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Nature Reserves in Hawaii
The statewide Natural Area Reserves System (NARS) was established to preserve in perpetuity specific land and water areas which support communities, as relatively unmodified…
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Blue Solutions for a healthy blue planet – Voices from partners
The global ocean community has generated a wealth of innovative, practical, “on-the-ground” solutions which successfully help to overcome challenges to healthy ecosystems, sustainable development…
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Finger Corals (Porites compressa), Kane’ohe Bay, O’ahu, Hawaii
Porites compressa, finger coral or hump coral, is a species of marine stony coral in the family Poritidae. It is found growing on coral…
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Floating lava cooling down, Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii (27.8.2016)
2016: Volcanoes national park celebrates 100th anniversary.
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Juvenile Great Hammerhead (Sphyrna mokarran), marine research station, Kane’ohe Bay, O’ahu, Hawaii
The great hammerhead inhabits tropical waters around the world, between the latitudes of 40°N and 37°S. They favor coral reefs, but also inhabit continental…
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Hawaiian Spinner Dolphins (Stella l. longirostris), Big Island, Hawaii
Hawaiian Spinner Dolphins feed at night and play in the morning hours. The morning hours are also the time when tourists are allowed to…
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Manoa Falls Trail, O’ahu, Hawaii
The trees along the Manoa Falls Trail have been planted 100 years ago to rebuild the degraded forest and conserve water. The tropical trees…
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Erckel’s Francolin (Francolinus erckelii), Big Island, Hawaii
Erckel's Francolin is one of three partridge type of birds brought as game bird to Hawaii. The species is native to Ethiopia and the…
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Floating lava cooling down, Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii (27.8.2016)
2016: Volcanoes national park celebrates 100th anniversary.
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Metrosideros polymorpha, Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii
This Hawaiian endemic species is an extremely variable plant. It ranges in habit from a prostrate shrub to a 100 foot tree, and has…
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Nesting habitat of white tern (Gygis alba) in Honolulu, Hawaii
In Hawaii the white tern is a common bird within the urban habitat of Honolulu. The bird is nesting on coral islands, usually on…
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Manoa Falls Trail, O’ahu, Hawaii
The trees along the Manoa Falls Trail have been planted 100 years ago to rebuild the degraded forest and conserve water. The tropical trees…