A startling new study shows that the waters surrounding Hawai‘i are heading toward levels of ocean acidification not seen in thousands of years—and fast. Even under the most optimistic emissions ...

Some corals can pass heat resistance to their offspring - giving new hope for the survival and restoration of reefs in a ...

A 2015 bleaching event wiped out half of Hawaii's coral reefs, and most were off of Hawaii Island and Maui's shores. In the worst-case scenario, scientists say coral reefs could be extinct in 30 ...

“Coral reefs are the most biodiverse marine ecosystems on the planet – 25% of all marine species live in association with coral reefs,” Jamison Gove, a research oceanographer for the ...

Each kilometer of coral reefs lying off the Oahu locations below provides $1 million in flood protection benefits, adding up to: Diamond Head, Waikiki, Kakaako: $154.3 million.

Ku’ulei Rodgers, a coral reef ecologist at the University of Hawaii’s Institute of Marine Biology, studied that 2018 flood as well as a 2002 flood in the same area.

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust awarded Sustainable Coastlines Hawai‘i (SCH) and the Papahānaumokuākea ...

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.

HAWAII’S CORAL REEF INSURANCE POLICY >> Covers reefs across the eight main Hawaiian Islands through Dec. 31, 2024. >> Policy is triggered when tropical storm winds of 50 knots or greater occur ...

When coral reef ecologist Randall Kosaki and a team of scientists arrived by boat at a well-known coral reef near Hawaii this month, they had to “double-check their GPS,” he told CNN.

HONOLULU — As muddy rainwater surged from Hawaii’s steep seaside mountains and inundated residential communities last month, the damage caused by flooding was obvious — houses were destroyed ...