Media Coverage

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2013

January 2, 2013
Parts of plane found in Midway's lagoon
Honolulu Star Advertiser (login information may be required to view full article)

January 1, 2013
10 Feet Below Waters Off Midway Atoll, a Famous Flying Dud
New York Times

2012

June 19, 2012
Scientists demonstrate marine use of drones
KITV4 News

June 19, 2012
Mini Spy Planes Will Track Endangered Wildlife and Ocean Trash
Hawaiʻi Public Radio

June 19, 2012
Unmanned aircraft to monitor animal population at Northwest Hawaiian Islands
KHON2 News

February 2012
Millerbirds on Laysan Island
Honolulu Magazine

January 12, 2012
Thriving Wildlife Triggers Hope For Hawaiʻi's Marine Life
KITV4 News

January/February 2012
Atlantic Whaler Found in Pacific - French Frigate Shoals, Hawaiʻi
Archaeology Magazine

2011

August 17, 2011
A Monumental Experience at the Waikīkī Aquarium
Honolulu Star-Advertiser

2005

March 30, 2005
UH studying possible coral reef link to global warming
Associated Press

March 27, 2005
Ban Sought on bottom fishing
Honolulu Advertiser

March 23, 2005
Coral reefs in danger
The Oracle

March 22, 2005
Inouye’s marine-debris bill backed by Commerce Department
Honolulu Advertiser

March 17, 2005
Bush not supporting marine debris bill
Honolulu Advertiser

March 15, 2005
Support Grows for Pacific Marine Protected Areas
Environmental News Service

February 18, 2005
State reviewing sea preserves
Honolulu Advertiser

February 18, 2005
Despite objections, marine reserve bill moves ahead
Honolulu Advertiser

February 17, 2005
Op-Ed: Protecting NW islands is sensible investment
Honolulu Star Bulletin

February 15, 2005
Budget cuts may close Pacific fisheries office
Honolulu Advertiser

February 11, 2005
Inouye co-sponsors shore cleanup measure
Honolulu Star Bulletin

February 11, 2005
Clean Ocean Legislation from Senator Inouye
KHNL 8 News

January 30, 2005
Fisher family Tim and Timm Timmony share names and a love of the sea
Honolulu Star Bulletin

January 27, 2005
Fishing at Northwest Isles open for discussion
Honolulu Star Bulletin

January 17, 2005
Midway's albatross population stable
Honolulu Advertiser

January 2005
International News & Analysis on Marine Protected Areas Invasive Species: Their Threat to MPAs, and How Practitioners Are Responding
MPA News

2004

November 23, 2004
Speakers warn of threat to marine environment
Honolulu Star Bulletin

November 19, 2004
Adrift in nets, A multiagency team undertakes the largest one-day removal of nets in Hawaiʻi
Honolulu Star Bulletin

November 6, 2004
Laysan ducks go to Midway
Honolulu Advertiser

November 3, 2004
Canoe paddlers make Nihoa crossing
Honolulu Advertiser

October 29, 2004
Canoe team aims for Nihoa island
Honolulu Advertiser

October 6, 2004
1822 letter describes shipwreck
Honolulu Advertiser

October 1, 2004
Whaling wrecks found in Hawaiʻi
The Australian

September 30, 2004
Whalers' wreckage could be from 1822
Honolulu Advertiser

September 30, 2004
182-year-old shipwrecks possibly found
Honolulu Star Bulletin

September 30, 2004
Wreckage of 'British Whaling Ships' found in Hawaiʻi
Scotsman.com

September 4, 2004
Ship ready for research on reefs
Honolulu Advertiser

September 4, 2004
Ship will study reefs in NW Hawaiian Isles
Honolulu Star Bulletin

August 17, 2004
Hawaiʻi drawing waves of ocean researchers
Honolulu Advertiser

July 18, 2004
Hawaiʻi drawing waves of ocean researchers
Honolulu Advertiser

June 17, 2004
Wonders blossom under the sea
Honolulu Advertiser

June 17, 2004
Hawaiʻi launches program for reefs
Honolulu Advertiser

June 15, 2004
Protecting Hawaiʻi’s reefs
Honolulu Star Bulletin

June 15, 2004
The coral connection
Honolulu Star Bulletin

June 15, 2004
Seal that swallowed fish hook faces surgery today
Honolulu Advertiser

May 5, 2004
The Other Hawaiʻi: Hōkūleʻa's Voyage to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
Honolulu Advertiser

May 3, 2004
Sea science researchers turn focus to microbes
Honolulu Star Bulletin

May 3, 2004
Recovering the seafaring tradition of Hawaiʻi
Honolulu Advertiser

May 3, 2004
Global warming threatens isle species. Experts warn climate shifts are harming coral and other life around the world
Associated Press

April 15, 2004
Classes to get a chance to talk with Hōkūleʻa crew
Honolulu Advertiser

March 27, 2004
Fisheries rules eased
Honolulu Star Bulletin

March 19, 2004
Exploring coral reefs of Hawaiʻi from dry land
Seattle Times

March 15, 2004
Oceans in Crisis Will Bush Step Up? His experts advise landmark changes in upcoming report
MSNBC

March 8, 2004
Isles ahead in fighting alien threat
Honolulu Star Bulletin

February 16, 2004
UH researcher wins ocean grant
Honolulu Star Bulletin

February 13, 2004
Feds allot $29 million for new NOAA building
Honolulu Star Bulletin

January 22, 2004
Ban fishing, consultant tells council
Honolulu Star Bulletin

January 13, 2004
Leatherback turtle still imperiled
Honolulu Advertiser

January 9, 2004
Midway albatross count up sharply
Honolulu Advertiser

January 8, 2004
Keep Midway airfield open permanently
Honolulu Star Bulletin

January 8, 2004
Fisheries criticism is wrong
Honolulu Advertiser

January 6, 2004
Jetliner bound for Texas lands on Midway
Honolulu Advertiser

January 5, 2004
Comeback: The Hawaiian green sea turtle rebounds from precariously low population levels thanks in large part to a Hawaiʻi researcher
Honolulu Star Bulletin

2003

December 22, 2003
Midway Airport again in danger of closing
Honolulu Advertiser

December 15, 2003
Anglers report catching larger tuna, marlin
Honolulu Advertiser

December 11, 2003
Hawaiʻi to launch reef stamps
Honolulu Advertiser

December 2, 2003
Island reef study provides insight into destruction
Honolulu Advertiser

November 26, 2003
Company willing to go back to operating Midway Atoll
Honolulu Advertiser

November 7, 2003
Research dive yields secrets of the deep
Honolulu Star Bulletin

November 7, 2003
Voyage yield some deep-sea delights
Honolulu Advertiser

November 2003
Trashed: Across the Pacific plastics, plastics, everywhere
Natural History Magazine

October 18, 2003
Historic Hawaiʻi Wreck Found
Honolulu Advertiser

October 14, 2003
Navy to limit use of sonar system
Honolulu Advertiser

October 14, 2003
Navy to limit use of sonar system
Honolulu Star Bulletin

October 13, 2003
Longline fishers awaiting new rules
Honolulu Star Bulletin

October 10, 2003
Baby turtles take wrong turns on Tern
Honolulu Star Bulletin

October 9, 2003
Study links bends-line whale deaths to sonar
Honolulu Advertiser

October 8, 2003
Dying coral a wake-up call
Honolulu Advertiser

October 5, 2003
Ruling muddies the water for longliners
Honolulu Advertiser

September 29, 2003
Talks on protecting oceans should be open to the public
Honolulu Star Bulletin

September 27, 2003
Cruise lines agree to report sewage spills
Honolulu Star Bulletin

September 26, 2003
Midway field to stay open in October
Honolulu Advertiser

September 26, 2003
Tern Island is cushy place for research
Honolulu Star Bulletin

September 25, 2003
Ruling on longline fishing poses mixed blessings
Honolulu Advertiser

September 19, 2003
Tern Island trip is quite an adventure
Honolulu Star Bulletin

September 17, 2003
Budget cuts leave operations at Midway Atoll to 4-person crew
Honolulu Advertiser

September 14, 2003
Midway birds exhibit signs of lead poisoning
Honolulu Star Bulletin

September 12, 2003
Hawaiians pay homage on Nihoa visit
Honolulu Advertiser

September 11, 2003
Nihoa rises from morning mist to welcome voyagers on Hōkūleʻa
Honolulu Advertiser

September 8, 2003
Change in leadership sought for Midway
Honolulu Advertiser

September 8, 2003
Hōkūleʻa sets sail for Kauaʻi
Honolulu Advertiser

September 2, 2003
Agency out of money to run Midway facilities
Honolulu Advertiser

September 1, 2003
Hawaiʻi coral suffers bleaching
Honolulu Advertiser

August 30, 2003
Hōkūleʻa delays voyage to NW islands
Honolulu Advertiser

August 28, 2003
Midway is losing out to Tern
Honolulu Advertiser

August 26, 2003
It’s essential we establish coastal marine reserves
Honolulu Advertiser

August 19, 2003
Marianas reefs to be studied
Honolulu Advertiser

August 18, 2003
Danger to Coral Reefs
Washington Post

August 13, 2003
With careful control, fish-farming a boon
Honolulu Advertiser

August 12, 2003
Honolulu company to get $21.5M to fix up Tern Island
Honolulu Advertiser

July 30, 2003
Illegal drift net use surges in Pacific
Honolulu Advertiser

July 25, 2003
We must protect our fisheries
Honolulu Advertiser

July 25, 2003
Study says ‘hotspot’ that created island chain drifted
Honolulu Advertiser

July 21, 2003
Team to study Hawaiʻi coral bleaching
Honolulu Advertiser

July 20, 2003
Cutthroatcoral
Honolulu Star Bulletin

July 15, 2003
Decline in fish stocks a worrisome trend
Honolulu Advertiser

July 14, 2003
Catch of the day—if you’re lucky
Honolulu Advertiser

July 7, 2003
Cousteau to film in northwest islands
Honolulu Advertiser

July 7, 2003
Northwest isles will star in TV special
Honolulu Star Bulletin

June 23, 2003
Some agencies say blue marlin may be at risk
Honolulu Advertiser