Coral colonies grown at the state’s Coral Restoration Nursery have been planted at Hanauma Bay to repair coral that was damaged years before, the state Department of Land and Natural Resources said.

HONOLULU (KHON2) — There are six pyramid-shaped coral colonies that are now growing on the rocks a few feet below the water’s surface at Hanauma Bay.

Coral was found to grow 10 times faster in the nursery compared with the wild, and the out-plantings in Hanauma Bay are being monitored regularly. Advertisement Article continues below this ad ...

A team of divers from the state Division of Aquatic Resources today planted five, nursery-grown corals in the waters at Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve as part of a pilot project to restore the reef.

The 4-year-old corals are the same species of coral that are already present in Hanauma Bay. The project is being run by the DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR).

Five corals, raised at the Hawaii Anuenue Coral Restoration Nursery on Oahu have a new home in the waters of Oahu’s Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve. Teams from the DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources ...

Go-to beach expert Dr. Beach picked the white sand coral beach at Hanauma Bay in Oahu, Hawaii, as the best in America for 2016. Hanauma Bay, a marine nature preserve, offers great snorkeling on ...

HANAUMA BAY (KHNL) -- There was a time when Hanauma Bay was literally loved to death. People flooded the waters, destroying coral reefs and harming marine life. A different scene now, thanks to a ...

The beach at Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve fronts Oahu’s most popular coral reef snorkeling site. Photo Credit: HTA/Heather Titus The Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve, located on the southeastern coast ...

A school of manini fish pass over a coral reef at Hanauma Bay, Jan. 15, 2005 in Honolulu. Donald Miralle/Getty Images, FILE Coral reefs are vulnerable all over the world due to ocean water warming ...

Researchers and lawmakers went to Hanauma Bay Friday, but it wasn't to enjoy the sun and the sand. Instead, it was to gather evidence that could lead to a ban on two chemicals that are commonly ...

Apr. 13—Coral colonies grown at the state's Coral Restoration Nursery have been planted at Hanauma Bay to repair coral that was damaged years before, the state Department of Land and Natural ...