Initial attempts to identify this feather duster suggested it is similar to a shy feather duster worm , but this invertebrate does not appear to have much information about it. Please help identify if you are familiar with this species. … Read more “shy feather duster worm?”
Endangered Hawksbill Sea Turtles are entangled with hooks in the harbor

Recently, a hawksbill sea turtle I saw and reported to Hawksbill of Hawaii in Kawaihae Harbor was found entangled with fish hooks according to Marc Rice, HPA Director, HPA Sea Turtle Research “…there was a hooked turtle at Kawaihae and I was able to connect with the Ocean Sports boat captain to retrieve it.… Read more “Endangered Hawksbill Sea Turtles are entangled with hooks in the harbor”
A Black family got their beach back — and inspired others to fight against land theft

Bethany Mollenkof for NPR
From NPR:
https://www.npr.org/2021/10/10/1043821492/black-americans-land-history
This is a story about how land was taken away in 1924, when Manhattan Beach, California city officials invoke eminent domain to claim land from African American families; and how they got it back almost one hundred years later.… Read more “A Black family got their beach back — and inspired others to fight against land theft”