Kāne'ohe Bay, where HIMB is located and the research was conducted, is abundant with small, isolated "patch reefs," which are teeming with undescribed sponge species as well as non-native species ...

Hōnaunau Bay, Hawaii on 25 January, 2020. Sea urchin populations are ballooning in the bay, putting the coral reef at risk, a new study has found.