Ma’o hau hele Hibiscus brackenridgei • Endangered since 1994 • Population of about 100-300 • Lives for over 5 years • ...

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 ...

Naturally, many of us assumed this was the longest Hawaiian fish name, but surprisingly there is another fish that has it beat — the longnose butterflyfish, known simply as lauwiliwili nukunuku ...