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State personnel and partners will get to work building a $384,400 coral nursery on the Garden Isle this January.

The event runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today, and engages the community with the deep ocean by highligthing NOAA Ocean Exploration efforts to further understand what lies beneath the surface of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. Don’t miss your chance. Today is the last day.

The hills are alive on the island, and it’s all because of some plentifully precipitous precipitation that helped wipe out about 84% of the abnormally dry and drought areas that persisted before the storm passed.

Hawai‘i Department of Land and Natural Resources Divison of Aquatic Resources divers will check on the colonies later this year to determine if further action is needed. Nonprofit Kuleana Coral Restoration is also conducting follow-up surveys and will submit updates to the state aquatic resources division and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Twenty scientists, in addition to crew members, are aboard Oscar Elton Sette, which departed its home port of Honolulu on July 1.

The atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands and part of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument is home to more than 70 endangered Hawaiian monk seals and also serves as the nesting grounds for the world’s largest colony of mōlī, or Laysan Albatross, and nearly 2 million birds of 19 different species, including the world’s most endangered duck, the Laysan duck.

Shift from El Nino to La Nina conditions also means there likely will be fewer tropical cyclones, including tropical depressions, tropical storms and hurricanes, will move through the Central Pacific during the 2024 hurricane season.

May 19-25 is also Hurricane Preparedness Week in Hawai’i and officials urge everyone in the state to take action now, before a tropical cyclone looms, to make sure they, their loved ones and neighbors have what they need to weather a storm.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is urging vessel operators to slow down and enjoy marine wildlife from afar.

A landmark day aboard Hōkūleʻa occurred as NOAA and the Polynesian Voyaging Society strengthened a decades long partnership through a Memorandum of Understanding.

The council ensures public participation in reserve management and provides advice to the superintendent.

When National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration divers first detected the alga in 2016, it grew in lower abundances and was not yet widespread. By August 2019, the algae had grown into abundant mats of over 100,000 square feet each at Manawai (Pearl and Hermes Atoll), outcompeting the species typically living in these ecosystems.

The grants will support projects that directly contribute to coral restoration progression in the U.S. Pacific Islands by providing the means for capacity building and/or restoration implementation.

As Hurricane Calvin approaches the Central Pacific, continuing on a westward trek that looks to bring the storm — or its remnants — to Hawai‘i, possibly as early as Tuesday, it’s time to think about what you need to do to be ready.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of NOAA sending field researchers to Lalo to monitor honu (Hawaiian green sea turtles) that migrate there to mate and lay their eggs.

The female pup, named RS48 and also known as Hoʻomau Lehua, was just less than 4 months old. The cause of the endangered monk seal’s death is unknown.

The national marine sanctuary nomination was submitted by the Pacific Remote Islands Coalition.

Forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predict a 50% chance of above-normal tropical cyclone activity for the 2023 Central Pacific hurricane season that starts June 1.

The public meeting at Mokupāpapa Discovery Center at 76 Kamehameha Avenue is scheduled to run from 5 to 7 p.m.

This initiative is one of nearly 150 projects across 30 coastal and Great Lakes states and territories that were recommended to receive a total of $562 million.