Hawaii Marine Animal Response
Monk Seal Pup Found Dead On Oahu’s North Shore
UPDATED: The discovery comes after officials disclosed another young seal was most likely killed intentionally on the island in March.
Courtesy: NOAA/2023
NOAA Picks New Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Director
Charles Littnan, a longtime marine biologist, will serve as the new science and research director.
Marina Riker/Civil Beat/2023
Maui Residents Fight To Save Kihei鈥檚 Last Wetlands
County officials continue to approve new building permits close to shore despite rising seas.
The Marine Mammal Center, NOAA Permit #24359/2023
NOAA: Young Monk Seal Most Likely Killed Intentionally On Oahu
The seal had been rescued as a pup, cared for, and released in January. Its body was found in March with blunt-force trauma.
Ludwig Laab/Civil Beat/2022
Maui Condo Owners Are Trying To Buy Time In The Fight Against Rising Seas
A lengthy hearing Monday left County Council members with unanswered questions about using a new financing tool to replenish the beach.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023
Coconut Rhinoceros Beetles Make Landfall On Kauai
The invasive insect has decimated the Pacific’s coconut palm populations. Now it’s been found on Kauai.
Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2022
‘This Is Gold’: An Unprecedented Push To Restore Urban Honolulu Watersheds From Ridge To Reef
A nearly $8 million project will take the Hawaiian approach to land management and apply it to busy parts of town.
Courtesy U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Study: Pacific Tuna Fleets Rarely Fish In Waters Proposed For New Sanctuary
The analysis comes amid calls to halt marine protections that would further limit where commercial fishing can occur.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023
Mayor Insists City Didn’t Downplay Health Concerns Over Kailua Sewage
Blangiardi and the state health director pushed back against assertions made by state clean water supervisors monitoring the situation.
Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2023
‘This Shouldn’t Happen’: State Says City Downplayed Public Health Risks From Kailua Sewage
The Department of Health is investigating what caused high levels of bacteria in treated sewage from the wastewater plant at the popular bay.