Hawaii has more than 80,000 cesspools, the most per capita of any state. The majority – some 50,000 of them – are located on ...

Climate change is decimating the likelihood of survival for a large portion of the world's coral reefs, according to new ...

as part of a $225,000 Coral Reef Initiative grant that Hawaii received from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The Hawaii Coastal Zone Management ...

A team of conservation divers has successfully removed and relocated nearly 11 years’ worth of coral growth from a ...

A two-year experiment found that coral reefs could endure in heated water better than expected—with one huge caveat.

“We included the eight most common coral species in Hawai‘i, which constitute about 95% of the coral cover on Hawaiian reefs, and many of the most common coral types across the Pacific and ...

HIMB researchers created 40 experimental systems known as "mesocosms," which mimic the environment of a coral reef in the wild. The mesocosms included eight Hawaiian coral species, reef sand ...

A nearly $10 million federal grant to the state will restore habitat from “summit-to-sea,” with the goal of saving West Maui reefs.

it represents a tremendous opportunity to add another important tool in our collective toolbox to protect our coral reefs for future generations. Shaun Moss, Ph.D., Hawaii Pacific University ...

The specialized Dive Boats will serve as crucial tools in supporting the program’s mission to protect and rejuvenate West Hawaii’s coral reef ecosystems through scientific, cultural and ...