#National Geographic Explorer

Haʻikū-based Nat Geo Explorer honored in new statue exhibit at FIFA Fan Festival Dallas

Haʻikū-based marine ecologist and big-wave surfer Katie Mae McConnell studies the ocean by day and surfs some of the world’s largest waves, from Peʻahi on Maui to Nazaré in Portugal.

NOAA selects inaugural Board for new Marine Debris Foundation

The Save Our Seas 2.0 Act of 2020 established the nonprofit Marine Debris Foundation to join the national effort to keep oceans and the Great Lakes free of the widespread pollution problem of marine debris.