Jarrod Taylor has been diving in the waters off the coast of Honolulu for 20 years, and he has witnessed a seismic shift happening not just in Hawaii but across the world's oceans. Coral reefs — which ...

Fragment planting is one part of Kanu Kūʻa (Planting Corals), a project integrating Hawaiian culture, the local community and ...

HONOLULU, Hawaii (Island News) -- Two Hawaii firefighters and a scientist are behind a Hawaii initiative to build coral reefs, and they are featured in a new documentary. Kuleana Coral Restoration ...

The turquoise water of Hōnaunau Bay in Hawaii, an area popular with snorkelers and divers, is teeming with spiny creatures that threaten to push the coral reef “past the point of recovery,” new ...

The Hawaiian word ʻĀkoʻakoʻa has two meanings: to bring together people with common purpose, and for corals to assemble on the seafloor. The ʻĀkoʻakoʻa Reef Restoration Program fuses cultural ...

(CNN) — Hawaii Gov. David Ige on Tuesday signed the first bill in the country that will ban sunscreens containing chemicals harmful to coral reefs. The bill, which was passed by state lawmakers in May ...

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 ...

Hōnaunau Bay, Hawaii on 25 January, 2020. Sea urchin populations are ballooning in the bay, putting the coral reef at risk, a new study has found. - Greg Asner The turquoise water of Hōnaunau Bay in ...