Mar. 11—More than 100 coral colonies were damaged by the Nakoa, the luxury yacht that was grounded for about two weeks on the reef at Honolua Bay, according to state officials. A four-person team from ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A surprise settlement has been proposed in the grounding of a luxury yacht that damaged a precious reef on Maui, but the community and state officials agree it’s not enough ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Crews are still working to remove a grounded vessel off Maui. It’s been nearly a week since a luxury yacht ran aground at Honolua Bay, damaging one of the most treasured ...

HONOLUA BAY, Hawaii (KHON2) — The luxury yacht, Nakoa, that ran aground in Honolua-Mokulē’ia Marine Life Conservation District on Maui on Feb. 20 has caused some damage to marine life. It took over ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Pounding rain, heavy seas and strong winds have made it unsafe for salvage crews to return to Honolua Bay and try to free the grounded luxury yacht Nakoa again. Salvage operations ...

Work to salvage a 120-ton luxury yacht began Sunday after the vessel, Nakoa, was defueled Saturday at its grounding spot just outside the Honolua-Mokuleia Marine Life Conservation District. After six ...

The defueling of the grounded yacht on Maui was completed today, and the task of salvaging the vessel will begin Sunday. The state Department of Land and Natural Resources in a news release today said ...

A private luxury yacht that ran aground on rocks and reef Monday morning at Honolua Bay – a popular surfing spot and protected marine sanctuary in west Maui – has leaked fuel into the ocean, according ...

Pandora Dewan is a Senior Science Reporter at Newsweek based in London, UK. Her focus is reporting on science, health and technology. Pandora joined Newsweek in 2022 and previously worked as the Head ...