HONOLULU (AP) - U.S. regulators on Tuesday banned swimming with Hawaii's spinner dolphins to protect the nocturnal animals from people seeking close encounters with the playful species. Swimming with ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaii scientists have reached new heights to determine the age and health of dolphin pods. Researchers from the University of Hawaii at Manoa are flying drones over local ...

Nov. 18—Toxoplasmosis, the disease that originates from the feces of cats, has been known in recent years to have killed at least 15 Hawaiian monk seals, as well as endangered birds and other wildlife ...

Apr. 2—Authorities used a drone to help gather video and photographic evidence and to publicize an enforcement action that made state and national news. If it was two years ago, it probably would have ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Spinner dolphins are around Oahu, and researchers know how many for the first time ever. Researchers from the University of Hawaii at Manoa’s Marine Mammal Research Program ...

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii authorities on Tuesday say they have referred 33 people to U.S. law enforcement after the group allegedly harassed a pod of wild dolphins in waters off the Big Island. It's ...

The Marine Mammal Protection Act was amended in 2021 to prohibit people from being within 50 feet of spinner dolphins in Hawaii. Federal law enforcement is investigating a group of 33 swimmers who ...

Authorities used a drone to help gather video and photographic evidence and to publicize an enforcement action that made state and national news. Under an agreement with NOAA, state conservation ...