Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Green sea turtles rest on a Maui beach with volcanic rocks in the background. (BirdImages/Getty Images) Hawaii's formerly ...

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. -- JOHN GORMAN ...

WAIMEA — Those who love Hawaiian green sea turtles will be pleased to learn that they’re currently doing well and thriving. “Hawaii’s turtles weren’t always doing well; in fact, in the ’70s and early ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A tourist in Hawaii is drawing outrage after he was caught on video lifting a sea turtle out of the ocean. And it was all just for ...

MAUI, Hawai‘i (Island News) -- Thousands on social media were enraged over cultural insensitivity from a video actress China McClain posted on Instagram of her touching a sea turtle on Maui. China ...

A Disney star has apologized to the people of Hawaii after a video showing her touching an endangered sea turtle on a Maui beach led to an uproar on social media. China McClain, an actor and singer ...

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 — Hawaiian green sea turtle hatchlings appeared for the first time on an Oahu beach owned by the U.S. military, which wildlife experts believe may be partly a result of the coronavirus. The 3 ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — When flying to Hawaii, some bucket-list activities to do are swim in the ocean, have shave ice, try a loco moco and see a sea turtle sleeping on the beach. Hawaii sea turtles are ...

Hawaii is one of the only places on earth where divers and swimmers can spend time close up to these amazing creatures. Sea turtles have been swimming our oceans for a very long time, but in much of ...

The honu ea was covered under the U.S. Endangered Species Conservation Act in 1970 and is now protected by the Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species. They used to be killed for their ...