HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - State advises Big Island octopus farm to stop unpermitted activities. The state Division of Aquatic Resources served a cease-and-desist letter to Kanaloa Octopus Farm last ...

Visitors to the Kanaloa Octopus Farm put their hands in tanks containing day octopuses. Officials in Hawaii recently said facility was taking, raising and possessing day octopuses without the proper ...

11:52 a.m. Dec. 28, 2022: Photo captions in an earlier version of this story stated that the Kanaloa Octopus Farm was making efforts to breed octopus for human consumption. Although the facility’s ...

Hawaiian state regulators ordered the Kanaloa Octopus Farm in the state’s Hawaiʻi Ocean Science and Technology Park research campus to stop operation, citing concerns the site was possessing specimens ...

The owner of a controversial octopus “farm” on Hawaii’s Big Island was ordered to “cease and desist” nonpermitted operations in January after a clamor of attention was directed at the small outfit, ...

SAN DIEGO — It’s National Pumpkin Day and Birch Aquarium’s Giant Pacific Octopus is getting into the Halloween spirit. Aquarists tucked some treats into a pumpkin for the octopus to find as a creative ...

The ocean offers a strong essence of beauty and mystery. With such diverse ecosystems, animals have evolved different adaptations to survive. The octopus, or he’e in Hawaiian, is one of those ...

Visitors at Kanaloa Octopus Farm are allowed to put their hands in the tanks to let the octopuses approach. Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. This cute stuffed animal features a blue octopus who is ...

Sandwiched here between the Pacific Ocean and Kona Airport — atop a dusty volcanic desert — dozens of 50-gallon water tanks gurgle and bubble away; each home to a solitary, wild-caught octopus and a ...