The policy could provide $1 million for restoration efforts after extreme weather. Conservationists say such plans are catching on around the world. A niche financial tool is making it easier to ...

Hawaii’s coral reefs during hurricane season are now better insured. The Nature Conservancy recently announced its purchase of a new coral reef insurance policy that expands coverage around the main ...

A patch of bleached coral is seen in Kaneohe Bay in 2015. -- AP file photo HONOLULU (AP) — Nearly half of Hawaii’s coral reefs were bleached during heat waves in 2014 and 2015 and fisheries close to ...

Abraham “Snake” Ah Hee rides waves when the surf’s up and dives for octopus and shells when the water is calm. The lifelong Lahaina, Hawaii, resident spends so much time in the ocean that his wife ...

Jarrod Taylor has been diving in the waters off the coast of Honolulu for 20 years, and he has witnessed a seismic shift happening not just in Hawaii but across the world's oceans. Coral reefs — which ...

(NEW YORK) — The millions of tourists who flock to the shores of Hawaii every year are wreaking havoc on its natural environment — especially the coral reefs, which are at risk all over the world, a ...

HONOLULU (AP) — Many sunscreen makers could soon be forced to change their formulas or be banned from selling the lotions in Hawaii. State lawmakers passed a measure this week that would ban the sale ...

The Hawaiian word ʻĀkoʻakoʻa has two meanings: to bring together people with common purpose, and for corals to assemble on the seafloor. The ʻĀkoʻakoʻa Reef Restoration Program fuses cultural ...

Hawaii Gov. David Ige on Tuesday signed the first bill in the country that will ban sunscreens containing chemicals harmful to coral reefs. The bill, which was passed by state lawmakers in May, will ...

Feb. 20—Hawaii's coral reefs during hurricane season are now better insured. Hawaii's coral reefs during hurricane season are now better insured. The Nature Conservancy recently announced its purchase ...