A lone hawksbill turtle approaches Jim Luecke, Maui Ocean Center’s assistant curator, during a dive off Maui’s southern coastline. Hawksbill sightings are extremely rare in Maui waters.

A green sea turtle that was rescued Aug. 21 with a fish hook in its mouth and fishing line threatening one of its front flippers ... turtle rehabilitated in the Hawaiian Islands, according to ...

The Hawaiian archipelago is blessed with rare stretches of black sand beaches, a spectacular phenomenon created when hot basaltic lava meets the ocean. One of the most famous, and remote, black ...