The study revealed that unprecedented levels of ocean acidification are expected around the main Hawaiian Islands within the ...

A stark warning from climate scientists in this episode of Spotlight Now as experts explain how federal cuts to science funding pose a danger to Hawaii.

A new study from the UH Manoa shows coral reefs and other marine organisms are under threat due to increased acidification in waters around the Hawaiian Islands.

Creating a way for tourists and casual oceangoers to flag diseased coral is underway as white syndrome threatens reefs around ...

Feb. 20—Hawaii's coral reefs during hurricane season are now better insured. Hawaii's coral reefs during hurricane season are now better insured. The Nature Conservancy recently announced its ...

A new effort is now underway to open the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands to ...

"We know our reefs are under a lot of stress as it is," Jill Wirt, project manager for MNMRC, told USA TODAY. A 2015 bleaching event wiped out half of Hawaii's coral reefs , and most were off of ...

Researchers said Honaunau Bay now has an average of 51 sea urchins per square meter. This is considered to be the highest recorded density on coral reefs anywhere in the world.

There was a time in which Hawaii’s geographical latitude placed its coral reefs outside the zone of the type of climate-change-induced reef degradation happening in other parts of the world.

Hawaii’s reefs protect populated shorelines from massive ocean swells and storm surges from tropical storms — a benefit the U.S. Geological Survey valued at more than $860 million a year.

The owner of Hawaiian Tropic and Banana Boat sunscreens has been accused of using ingredients known to either cause or risk causing harm to reef.