Hawaii

Hawaiians have more than 200 words for rain

Like the Islands themselves, ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi (the Hawaiian language) is a living, breathing part of the native culture. This reflection…

7 years ago

The State of Coral in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

October 3, 2017 — The NOAA research vessel Hiialakai returned Saturday from a 25-day trip to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands…

7 years ago

Hawai‘i Supreme Court Orders Halt of Commercial Aquarium Fishery

A school of juvenile parrotfishes, protected within the Kahekili Herbivore Fisheries Management Area, swims over the reef in spring of…

7 years ago

Flows Restored To Waimea River And “Grand Canyon of the Pacific”

Waimea River and Canyon. Honolulu, HI — Today, the State of Hawaiʻi’s Commission on Water Resource Management approved a historic…

8 years ago

Scientists Race To Help Hawaii Corals Survive

Her time in the underwater wasteland has gotten easier these days for coral research diver Lindsey Kramer. Stationed in Kailua-Kona…

8 years ago