Aquarium

The Navy is preparing for a large-scale removal effort of a problematic invasive coral that covers around 80 acres at Pearl Harbor. Unomia stolonifera is a species of “octocoral,” also known as “pulsing coral” or "stoloniferous fire coral." It was first detected in the harbor in 2020. HPRʻs Mark Ladao reports.

Local agencies are asking the public not to dump their aquarium coral, fish and other aquatic species into the ocean, streams or other water sources — an all too easy way to introduce harmful invasive species to Hawaiʻi.

Environmental Groups are calling on the state to suspend the collection of reef wildlife for the aquarium pet industry. HPR’s Wayne Yoshioka reports.