far below Hawaii’s green mountain peaks the sandy beaches lined with hotels and
the sandy beaches lined with hotels and
the sandy beaches lined with hotels and condominiums there’s another Hawaii
a string of spectacular undersea
a string of spectacular undersea volcanoes created the islands and
volcanoes created the islands and
volcanoes created the islands and continued to add to their landmass even
continued to add to their landmass even
continued to add to their landmass even today
Hawaii is geologically young but it is
Hawaii is geologically young but it is surrounded by an ancient ocean filled
surrounded by an ancient ocean filled
surrounded by an ancient ocean filled with creatures whose ancestors preceded
with creatures whose ancestors preceded
with creatures whose ancestors preceded human beings by millions of years
human beings by millions of years
human beings by millions of years jellyfish were around half a billion
jellyfish were around half a billion
jellyfish were around half a billion years ago sharks had a history going
years ago sharks had a history going
years ago sharks had a history going back more than 300 million years about
back more than 300 million years about
back more than 300 million years about 40 kinds of sharks live in the waters
40 kinds of sharks live in the waters
40 kinds of sharks live in the waters around Hawaii including whale sharks the
around Hawaii including whale sharks the
around Hawaii including whale sharks the largest fish in the sea
native hawaiians reverently referred to
native hawaiians reverently referred to tiger sharks as omec ooha or ancestor
tiger sharks as omec ooha or ancestor
tiger sharks as omec ooha or ancestor spirits to albatross chicks they are
spirits to albatross chicks they are
spirits to albatross chicks they are trouble but whatever they’re called
trouble but whatever they’re called
trouble but whatever they’re called tiger sharks are magnificent apex
tiger sharks are magnificent apex
tiger sharks are magnificent apex predators just below human beings is top
predators just below human beings is top
predators just below human beings is top ocean carnivores they are among more
ocean carnivores they are among more
ocean carnivores they are among more than 1000 kinds of Native Hawaiian fish
than 1000 kinds of Native Hawaiian fish
than 1000 kinds of Native Hawaiian fish such as the moorish idol and mahi-mahi
others such as the beautiful little
others such as the beautiful little bandit angelfish and the hawaiian
bandit angelfish and the hawaiian
bandit angelfish and the hawaiian lionfish are like nearly 12% of all the
lionfish are like nearly 12% of all the
lionfish are like nearly 12% of all the species of fish in Hawaii they lived
species of fish in Hawaii they lived
species of fish in Hawaii they lived there and only there in part because of
there and only there in part because of
there and only there in part because of the great isolation of the islands
about 1,200 monk seals named the state
about 1,200 monk seals named the state mammal of Hawaii in 2008 maintain a
mammal of Hawaii in 2008 maintain a
mammal of Hawaii in 2008 maintain a fragile hold on life in a few places in
fragile hold on life in a few places in
fragile hold on life in a few places in the northwestern Hawaiian Islands a few
the northwestern Hawaiian Islands a few
the northwestern Hawaiian Islands a few ventures some individuals occasionally
ventures some individuals occasionally
ventures some individuals occasionally turn up on the beaches of Oahu where
turn up on the beaches of Oahu where
turn up on the beaches of Oahu where other mammals primarily primates have
other mammals primarily primates have
other mammals primarily primates have become established once abundant monk
become established once abundant monk
become established once abundant monk seals were almost eliminated in the
seals were almost eliminated in the
seals were almost eliminated in the 1800’s for their fur and meat the few
1800’s for their fur and meat the few
1800’s for their fur and meat the few that remain now are legally protected
that remain now are legally protected
that remain now are legally protected but their survival is threatened by
but their survival is threatened by
but their survival is threatened by entanglement and fisherman’s discarded
entanglement and fisherman’s discarded
entanglement and fisherman’s discarded nets
much of Hawaii’s natural endowment of
much of Hawaii’s natural endowment of underwater life has been depleted over
underwater life has been depleted over
underwater life has been depleted over the ages especially by overfishing in
the ages especially by overfishing in
the ages especially by overfishing in the 20th century but things are changing
the 20th century but things are changing
the 20th century but things are changing on land and in the sea areas are being
on land and in the sea areas are being
on land and in the sea areas are being protected because people do not want to
protected because people do not want to
protected because people do not want to lose more of Hawaii’s amazing natural
lose more of Hawaii’s amazing natural
lose more of Hawaii’s amazing natural assets new exploration of deep water
assets new exploration of deep water
assets new exploration of deep water areas with submarines and deep cameras
areas with submarines and deep cameras
areas with submarines and deep cameras is providing new insight into the nature
is providing new insight into the nature
is providing new insight into the nature of the other Hawaii the one that starts
of the other Hawaii the one that starts
of the other Hawaii the one that starts with a sparkling surface of the ocean it
with a sparkling surface of the ocean it
with a sparkling surface of the ocean it goes down
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