This small, fast-moving, seven-inch-long fish only occurs in Hawai‘i and is rarely seen by divers. The juvenile female is red, black and white, and is…
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Kikakapu, the thread-fin butterfly-fish, is one of the most-common coral-reef fish throughout the tropical Pacific, Indonesia, Africa and the Red Sea. This fish has many…
HANALEI — Local filmmaker and photographer Terry Lilley estimates he has spent over 16,000 hours in the ocean. Lilley’s explorations include surfing, kayaking, and diving…
This 15-inch-long, gray-and-yellow fish has a serious overbite and looks like it needs to go to the dentist! While diving, you often hear this fish…
Lion-fish live all around the world in warm tropical waters and have venomous spines, so they should be avoided while snorkeling or diving. There are…
If you have ever driven a car from Hanalei Bay in Kaua‘i to Ke‘e Beach you have driven right over underwater caves that are just…
I you surf here in Hawai‘i you have more than likely paddled your surfboard right over dozens of these large silver fish that can grow…
This 5- to 10-inch long wrasse is quite common in Hawai‘i but most divers don’t see them because they live out on the sandy seafloor.…
The big-fin squid is a cephalopod like he‘e the octopus, but it is a newcomer to shallow Hawaiian coral reefs. This 10-to-14-inch long, schooling squid…
There still are monsters that roam the sea. and the giant moray eel is one of them! We are lucky that these eels are rare…