A Hawaii County law that came into force this month (January 2026) bans the feeding of feral cats on county property. The law came into force on January 1 and aims to protect native species from an ...

Hawaii never passed a law naming the Honu (the green sea turtle) as its official state animal, yet few creatures are more closely associated with the islands. Visitors quickly notice how often turtle ...

A close relative of the Canada goose, the nene is the state bird of Hawaii and found only in Hawaii. It's also a conservation ...

When Hurricane Douglas came barreling toward Oahu in 2020, David Sischo quickly packed up and drove to higher ground. But he wasn't evacuating his family. He was evacuating snails. Sischo works with ...

HAWAII -- There were cheers at the Hawaiian Humane Society's animal shelter in Honolulu recently as they cleared out all their animals available for adoption for the first time in its 130-year history ...

WAIKIKI, Oahu (KHON2) — Veterinarians, law enforcement and experts from across the country gathered in Honolulu to look at ways to strengthen Hawaii’s animal laws on Thursday, Jan. 8. The Hawaiian ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The Hawaiian Humane Society said Hawaii has some of the weakest animal cruelty penalties in the nation, but a new proposal could change that. Download the free KHON2 app for iOS or ...

Hawaii's native tree snails, known as the "jewels of the forest," are rapidly disappearing. Some of the most imperiled only live in human care... Meet Hawaii's 'jewels of the forest' — some of the ...