Fifty years ago, almost 95 percent of the large whale species had been harpooned. There were very few if any humpbacks that came to Hawai‘i…
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As a marine biologist, I have spent more than 10,000 hours in the sea in the last 30 years and over 300 hours in Hanalei…
Kumu is a species of goatfish that grows to be about 15 inches long and is usually a pink or red color. It is a…
Divers and snorkelers come from around the world to visit our green sea turtles. They bring in millions of dollars from tourists, and the honu…
Limahuli stream in Ha‘ena along the North Shore of Kaua‘i is famous for the botanical gardens it flows through and its cool clean mountain waters.…
There is a secret garden of gigantic corals along the North Shore of Kaua‘i that is rarely visited by humans. These corals, which are the…
I was out diving at Sharks Cove in O‘ahu a few days before Thanksgiving and there were clouds of fish in the marine reserve. Hundreds…
Po‘opa‘a the foot long stocky hawkfish is a master at hunting on the Hawaiian shallow coral reefs. Local fishermen call it a rockfish, as it…
Remoras, also called suckerfish are the hitchhikers of the sea They have a suction cup on top of their head, which is a modified dorsal…
There is a massive, ongoing battle for space happening right now on our Hawaiian coral reefs and the battlefield is changing quickly. Up on land…