Press Releases


2021

March 17, 2021

NOAA’s Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve appoints new advisory council members »

2020

December 3, 2020

World’s oldest known, banded wild bird returns to Midway Atoll in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument »

December 1, 2020

Hawaiian Names Given to Five Species at Papahānaumokuākea »

August 7, 2020

NOAA’s Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve appoints new advisory council members »

May 15, 2020

NOAA’s Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve appoints new advisory council members »

2019

June 14, 2019

Hawaiian Cultural Practitioners Depart to Papahānaumokuākea »

March 11, 2019

Albatross Chicks Take 1300 Mile Plane Ride from Midway Atoll to New Home on Oʻahu »

February 7, 2019

Notable Albatross’ Chicks Hatch at Midway Atoll in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument »

2018

December 6, 2018

World’s Oldest Known, Banded Wild Bird Returns to Midway Atoll in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument »

September 14, 2018

Scientists to explore seamounts in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument aboard E/V Nautilus »

June 12, 2018

Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument honors Bruce Blankenfeld with 2018 Umu Kai Award »

March 30, 2018

International Rama Exhibition opens at NOAA’s Mokupāpapa Discovery Center »

March 21, 2018

Midway Seabird Protection Project Draft Environmental Assessment Available for Public Comment »

February 22, 2018

World’s oldest known wild bird successfully hatches another chick at Midway Atoll Refuge and Memorial »

2017

December 21, 2017

World’s Oldest Known Bird Returns to Midway Atoll in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument »

June 2, 2017

Battle of Midway 75th Anniversary Remembrance at Mokupāpapa »

April 13, 2017

Agencies Remove Estimated 100,000 Pounds of Marine Debris from Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument »

February 16, 2017

World’s oldest known wild bird successfully hatches another chick at Midway Atoll Refuge and Memorial »

January 12, 2017

Governor's Office News Release - OHA Named Co-trustee of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument »


2016

December 21, 2016

Hawaiʻi's Newest Species Named in Honor of President Obama »

December 9, 2016

World’s Oldest Known Wild Bird Returns to Midway Atoll Refuge and Memorial »

November 7, 2016

Scientists unveil new fish species from Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument at Mokupāpapa Discovery Center’s Aquarium »

August 23, 2016

Sea-level rise, ocean acidification, ocean warming threaten Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument »

July 19, 2016

Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Advisory Council Meeting to Be Held July 28, 2016 In Honolulu »

June 15, 2016

Scientists discover new species, significant coral mortality in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument »

June 6, 2016

Scientists discover globally significant abundances of unique Hawaiian fishes on deep coral reefs in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument »

May 27, 2016

Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Advisory Council Meeting to Be Held June 8, 2016 In Honolulu »

May 25, 2016

Scientists discover largest sponge known in the world during deep-sea explorations in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument »

May 20, 2016

NOAA Removes 12 Tons of Marine Debris from Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument »

April 28, 2016

Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Advisory Council Meeting to Be Held May 12, 2016 In Honolulu »

February 9, 2016

Marine protected area managers gather to share accomplishments »

February 8, 2016

Wisdom hatches a healthy chick at 65+ years old at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge »

February 2, 2016

Four new algae species discovered in Hawaii's deep waters »

January 4, 2016

Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Advisory Council Meeting to Be Held January 25, 2016 In Honolulu »


2015

December 10, 2015

Whaleships of the Past Meet in Modern Movie Event
Hawaii’s Remote Reefs connected to Hollywood Movie »

November 26, 2015

Wisdom in the Thanksgiving Season: 64-year old Laysan albatross is sighted on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge »

September 30, 2015

Research Expedition to Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Finds Highest Known Rates of Unique Marine Species »

September 11, 2015

Record Ocean Temperatures Causing Coral Bleaching Across Hawaii »

August 28, 2015

Scientists discover remains of World War II-era U.S. Navy ship in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands »

August 5, 2015

Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument Honors Clarence “Aku” Hauanio with 2015 Umu Kai Award »

July 30, 2015

Public invited to join NOAA on deep sea expedition of Pacific marine protected areas »

July 8, 2015

Science and culture come together in first joint expedition to Papahānaumokuākea »

June 30, 2015

Scientists describe new species of black coral in the Hawaiian Islands »

May 12, 2015

Translocation of Endangered Laysan Ducks to Kure Atoll Showing Tremendous Success »

April 1, 2015

Critically Endangered Hawaiian Monk Seals Returned to Northwestern Hawaiian Islands »

February 18, 2015

Athline Clark named NOAA’s superintendent of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument »


2014

October 16, 2014

World War II Era Fighter Plane Discovered at Midway Atoll »

September 30, 2014

Research Expedition to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Returns with New Discoveries »

September 9, 2014

Endangered Laysan Ducks Successfully Translocated in Northwestern Hawaiian Islands »

May 22, 2014

Bird species endemic to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands receives Hawaiian name »

April 11, 2014

Scientists chart seafloor of one of the largest marine protected areas on Earth »

March 22, 2014

Lightning Strikes Twice: the Real Life Sequel to Moby Dick screens at the Doris Duke Theatre »

March 14, 2014

NOAA's Mokupāpapa Discovery Center Reopens in Hilo »

March 13, 2014

Fish species unique to Hawaii dominate deep coral reefs of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands »

March 7, 2014

NOAA’s Mokupāpapa Discovery Center reopens in Hilo »

February 5, 2014

Wisdom hatches a healthy chick at 63 years old on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge »

January 10, 2014

Endangered Short-Tailed Albatross Hatches at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge »

January 8, 2014

Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Go Live on Google Street View »


2013

November 15, 2013

NOAA’S Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve seeks advisory council applicants »

November 4, 2013

Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Advisory Council Meeting to Be Held November 13, 2013 In Honolulu »

September 17, 2013

Native Hawaiian Practices Reborn: Traditional Sailing Canoe Hikianalia Greeted at Nihoa by Cultural Practitioners »

August 19, 2013

New Method used on ʻOpihi Monitoring Trip to Papahānaumokuākea – Hawaiian and Western Science Combine to Further Characterize ʻOpihi Habitat »

August 15, 2013

Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Reserve seeks advisory council applicants »

August 6, 2013

NOAA reports discovery of table coral, Acropora cytherea, off Oʻahu »

July 18, 2013

Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Advisory Council Meeting to be held July 26, 2013 in Honolulu »

July 10, 2013

Historic WWII Murals Arrive in Honolulu from Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge »

June 17, 2013

Expedition's New Discoveries Tie Northwestern Hawaiian Islands to Johnston Atoll »

April 26, 2013

Study Reveals Link Between Algae and Sharks on Healthy Coral Reefs »

April 3, 2013

NOAA partners with local family to expand Hilo Discovery Center »

March 11, 2013

Mokupāpapa Discovery Center in Hilo Closing for Relocation »

February 7, 2013

World's Oldest Known Wild Bird Hatches Another Chick »

January 23, 2013

Uncle Mac Poepoe to Receive 2013 Umu Kai Award »


2012

December 21, 2012

Biologists Evacuated from Remote Pacific Field Station »

September 28, 2012

Deep Diving Technology Aids Coral Reef Exploration in Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Discoveries of new fish and habitat »

September 25, 2012

ʻOpihi Research in Papahānaumokuākea Yields New Information on Reproduction »

September 4, 2012

Expedition Captures 26 Rare Millerbirds, Releases Them Safely at New Home on Remote Hawaiian Island »

August 24, 2012

Researchers Return from 24-Day Expedition to Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument »

August 15, 2012

Exhibit features lost whaling shipwreck found in Northwestern Hawaiian Islands »

August 10, 2012

Second Voyage to Move Endangered Millerbirds Departs Honolulu »

June 14, 2012

NOAA to Demonstrate Unmanned Aircraft System for Ocean Monitoring »

June 14, 2012

Short-tailed Albatross Fledges at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge »

March 28, 2012

Free-flying Millerbird Chick on Laysan Marks Giant Step Forward for Conservation of Species »

March 20, 2012

Application Deadline Extended to April 30, 2012 NOAA'S Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Seeks Advisory Council Applicants »

March 16, 2012

100 Years Later, Endangered Millerbirds Breed Once Again on Laysan Island »

February 6, 2012

Reserve Advisory Council Passes Resolution Supporting Fee on Single-Use Plastic and Paper Grocery Bags »

January 18, 2012

Second Short-Tailed Albatross Hatches at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge »


2011

October 14, 2011

Western and Hawaiian Science Combine to Provide Management Baseline for ʻOpihi »

September 19, 2011

Release of Nihoa Millerbirds on Laysan Island Offers New Hope for Critically Endangered Species »

June 6, 2011

First documented broadcast spawning event for the coral species, Pocillopora meandrina (Cauliflower coral) in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument »

April 25, 2011

Field Camps Again Established to Support Hawaiian Monk Seal Research and Recovery »

March 28, 2011

Interagency Team Conducts Aerial and Ground Survey of Tsunami Damage in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument »

March 13, 2011

Interagency World Class Sand Sculptors Create Living Seascape at Oʻahu's Kahana Bay »

March 10, 2011

Experts Tackle Challenge of Responding to Coral Bleaching in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands »

March 8, 2011

Hawaiʻi Nets to Energy Program Provides Power from Marine Debris Collected in Papahānaumokuākea »

February 11, 2011

Lost Whaling Shipwreck With Link to Melville's Moby-Dick Discovered in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands »

February 11, 2011

Reaction to the Discovery of the Two Brothers Shipwreck »

January 20, 2011

Reserve Advisory Council Meeting »


2010

December 3, 2010

Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument Marks Major Milestones – World Heritage Inscription and Anniversary of Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Recognized »

September 29, 2010

Remote Islands Monitoring/Assessment Cruises Lead to Discovery, Best Practices and Shifts in Thinking »

September 29, 2010

Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Escape Severe Coral Bleaching Event »

August 20, 2010

Extraordinary Dominance of Hawaiian Fishes Discovered on Deep Coral Reefs of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands »

August 12, 2010

Coral Bleaching Watch Begins for Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument »

July 30, 2010

Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument becomes first mixed UNESCO World Heritage Site in the U.S. »

July 22, 2010

Grounded Sail Boat Gets Recycled Life »

July 2, 2010

Papahānaumokuākea: Recent Photographs by Wayne Levin Exhibit Opens at First Hawaiian Center »

May 11, 2010

Respecting Hawaii's Coral Reefs, One Sign at a Time »

May 7, 2010

Hawaiʻi Students Help Restore Native Forests during Navigating Change Field Trips »

April 23, 2010

Participants for Papahānaumokuākea ʻAhahui Alakaʻi Program Chosen »

February 5, 2010

"Lost on a Reef" Maritime Heritage Exhibit Opens at Mokupāpapa »

January 21, 2010

NWHI Compensation Program for Commercial Lobster and Bottomfish Fishermen Complete »

January 15, 2010

Monument Website Brings the Place to the People »


2009

December 14, 2009

Deep Sea Submersibles Find New Species in Northwestern Hawaiian Islands »

November 20, 2009

Nominations Sought for Papahānaumokuākea Educators' Workshop on Midway Atoll »

October 26, 2009

Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument Coral Arrives and Thrives at the Waikīkī Aquarium – Corals to be Featured in New Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Exhibit »

October 26, 2009

Papahānaumokuākea Islands Mostly Spared by Tropical Storm Neki »

September 30, 2009

Ship Returns from Papahānaumokuākea Loaded with Marine Debris »

September 23, 2009

World's Largest Marine Protected Areas Sign Partnership Agreement »

September 17, 2009

Unveiling the Secrets of a Mystery Island »

September 9, 2009

Protecting Papahānaumokuākea from Marine Aliens »

September 3, 2009

Deep Coral Reef Exploration Reveals More Ocean Wonders »


2008

July 7, 2008

Public Comment Period for Draft Monument Management Plan Extended »

April 4, 2008

NOAA's press release »


2007

October 25, 2007

Monument Managers Seek Public Comments on Natural Resources Science Plan »

September 14, 2007

Journal Findings Highlight New Discoveries in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument »

September 10, 2007

Searching for Sharks: Acoustic Receivers Monitor Apex Predators in Hawaiian Archipelago »

August 22, 2007

NOAA Signs New Hawaiian Monk Seal Recovery Plan – Critically endangered monk seals to benefit »

August 21, 2007

NOAA Announces First Federal Enforcement Case in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Monument »

July 30, 2007

Expedition to Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument Yields Groundbreaking Data, Deep-Sea Photographs »

June 15, 2007

One Year Anniversary of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument Designation Celebrated: Accomplishments include new name, protective measures, research, education and outreachs »

January 23, 2007

International Forum on Oceania to be Held in Honolulu »


2004

April 15, 2004

Media Advisory - Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Advisory Council meeting scheduled for April 29 »

March 18, 2004

NOAA'S Reserve Draft Operations Plan for the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Available for Public Comment »


2003

September 25, 2003

NOAA Announces New Members, Alternates for the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Advisory Council »

May 28, 2003

NOAA Opens New Coral Reef Discovery Center in Downtown Hilo »

May 19, 2003

Scientists Lay Groundwork for a Regional Action Plan for the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands »

March 5, 2003

NOAA Releases First Ever Detailed Maps of Coral Reefs in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands »


2002

March 26, 2002

NOAA Holds Meetings to Discuss Creating Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Sanctuary »

March 15, 2002

NOAA Moves to Strengthen Protections for Northwestern Hawaiian Islands; Ocean Agency Unveils Four Actions to Protect Corals, Designate Reserve as National Marine Sanctuary »


2001

January 31, 2001

Final Actions on Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Reserve Announced »

January 29, 2001

U.S. Commerce Department Announces Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Reserve Council »

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