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…
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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…
Paki‘i is one very strange fish! The Hawaiian name means fallen flat or spread out because they lay flat on the sandy seafloor or flat…
This 4-inch slow moving reef fish is almost impossible to see but can cause a powerful venomous sting to a diver if you touch one.…
You can dive in Hawai‘i for 20 years and never see one of these 10 inch long beautiful shells but they are actually very common.…
Most divers in Hawai‘i have never seen this adult male fish, as it usually lives at depths of 100 feet or more, until recently! A‘awa…
I love to scuba dive by myself and go into underwater caves because there are so many special creatures there that the world rarely if…