There are about forty species of sharks that occur in Hawaiian waters, ranging in size from the deep-water pygmy shark (about 8 inches) to the whale shark (up to 50 feet or more). About eight species ...

Hawai‘i-Pacific Weed Risk Assessment Score: 16 (High Risk). Visit Plant Pono for more information. Weed Fire Risk Score = 0.72 (This species is likely a high fire risk in Hawai’i); Visit Pacific Fire ...

The Forest Stewardship Advisory Committee reviews and recommends for approval all project proposals and management plans for the Forest Stewardship Program at their quarterly meetings. The Committee ...

Hawaiʻi has over 6,000 species of native invertebrates (e.g., insects, snails, and arachnids), all of which are found nowhere else in the world. Below we provide information on some of the most ...

Location The Hā‘ena Community-Based Subsistence Fishing Area (CBSFA) includes the waters and submerged lands from the shoreline to a distance of one mile off the northwestern coast of Kaua‘i, bounded ...

Since 1985 the Waikīkī shoreline has experienced significant beach loss due to long-term chronic erosion. The State has recognized that given the chronic erosion potential simply importing sand is not ...

The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR), Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands (OCCL) is responsible for management of coastal resources including beaches, dunes, and rocky shorelines ...

Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle (CRB) has been moving across the Pacific since 1940s. It has become increasingly problematic to pacific island nations as time has passed. There has been much research done ...

Devil Weed (Chromolaena odorata) Hawaii Pacific Weed Risk Assessment: 28- High Risk Chromolaena odorata, also known as devil weed, siam weed, or bitter bush, is one of the most notorious tropical ...

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The reserve protects sand dunes and boulder slope ecosystems that harbor many native Hawaiian plant and invertebrate species. Seabirds, such as the wedge-tailed shearwater, red-footed and brown ...

Located on the northeastern end of Maunalua Bay at the base of Koko Head Crater 2 ramps Loading dock Anchoring by permit only ...