SEE: Before and after images/video of this Pacific island, destroyed and restored to be a breeding ground for sea turtles and ...

Randy Kosaki, NOAA’s chief scientist aboard the Oscar Elton Sette research vessel, looks out at Nihoa as the ship cruises ...

The state is part of the Polynesian subregion of Oceania and hosts 10 of the world’s 14 climate zones. The Northwestern ...

A 61-year-old man from Hawaii is recovering after a shark attack, with experts warning these are common at this time of year.

while returning from one of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Without a map or GPS, Native Hawaiian navigator Nainoa Thompson, CEO of the Polynesian Voyaging Society, sailed the canoe there based ...

For example, despite being remote and protected within the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands are far from pristine due to the ever-present ...

and comprises the portion of the island of Oahu including Kaneohe, Puohala Village, and a portion of Kailua State Senate, District 25: Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (Nihoa, Necker, 12 islands at ...

A young and emaciated Hawaiian monk seal has been rescued from Maui’s shoreline and taken to Ke Kai Ola, a specialized hospital in Kailua-Kona.

A monk seal is entangled in a hagfish trap off Kure Atoll, part of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. The Surfrider Foundation on Monday launched a statewide effort called “North Pacific Hagfish ...

The nearly 600,000-square-mile protected area in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands includes dozens of tiny islands and atolls but is mostly a vast expanse of unexplored ocean. Its incredibly rich ...