Hawaii is an archipelago of eight major islands, atolls and smaller islets. Here are the eight major island names and nicknames, along with some quick facts about each. Also known as “The Big ...

The Pacific Plate, which contains the Hawaii archipelago, is moving northwest in the Pacific Ocean at a rate of four centimeters per year. So, if you were born in Hawaii in 1950, then you are now ...

The Hawaiian archipelago is among the most isolated places on earth—it’s farther away from a major landmass than any other island chain on the planet. Lacking substantial indigenous fossil ...

Scientists studying a network of remote islands in the Hawaiian archipelago were aghast earlier this week upon discovering one of their subjects had disappeared entirely from the map, following a ...

Without volcanoes, there would be no Hawaii. The eight primary islands that make up this archipelago owe their existence to a roiling spot of magma deep under the ocean floor known as the Hawaii ...

Kure Atoll, the northernmost reef in the Hawaiian archipelago, hosts mesophotic reefs with the most species unique to a specific location found in any marine ecosystem on Earth. Bishop Museum and ...

The Pacific Plate, which contains the Hawaii archipelago, is moving northwest in the Pacific Ocean at a rate of four centimeters per year. So, if you were born in Hawaii in 1950, then you are now 116 ...