Its common, scientific and Hawaiian names are all derived from its physical appearance. Lauwiliwili refers to the similarity between the shape of the fish’s body and the wiliwili tree’s leaf ...

Life for larval fish was a crapshoot even before they met our plastic trash. Off Hawaii, a single eight-minute tow of the NOAA team’s net yields a plethora of living organisms and plastic.

HONOLULU— The state of Hawaii’s Environmental Council has upheld the Board of Land and Natural Resources’ decision to maintain the ban on collecting fish for the aquarium pet trade off the west coast ...