Ten years of no fishing has led to a huge recovery on a stretch of the Kona Coast. Now comes the hard part: Protecting those gains.

The copra industry keeps remote economies afloat while also threatening to undermine the land it depends on.

Dealing a blow to environmentalists, Papahānaumokuākea and two other Pacific marine monuments will be partially reopened by presidential proclamation.

Early reports support fears of widespread damage, but without more monitoring the picture remains incomplete.

Honu love to eat the aggressive seaweed smothering reefs in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. That’s raising hopes, but also concerns closer to home.

Coral reefs already face a litany of threats. Experts say storm runoff from the recent Kona lows will only make matters worse.

A proposed aquarium fishing ban is in play as state aquatic resource officials move to revive the controversial fishing practice.

NOAA wants to replace a longstanding rule with technology scientists say is unproven.

At least 1 in 4 licensed fishing trips lose catches — and profits — to sharks in Hawaiian waters. Scientists are developing chemical repellants and magnetic fields as deterrents.

The state’s boating division doesn’t do enough, a new report found, to recover costs from those responsible for stranded and grounded vessels.