Shane Takasane faces federal charges for allegedly smuggling aquarium fish such as the Hawaii yellow tang, seen above in a snorkeling lagoon at Aulani Resort’s Rainbow Reef. STAR-ADVERTISER / 2023 ...

A West Hawaii reef fish will be safe from human harvesting for another two years but no longer, the state Board of Land and Natural Resources has decided.

A pakuikui, or Achilles tang, swims among coral in the Northwest Hawaiian Islands. A West Hawaii reef fish will be safe from human harvesting for another two years but no longer, the state Board ...

The yellow tang (top) and Hawaiian cleaner wrasse (bottom) are among Hawaii’s diverse families of reef fish, many of which have connections to Hawaii’s culture and past. — Maui Ocean Center ...