The algae-eaters are colorful yellow tang and goldring surgeonfish, a species found only around the Hawaiian Islands.
Over the past two years photographer Chris Jordan has documented the affect the plastic debris has had on wildlife on Midway Atoll, which is northwest of the Hawaiian Islands.
A member or descendent of the indigenous Polynesian people of the Hawaiian Islands.
Most people live on the four largest. The Hawaiian Islands were formed starting millions of years ago by hot liquid rock flowing from undersea volcanoes.
The other was James Cook's ship which explored the Hawaiian Islands, southern Alaska and western Canada.
As the waves from the Aleutian earthquake hit the Hawaiian Islands, they were driven ashore in a few places as a rapidly moving wall of water up to 6 meters high.
NOAA plans to move KP2 about 200 miles away to just south of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
While most seals make their homes in colder climate, the Hawaiian monk seals prefer the warm, sandy beaches of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
The Hawaiian Islands were created in the middle of the Pacific Ocean as the plate moved slowly over a hot spot.
Hibiscus flowers are a familiar flower to be found in tropical regions including the Hawaiian Islands.
The Hawaiian Islands are no longer a dependency of the USA.
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