The hawksbill sea turtles are very rare and critically endangered here in Hawai‘i. There are thought to be less than 300 adult breeding females in the entire Hawaiian Island chain and they swim from ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Multiple organizations are working together to protect the endangered Hawksbill Sea Turtle on Maui. The Hawaii Wildlife Fund (HWF), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) and Mahi ...

The honu ea was covered under the U.S. Endangered Species Conservation Act in 1970 and is now protected by the Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species. They used to be killed for their ...

Biologists are urging beachgoers to be conscientious as sea turtle nesting season carries on throughout the state, as there may be more turtles nesting on the main Hawaiian Islands than there have ...

Beneath the surface of Hawaii’s blue ocean waters, Wild Me and Hawaiian Hawksbill Conservation are using photographs and computer vision technology to help protect Hawaiian hawksbill sea turtles.

LIHU‘E — Every year honu (green sea turtles) and honu‘ea (hawksbill sea turtles) haul themselves out of the ocean and dig their nests into the sand on beaches on Kaua‘i, and all over the state. The ...

Sea turtle nesting season in Hawaii is underway. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and other agencies are asking the public to be on the lookout for turtles on local beaches this nesting season, ...

The Hawaiian Islands are home to some amazing and unique animals. But as some populations of these animals are seeing their numbers decline, it becomes a civic duty for all to help protect dwindling ...

WAIMEA — Those who love Hawaiian green sea turtles will be pleased to learn that they’re currently doing well and thriving. “Hawaii’s turtles weren’t always doing well; in fact, in the ’70s and early ...

Portrait of a Hawaiian monk seal, Monachus schauinslandi. About 60 Hawaiian monk seals live in the Midway Atoll in the Northwest of the archipelago in remote, uninhabited islands. Universal Images ...