Kealakekua Bay has been a protected site since 1969, but ironically, that’s allowed nearly 60 years for invasive fish to move ...

After invasive fish species were introduced to Hawaiian ... In 2019, over 10 million tourists visited the Hawaiian Islands and placed an immense demand on food resources well beyond the needs ...

but up in the Northwest Hawaiian Islands they are even more common along with other jack species we rarely see here at home in Kaua‘i. The water is much cooler in the NW Islands and many fish ...

The ōʻō was one of 21 species that the US Fish and Wildlife Service removed ... birds that lived throughout many parts of the Hawaiian islands. Its delisting marks the only complete loss ...

Inhabiting only the very wet, easternmost side of the island ... Hawaii — retained its protections because of new surveys identifying new, potentially suitable habitats for the species, the Fish ...