Learn more about turtles and tortoises at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and sea turtles at the Smithsonian's Ocean Portal. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Textile Design: Turtle Motif ...

A lone hawksbill turtle approaches Jim Luecke, Maui Ocean Center’s assistant curator, during a dive off Maui’s southern coastline. Hawksbill sightings are extremely rare in Maui waters.

In Hawaiian culture, sea turtle tattoos ... with the sea turtle design to create a personalized piece of body art. Sea turtles are a keystone species of turtle in their environment, meaning ...

Just before sunset on one of Hawaii’s premier stretches of beach, a sea turtle drags itself out of the surf and onto the sand to bask, as humans sunbathe and frolic nearby. A handful of people ...

Hawaii’s green turtles, long in trouble ... with the Pormpuraaw Art and Culture Centre, use lost or discarded fishing nets to create sculptures of sea turtles and jellyfish, two totem animals ...

The green turtle is a large, weighty sea turtle with a wide, smooth carapace, or shell. It inhabits tropical and subtropical coastal waters around the world and has been observed clambering onto ...

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Today on Living808, Mikey sat down with Kevin Larson, Advisor of Pride Crew for Alaska Airlines, and Todd Hall, Co-chair of Ha‘aheo at Hawaiian Airlines, to discuss their companies' ongoing ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The Kahoolawe Island Reserve Commission (KIRC) has announced a historic milestone: the first confirmed discovery of a nesting site for Hawaiian green sea turtles (Chelonia ...

WAILUKU – The Kaho’olawe Island Reserve Commission (KIRC) is pleased to announce the first confirmed discovery, excavation and successful rescue and release of the Hawaiian green sea turtle ...

HONOLULU — Hawaii state officials say a surge in tourists is leading to increased harassment of sea turtles on a popular North Shore Oahu beach.