snorkelers because it likes to feed in calm bays where the…
In 1937, a wealthy, 64-year-old patron of the arts and philanthropist, Robert Allerton (1873-1964), bought the 125-acre McBryde Estate located on Lawa‘i Bay, paying $50,000…
Here in the main Hawaiian Islands, we often see ‘omilu the bluefin trevally and ulua aukea the giant trevally. Most people don‘t know that we…
Pohaku puna is our natural seawall here in Hawai‘i that helps protect our coastline from hurricane damage. This coral grows in shallow water and can…
Can a worm help save a coral reef? Yes and that is exactly what kio the Christmastree worm does. Kio is only three inches long…
This beautiful one inch long pink and white marine snail is one of the hardest to find Hawaiian shells. I have over 1,000 hours of…
Scuba diving with eight giant groupers that weigh between 500 to 800 pounds is just a thrill, and you really feel like you are back…