Grace Cajski/Civil Beat/2023
1 Million Sea Urchins Have Now Been Deployed To Eat Kaneohe’s Invasive Seaweeds
It’s not easy rearing all those urchins at the Oahu-based hatchery but the scientists keep getting better at it.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018
Catherine Toth Fox: Hawaii Should Follow This Island Nation’s Lead To Protect Our Waters
Niue is funding conservation efforts by selling sponsorship of its ocean.
AP Photo/Charles Krupa/2019
Recent Shark Attacks Are Worrying Beach-Goers, Yet Experts Say They’re Very Rare
There were only 57 unprovoked bites last year, and five of those were fatal, according to University of Florida’s International Shark Attack File.
Marina Riker/Civil Beat/2023
Community Groups Are Trying To Learn Just How Clean — Or Dirty — Maui’s Beaches Really Are
The public is filling in the gaps because the government lacks the resources to regularly test most beaches.
Marina Riker/Civil Beat/2023/NOAA Permit No. 19655
Humpback Whales Are ‘Remarkably Resilient’ Even Amid Climate Crisis, New Study Shows
When a researcher first went to study whales from the air, he worried for their future. His recent findings make him hopeful.
Courtesy of Kevin Weng
‘Reduce The Human Footprint At Molokini’: New Study Examines Tourism’s Impact
Researchers took advantage of the pandemic to see how thousands of snorkelers can change an ecosystem.
Christina Jedra/Civil Beat/2022
Researchers Hope A New Hybrid Reef Will Help Save Coral In Hawaii
This project will create a part-natural, part-artificial reef to help reduce wave energy and host an engineered ecosystem.
Thomas Heaton/Civil Beat/2023
NOAA: Hawaii And Alaska Are Showing The Effects Of Climate Change
Scientists are also working to integrate Indigenous intelligence as part of efforts to combat climate change.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018
Voters Support Nearshore Water Protection Despite State Scrapping 30×30 Goal, Polling Finds
Four out of five voters are supportive of stricter fishing regulations, according to a poll commissioned by The Nature Conservancy.
Marina Riker/Civil Beat/2023/NOAA Permit No. 19655
Tagging Whales Tells Researchers ‘The Story Of The Whole Ocean’
In the waters off Maui, scientists are gathering data on whales to learn how each piece fits in a delicate marine ecosystem.