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Brian Hauk is a resource protection specialist with NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries. He said they found the algae growing "cryptically" and they had never seen it before.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will invest $17 million in its Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. Funding will strengthen the climate resilience of its humpback whale visitor and community center in Kīhei, Maui.

Necropsy and histopathology results determined that 4-month-old female Hoʻomau Lehua, who was found dead on the North Shore of Oʻahu last month, likely suffered from puncture wounds caused by dog bites.

A historic fishpond and loʻi on Maui has received over $800,000 in funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA. The amount is specifically allocated for the restoration Waiheʻe Coastal Dune and Wetland Refuge.

A caller reported a monk seal sighting on Oʻahu to the Hawaiʻi Marine Animal Response on Monday. The NOAA confirmed it was Loliʻi, a Hawaiian monk seal born at Kaimana Beach two years ago.

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U.S. authorities are offering a $5,000 reward for information on who killed a Hawaiian monk seal after one of the critically endangered animals was found dead on Oʻahu this year. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says the female seal known as Malama was found on March 12 at Ohikilolo.

A young Hawaiian monk seal has weaned and relocated, allowing Kaimana Beach to reopen after it was made off-limits to protect the endangered pup while it nursed. After weaning over the holiday weekend, the seal pup was relocated to an undisclosed location.

Meteorologists at the Central Pacific Hurricane Center have predicted a busier hurricane season for the region surrounding the state this year. Government leaders are urging residents to begin preparing emergency kits.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is closely monitoring Pualani, the Hawaiian monk seal pup who became a local celebrity after her beach birth on April 14. It is common for pups to be relocated from busy areas to more remote shorelines so they learn to coexist among other wild species. HPR's Zoe Dym has more.