Together, it loosely translates as “long-snout fish shaped like a wiliwili leaf.” There are two species of longnose butterflyfish in Hawaii: the common longnose butterflyfish (Forcipiger ...

This would remove the strong smell. Palani was a popular food item and one of several fish species raised in Hawaiian fishponds, or loko i’a. Its close relative, the unicornfish or kala ...

Freshwater fish from the region make up the vast majority of the collection. Species from other sources include this monkfish, Lophiodes miacanthus, caught in deep water off Hawaii. These are ...

Botanists from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa have uncovered key survival strategies used by invasive seaweed species in ...

Shane Takasane faces federal charges for allegedly smuggling aquarium fish such as the Hawaii yellow tang, seen above in a snorkeling lagoon at Aulani Resort’s Rainbow Reef. “The illegal trade ...

A rare Hawaiian snail species recently was released into the forest – a first for the species after more than three decades in captivity, officials said. Photo from Hawaii Department of Land and ...

In 2013 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service listed 15 plant and animal species in Hawaii as endangered. The Endangered Species Act requires the Service to designate critical habitat for any endangered ...

The species’ limited distribution and decline primarily result from predation by introduced mammals and urbanization. The Hawaiian petrel is on a collision ... The next year, the U.S. Fish and ...