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 ...

DLNR said it received complaints and found that the research center in Kona doesn’t have the permits to handle Hawaiian day octopus.

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

There are two octopus species that are commonly found in Hawaii—the day octopus (Octopus cyanea) and the night octopus (Octopus ornatus).

The Kanaloa Octopus Farm has grown from an intriguing aquaculture startup to a uniquely popular Hawaii island tourist attraction in a little over seven years.

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 ...

Animal rights activists searching for a cause have turned their eyes to Jacob Conroy, the owner of an octopus farm on Hawaii’s big island.

The owner of an octopus "farm" on Hawaii's Big Island was ordered to "cease and desist" nonpermitted operations after attention was directed at the small outfit, which charges visitors to touch a ...

Fisherman Michael Matsunaga reportedly caught a 25.29 pound octopus while he was fishing on Aug. 31. His catch breaks the state record which Matsunaga’s brother previously held.

Scientists spotted a rare “Dumbo” octopus over 5,500 feet deep in the waters off the Hawaiian islands. The creature, named after the Disney cartoon for the large pair of flapping fins ...

Michael Matsunaga, a fisherman in Hawaii, reportedly caught a 25-pound octopus and broke a state record that was once held by his brother.

Conroy said he would discontinue the day octopus breeding program for now and switch to the Hawaiian bobtail squid, an unregulated species. It's not clear whether the tours will be suspended. He ...