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.

WAIMANALO, Hawaii (Island News) -- A big day for a couple of Honu that were being rehabbed at a new facility in Waimanalo.

A haven for endangered sea turtles, and home to a renowned bake shop, the black sands of this scenic beach are a must-see ...

Shoes, bottle caps, and derelict fishing nets litter an uninhabited paradise. One of earth's great sanctuaries has been ...

The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo Federal fisheries officials released the 1,000th sea turtle rehabilitated in the Hawaiian Islands, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

Marylou Staman, who is a marine biologist with the Marine Turtle Biology and Assessment Program (MTBAP) at NOAA Fisheries, ...

The green turtle is a large, weighty sea turtle with a wide, smooth carapace, or shell. It inhabits tropical and subtropical coastal waters around the world and has been observed clambering onto ...

The Center has been going to court to defend loggerhead sea turtles from deadly fishing-gear entanglements off the U.S. West and East coasts, as well as off Hawaii, for more than 20 years. After our ...