HONOLULU (KHON2) — There are six pyramid-shaped coral colonies that are now growing on the rocks a few feet below the water’s surface at Hanauma Bay.

Five corals, raised at the Hawaii Anuenue Coral Restoration Nursery on Oahu have a new home in the waters of Oahu’s Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve. Teams from the DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources ...

The 4-year-old corals are the same species of coral that are already present in Hanauma Bay. The project is being run by the DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR).

The idea is to observe and measure how the reef ecosystem fares in the absence of human activity, said Rodgers, who has been studying the coral reef ecosystem at Hanauma Bay since 1992.

“The real tragedy is our coral reefs in (Hanauma) Bay have been declining and have never recovered,” Downs said. “My guess it’s about 90% of the glory of what it was back in the ’50s. ...

A school of manini fish pass over a coral reef at Hanauma Bay east of Waikiki. (Donald Miralle / Getty Images) By Sara Cagle . Aug. 3, 2018 6:15 AM PT . Share via Close extra sharing options.

Researchers and lawmakers went to Hanauma Bay Friday, ... that could lead to a ban on two chemicals that are commonly found in sunscreens that scientists claim are harming coral reefs.

HANAUMA BAY (KHNL) -- There was a time when Hanauma Bay was literally loved to death. People flooded the waters, destroying coral reefs and harming marine life. A different scene now, thanks to a ...

The impact of snorkelers on a popular Hawaii reef will be the topic of a free presentation from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at The Sphere at Maui Ocean Center. Maui Nui Marine Resource Council is ...

HONOLULU — Seventeen years after the city imposed strict restrictions on human activities in Hanauma Bay, the reefs are regenerating along the sides and more than 200 varieties of marine animals ...