A CU Boulder researchers uses underwater drilling of coral reef samples to look for resiliency amid higher ocean acidity, in a hopeful sign for the environment.

(NEW YORK) — The Hawaiian Islands are home to paradise, both above and beneath the ocean’s surface. However, nestled on the floor of the Pacific Ocean exists an underwater ecosystem so valuable to ...

Hawaii’s coral reefs during hurricane season are now better insured. The Nature Conservancy recently announced its purchase of a new coral reef insurance policy that expands coverage around the main ...

The policy could provide $1 million for restoration efforts after extreme weather. Conservationists say such plans are catching on around the world. A niche financial tool is making it easier to ...

A patch of bleached coral is seen in Kaneohe Bay in 2015. -- AP file photo HONOLULU (AP) — Nearly half of Hawaii’s coral reefs were bleached during heat waves in 2014 and 2015 and fisheries close to ...

Abraham “Snake” Ah Hee rides waves when the surf’s up and dives for octopus and shells when the water is calm. The lifelong Lahaina, Hawaii, resident spends so much time in the ocean that his wife ...

Jarrod Taylor has been diving in the waters off the coast of Honolulu for 20 years, and he has witnessed a seismic shift happening not just in Hawaii but across the world's oceans. Coral reefs — which ...

(CNN) — The turquoise water of Hōnaunau Bay in Hawaii, an area popular with snorkelers and divers, is teeming with spiny creatures that threaten to push the coral reef “past the point of recovery,” ...

HONOLULU (AP) — Many sunscreen makers could soon be forced to change their formulas or be banned from selling the lotions in Hawaii. State lawmakers passed a measure this week that would ban the sale ...

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 purchase ...