SYDNEY (Reuters) - A Pacific atoll 2,000 miles west of Hawaii appears set for a construction boom, with the United States and Australia on Thursday pledging a wharf for remote Kanton Island as China ...

HONOLULU (AP) — A crew returned from the northernmost islands in the Hawaiian archipelago this week with a boatload of marine plastic and abandoned fishing nets that threaten to entangle endangered ...

Long ago, Laysan finches, a native honeycreeper known for its brown and yellow plumage and varied songs, were found throughout the Hawaiian islands. Today, however, only about 18,000 of the endangered ...

Apr. 23—A team of scientists has hauled another 47.2 tons of marine debris from following a 24-day expedition, just in time for Earth Day. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says the ...

HONOLULUHONOLULU — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. of the Philippines said the situation in the South China Sea “has become more dire” as China expands its presence in an area where multiple nations ...

Three men stranded on an uninhabited Pacific island survived for more than a week and used palm fronds to spell out HELP on the beach — leading to rescue by U.S. Navy and Coast Guard aviators who ...

When Americans think of tropical islands, their minds automatically jump to Hawaii’s beaches or Florida’s Keys. The United ...

Apr. 23—A team of scientists has hauled another 47.2 tons of marine debris from following a 24-day expedition, just in time for Earth Day. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. HONOLULU (AP) — President Ferdinand Marcos ...

Laysan finches, also known as ekupuu in Hawaiian, were once found throughout the main Hawaiian isles but can now only be found at Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument. Known for their varied ...