Like sand itself, dunes also play an important role in coastlines, protecting them from storms, tsunamis, erosion and inland ...

Hawaii’s tide pool crabs are usually tiny, their adult bodies only 1/4 to 1/2 inch long. Other species here are larger, inhabiting shells of all sizes, including Triton’s trumpets, 20 or more inches ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A special shell collection is up for bid on Oahu. A family from St. Louis Heights is putting their enormous shell collection up for sale. Judi Breisch said her father ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A rare Niihau shell lei is up for auction with less than 24 hours left to bid. The triple-strand Niihau shell lei in the pink poepoe style measures 37 inches and comes with ...

I found several hand-size shells on a Baja beach last winter, and learned they’re called pen shells. I would have named the translucent beauties fan shells, since they look like fluted fans decorated ...

MAKIKI, Hawaii -- Warren Higa, owner of Makiki Shell and Manoa Chevron, is closing his Makiki service station after 24 years, saying Shell forced him out by tripling his rent. "The oil company has ...

KAUAI, Hawaii (WFLA) — A 150-pound sea turtle had to be euthanized after a propeller from a speeding boat shattered its shell and injured its spinal cord, Hawaii officials said. Hawaii Dept. of Land ...