What do nine Hawaiian snails have in common with the Texas longhorn, the Florida panther and the California grizzly bear?

Together, it loosely translates as “long-snout fish shaped like a wiliwili leaf.” There are two species of longnose butterflyfish in Hawaii: the common longnose butterflyfish (Forcipiger ...

An Oahu man faces federal charges after he allegedly ran an illegal aquarium fish smuggling operation with non-native, ...

Researchers in Hawaii discovered four new species of sponge. Getty Images/iStockphoto Researchers in Hawaii used structures that mimic coral reefs to study aquatic life — and they found four new ...

Shane Takasane faces federal charges for allegedly smuggling aquarium fish such as the Hawaii yellow tang, seen above in a snorkeling lagoon at Aulani Resort’s Rainbow Reef. “The illegal trade ...

Staff from Hawaii receive training on how to handle snakes. It’s part of a larger effort to ensure prevention and response capacity. — Photo courtesy Mike Ade, Maui Invasive Species Committee ...

A rare Hawaiian snail species recently was released into the forest – a first for the species after more than three decades in captivity, officials said. Photo from Hawaii Department of Land and ...