The great barracuda, also known as ‘opelu mama or kaku, played a significant role in Hawaiian fishing traditions. Fishermen would work together with the kaku to find and net schools of ‘opelu. -- Maui ...

Jun. 12—A subsistence fishing area in Milolii on Hawaii island has been established to ensure abundant fish stocks and perpetuate traditional and cultural practices in Hawaii. The state Board of Land ...

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Hawaii’s reef and shore fishing unites cultural tradition with specialized skills for local waters. Techniques like whipping, dunking, and spearfishing are adapted to reefs and currents. Anglers focus ...

Hawaii’s marine mammals often get entangled in fishing nets, lines, and plastics in the ocean — a well-known fact. But which one is most at risk of extinction from plastic pollution? The endangered ...

A district court judge in Hawaii ruled to ban commercial fishing in the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument, voiding President Trump’s executive order that had previously lifted fishing ...

A whale that washed ashore in Hawaii over the weekend likely died in part because it ate large volumes of fishing traps, fishing nets, plastic bags and other marine debris, scientists said Thursday, ...

EAST OAHU, Hawaii (Island News) -- A young Hawaiian monk seal was killed by fishing gear in early September on an island on East Oahu after a jug fishing expedition. The two-year-old Hawaiian monk ...