At top, Curtis in the Aulani Resort pool. He is part of a team that collects the eggs for aquatic researcher Chad Callan of the Oceanic Institute of Hawaii Pacific University. Brandon Lau, left, Eric ...

Most people living in Hawaiʻi agree that reef fish should not be captured and sold as aquarium pets. Last year, a poll showed that 84% of Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island residents support a ban. In today’s ...

Did you go fishing along the coastline, caught fish but didn’t know the name of the fish, or how to clean or cook the fish? Cassandra Pardee is a fisheries biologist and co-founder of Poseidon ...

HONOLULU (Island News) -- The state is proposing to permit commercial collection of Hawaii's reef fish for aquariums. For decades, beautiful reef fish have been at the center of an ugly fight over ...

Honolulu (KHON2) – ‘Alohilani Resort is home to a two-story, saltwater indoor Oceanarium with daily fish feeding offered to its resort guests. The 280,000-gallon oceanarium is home to a wide variety ...

State legislators have advanced measures that would ban catching fish in Hawaii waters for aquariums and increase fines for illegal poaching. House Bill 2101 would ban the capture and sale of aquatic ...

As a marine biologist studying Hawaiian reef fish all throughout the Hawaiian chain, I like how the Hawaiian people have named their fish species. The Hawaiian name has a meaning, which often ...

The five-year West Hawaii aquarium fish collection ban was lifted Monday, and permits are being considered. Yellow tangs swim off the coast of Hawaii. “We’re disappointed the court ruled against us,” ...

Hawai‘i is a special group of islands because we are in the middle of the sea and lack barrier reefs. Our islands are relatively new compared to other island chains in the Pacific, like the ...

A single crown-of-thorns starfish is impressive. This unusually large, sinister-looking sea star grows to 3 feet in diameter with as many as 19 spiny arms. It’s hard to miss on the reef, where it ...