Surrounded by green mountains, the Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge is covered in fertile wetlands and taro farms, a remarkable habitat for rare and endangered birds. Visitors routinely stop to admire ...

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 ...

The new species is named Hylaeus paumako in a nod to the Hawaiian word “paumākō,” which means grief or mourning, according to ...

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 ...

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 ...