Hawaii lost another of its great cultural treasures this weekend. On the morning of Saturday, Jan. 7, Eddie Kamae died next to his wife Myrna in Honolulu. He was 89. According to the news release his foundation sent out following his death, his song "‘E Ku‘u Morning Dew" was playing in the background when he died. A wonderful ukulele player and of the founders of the Sons of … [Read more...] about Hawaiian music legend and documentarian Eddie Kamae dies
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New coral reef fish named after President Barack Obama
A new species of coral reef fish has been named after President Barack Obama. The fish, whose scientific name is Tosanoides obama, was discovered during a June 2016 NOAA research expedition to Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument in the remote Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Scientists from the Bishop Museum, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and … [Read more...] about New coral reef fish named after President Barack Obama
Researchers discover unique species and extensive coral in deep reefs off Maui
Last month we reported that researchers with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Bishop Museum had officially described a new species of butterflyfish found in the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument's deep coral reefs. Researchers are only now studying these reefs in real detail, and now researchers have discovered more wonders in the deep … [Read more...] about Researchers discover unique species and extensive coral in deep reefs off Maui
NOAA, Bishop Museum researchers describe new butterflyfish species in Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument
Using specimens collected in 2009 and again in 2015 at the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, scientists with the Bishop Museum and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have published an official description of a new species of butterflyfish in the journal ZooKeys, NOAA announced today. “Butterflyfish are the glamour fish of the coral reefs,” … [Read more...] about NOAA, Bishop Museum researchers describe new butterflyfish species in Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument
Bishop Museum researchers help solve 35-year-old mystery surrounding bat skeleton found in Maui cave
So it turns out that a mysterious bat skeleton found in a Maui cave way back in 1981 is actually a rare mammal species endemic to Hawaii that appears to have gone extinct shortly after human beings arrived in the islands. In biological terms, this is huge news. “This finding is not only significant in that it shows we had a higher diversity of land mammals than was … [Read more...] about Bishop Museum researchers help solve 35-year-old mystery surrounding bat skeleton found in Maui cave