A new pocket-sized guide explores the creatures living in rugged rocks and rippling tide pools — with special attention paid to native species you can’t find anywhere else.
Keoki Stender is a scuba repair technician and marine educator with a passion for underwater photography. He’s the author and photographer of “A Pocket Guide to Hawai‘i’s Tide Pools and Reefs.”
He reached out to Mutual Publishing after observing a need for a book like this. Stender spoke with The Conversation about his hopes for the pocket guide.
He grew up fishing with his dad and going to tide pools with his grandmother — but a memorable experience in high school set him on his journey.
This story aired on The Conversation on June 17, 2026. The Conversation airs weekdays at 11 a.m.
