With less than a week to go before President-elect Donald Trump returns to office, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration took action Wednesday to add a layer of protection for ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration designated the marine portions of Hawaii’s Papahānaumokuākea Marine ...

SpaceX, the private space technology company owned by Elon Musk, is asking federal authorities to approve a new round of ...

Wieteke Holthuijzen, University of Tennessee (THE CONVERSATION) At the far end of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands lies Kuaihelani – also known as Midway Atoll – a small set of islands home ...

sign up for News 2 You Papahānaumokuākea Marine Debris Project is a non-profit that does large-scale marine debris cleanups at the northwestern Hawaiian Islands, stretching 1,200 miles beyond Kauai.

The sanctuary within Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument will be the largest within the National Marine Sanctuary ...

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 ...

Pups are silvery gray with fuzzy black hair when they are born. HABITAT: The Hawaiian monk seal is found on the sandy beaches and subtropical waters of the northwestern and main islands of Hawaii.

Designating the waters around the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands a national marine sanctuary would act as an insurance policy should Trump unilaterally undo the monument protections afforded to the ...