HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Every year about this time, Hawaii Marine Animal Response starts to get calls about turtles that appear to be in distress on Hawaii beaches. Callers describe what appears to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The green sea turtle holds a special place in Hawaiian history and culture – they’re often associated as a symbol of wisdom, good ...

Hawaii is home to the largest hard-shelled sea turtles in the world. It is also the only place in the world where males haul out alongside females when they lay their eggs, and no one knows why. - ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Shell-ebrate good times. Come on! Let’s Shell-ebrate. Sea Life Park Hawaiʻi, Mālama i nā honu and 808 Cleanups hosted a World Turtle Shell-ebration for World Turtle Day on Monday, ...

Maddux Alexander Springer was free diving in Hawaii when he noticed green sea turtles with huge tumors. He spent 2.5 years researching the disease and discovered its likely root cause, plus a solution ...

Mac Poepoe grew up diving in the waters off Molokai to spear honu — Hawaii’s distinct species of green sea turtle — that helped feed his family. He often saw other fishermen hunt honu for profit, ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — A couple of Hawaiian green sea turtles from Sea Life Park’s breeding program were released into the waters off Waimānalo on Thursday, April 22. The turtles, commonly known in Hawaii ...

HONOLULU – Federal wildlife agencies say Hawaii's green sea turtles should continue to be classified as threatened because its population is small and nearly all of them nest at the same low-lying ...

State officials say a former Disney actress has apologized after posting footage of herself touching a threatened green sea turtle during a trip to Hawaii. The Hawaii Department of Land and Natural ...

Hawaiian green sea turtle populations have increased in recent years, but their numbers still fall far short of historic levels. A new report suggests that calls to lift protection for this species ...