Ocean Blog

Oʻahu lifeguard Luke Shepardson won the Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational held Sunday at Waimea Bay on Oʻahu’s North Shore.

Moon’s story is about tenacity and tragedy, sadness and anger — a heartbreaking tale that sheds light on the need for more awareness in hopes of saving other humpbacks from the same painful and agonizing fate.

Willie’s Hot Chicken in Kona is holding a fundraiser on Jan. 13 for Jenny Decker’s solo world sailboat journey to raise awareness for Charcot-Marie-Tooth, an hereditary neurological disease that she has.

Pro surfer Matahi Drollet wiped out at Jaws on Maui and broke his board, but a local found the tail piece and is returning it to him because keeping the fins of somebody else is “bad luck.”

When a report of a tangled whale in Hawaiʻi comes in, a specialized, highly-trained group led by federal and state workers head out on a search and rescue mission.

Large breaking waves of 6 to 8 feet are forecast this afternoon. Wave heights are expected to increase to 7 to 10 feet tonight.

The search for 56-year-old Prakash Shroff was suspended Wednesday afternoon after a four-day effort by land, air and sea to find him.

Multiple agencies continue their search for a missing California man who was apparently swept out to sea Sunday afternoon while swimming at ‘Anini Beach on Kauaʻi.

The research enables more accurate projection of future changes and impacts from El Niño, the primary factor affecting variability in water temperature and trade wind strength in the Pacific.

Moon, a mature female humpback whale, made headlines recently for completing a more than 4,000-mile migration with a severe spinal injury.

These bands of bare, sandy seafloor surrounding coral patch reefs could provide a window into reef health around the globe.

The team takes high-resolution images of the reef and uses a technique called photogrammetry to create 3D reconstructions that can be studied to help provide a better understanding of reef systems.

The recovery is good news for the environment and the global tuna fishing industry, which generates $40 billion in revenues each year and supports millions of jobs around the world.

The UH studies, conducted by the university’s Climate Resilience Collaborative, will enable coastal managers and policymakers to better manage the coastlines of Hawaiʻi.

Kua Bay lifeguards Ian McVeigh and Ula Pilago rescued an unresponsive elderly woman from the water and performed life

The lights are from a survey vessel carrying field scientists conducting monitoring work in a study area that includes an ocean dredged material disposal site several miles offshore of the Hilo coast.

By 2055, it is projected almost all of the world’s coral reefs, or 99%, will face unsuitable environmental conditions.

Teamwork is even more important for coral trying to survive an increasingly warming ocean.

Coral scientists, biologists and managers from throughout the nation who are in Hawai‘i for the 45th U.S. Coral Reef Task Force meeting got up close and personal Wednesday, Aug. 31, with coral colonies in waters of the Big Island’s Kealakekua Bay.

The National Weather Service in Honolulu has extended a high surf warning for south-facing shores of the state, including those of the Big Island.