The growing incidents, known as shark depredation, have grown common in Hawaii's coastal waters and other parts of the ...

Hawaii Pacific University’s Center for Marine Debris Research Bounty Project has removed more than 185,000 pounds of derelict “ghost” fishing gear from the North Pacific.

77 commercial fishermen conducted more than 690 ghost gear seizures, with the objects taken ashore either for reuse or recycling.

Drowning is the leading cause of death for children under 15 in Hawaii, and nearly 800 drownings have occurred in the past 10 ...