A decade ago, the world experienced its third global coral bleaching event — and the vibrant, colorful corals along the western coast of Hawai‘i’s big island began to fade. Rising sea temperatures drove these famed corals to “bleach,” a process that strips them of color following the expulsion of a nutrient-producing algae called zooxanthellae. Without … Continue reading New approach to restore coral reefs on mass scale kicks off in Hawai‘i