What are some organisms unique to Maui?
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The Haleakala Silversword only grow on the slopes of the Haleakala volcano on Maui between 6,900 and 9,800 feet.\n\nHyposmocoma molluscivora is a species of moth whose caterpillar stage is known for catching and eating snails.\n\nPo'o-uli is a bird species that lives on the north-eastern slopes of Haleakala.  It is currently believed that there are, at most, two of these birds left and they have not been seen for over a year.\n\nThere is a second breed of carnivorous caterpillar that lives on Maui, a species of Eupithecia moths, although this one captures prey that is much more active than snails.  It sits on a leaf with its head and front end arched backwards.  When an insect wanders too close, it rapidly snaps forward and grabs the insect with its sharp front feet.  It then devours its victim at leisure.
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Lots of them in aquaculture--Fish, shellfish, shrimp, sponges...\n\nOn land, you've got bees and silkworms, and aren't there some crocodile or alligator farms?
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Tonga.\n\nPacific Islanders.
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Let's see...\nEchinoderms (technically it's not exactly an exoskeleton, but for practical purposes it could do)\nCrustaceans\nMollusks\nsome Annelids\nmm this is making me hungry...
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clown fish, fairy basslet, parrot fish, angel fish, lion fish, puffer fish
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A Filipino biologist, Dr. Lina Villacarlos, recently discovered a new breed of parasitic fungus. She named it Entomorphthora leyteensis because it falls under the fungus family known as Entomorphthorales – a family that is classified as parasites on insect like the common housefly – and leyteensis from the name of the place where she discovered it, that is Leyte. \n\nEDWARD QUINTO A Luminous Vision : This Filipino biologist has worked tirelessly to make use of low-cost, local resources to help his country and people.\n\nEarly in the 1960's, Filipino biologist (Dioscoro) Rabor alerted the world that this magnificent bird was in serious danger of extinction. Eagles were found on only four of the 1,700 islands of the Philippine Archipelago. A handful of birds were reported on Leyte and Samar, with the majority on the islands of Luzor and Mindanao.\n\nCarmela Española, a Filipino wildlife biologist, found a group of these dark brown birds with their distinctive orange-red bills and legs foraging in the undergrowth near a stream while she was walking through a rainforest on May 11 this year.\nHer notes and photographs, along with the recordings of the bird’s loud, harsh, rasping calls, later helped determine that the species was not only new to her, but also new to science. Locals, however, know the bird by the name ‘piding’. Some residents said the birds were there sometimes even caught for food.\n\nWood describes how he was brought by Dr Alcala, a distinguished Filipino biologist, to the one island where the reef was expected to be safe, since a marine nature reserve had saved it from dynamiting. Only to find it swarming with illegal squatters, driven by hunger to invade, fish out and ruin the last reserve
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Polynesians, from Tahiti and the Marquesas, were the original peoples to populate Maui. The Tahitians introduced the kapu system, a strict social order that affected all aspects of life and became the core of Hawaiian culture. Modern Hawaiian history began in the mid-1700s. King Kamehameha I took up residence (and later made his capital) in Lāhainā after conquering Maui in the bloody Battle of Kepaniwai in 1790 in the Īʻao Valley.\n\nOn November 26, 1778, Captain James Cook became the first European explorer to discover Maui. Cook never set foot on the island because he was unable to find a suitable landing. The first European to visit Maui was the French admiral Jean François de Galaup de La Perouse, who landed on the shores of what is now known as La Perouse Bay on May 29, 1786. More Europeans followed: traders, whalers, loggers (e.g., of sandalwood) and missionaries. The missionaries began to arrive from New England in 1823, choosing Lāhainā because it was the capital. They clothed the natives, banned them from dancing hula, and greatly altered the culture. They tried to keep whalers and sailors out of the bawdy houses. The missionaries taught reading and writing, created the 12-letter Hawaiian alphabet, started a printing press in Lāhainā, and began writing the islands' history, until then existing only as oral accounts. Ironically, the work of the missionaries both altered and preserved the native culture. The religious work altered the culture while the literacy efforts preserved native history and language for posterity. They started the first school in Lāhainā, which still exists today: Lāhaināluna Mission School. The Mission school opened in 1831 and was the first secondary school to open West of the Rockies.\n\nAt the height of the whaling era (1840-1865), Lāhainā was a major whaling centre with anchorage in Lāhainā Roads; in one season over 400 ships visited Lāhainā and the greatest number of ships berthed at one time was about 100. A given ship tended to stay months rather than days which explains the drinking and prostitution in the town at that time. Whaling declined steeply at the end of the 19th century as crude oil (petroleum) replaced whale oil.\n\nKamehameha's descendants reigned in the islands until 1872. They were followed by rulers from another ancient family of chiefs, including Queen Liliʻuokalani who ruled in 1893 when the monarchy was overthrown. One year later, the Republic of Hawaiʻi was founded. The island was annexed by the United States in 1898 and made a territory in 1900. Hawaiʻi became the 50th state in U.S. in 1959.\n\nMaui was centrally involved in the Pacific Theatre of World War II as a staging centre, training base, and for rest and relaxation. At the peak in 1943-44, the number of troops stationed on Maui exceeded 100,000. The main base of the 4th Marines was in Haiku. Beaches (e.g., in Kīhei) were used for practice landings and training in marine demolition and sabotage.\n\n\n\nMaui is a volcanic doublet: an island formed from two volcanic mountains that abut one another to form the isthmus between them. The older volcano, Mauna Kahalawai, is much older and has been eroded considerably; it is now called the West Maui Mountain. The larger volcano in the East, East Maui Volcano (more commonly called Haleakalā after its famous summit depression) — rises above 10,023 feet (3,050 m). The last eruption occurred around 1790, and the lava flow can be viewed between ʻĀhihi Bay and La Perouse Bay on the southwest shore of East Maui. Both volcanoes are shield volcanoes and the low viscosity of the Hawaiian lava makes the likelihood of large explosive eruptions negligible.
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Basically every big island that is far enough offshore (so that birds from the mainland don't fly there much) has its own unique species. Exceptions are islands that are so small that storms roll right over them, and islands near other islands (although the group of islands usually has it own endemic species).
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Bacteria, amoebas and fungi
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I highly recommend the Big Island of Hawaii. The underwater lava formations make for some GREAT diving, it's kind of lick diving on some strange planet but underwater of course. Good visibility, Great wildlife, check it out! They also have a night time Manta Ray dive with hughe manta rays, there is nothing like it. Have fun.
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parasitic ocean creatures?
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Kelp is a great example of a multicellular algae (which is protist), like the "kelp forests" in Alaska.  Check it out.\n\nhttp://www.oceanlight.com/html/kelp.html
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How could someone name oceanlife animals if they themselves don't know? Do you mean rare species? I am not very sure but search it on the internet. Happy Valentine's Day!
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Koala Bears! \n\n(and dogs *wink*)
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There are many found in Hawaiian music. Three of my favorites:\n\nBeauty of Mauna Kea - Keola Beamer\nFires of Pele - Ernie Cruz Jr.\nKalapana Sands*- Ernie Cruz Jr.\n\n*Kalapana was a town with black sand beach near Kilauea that was swallowed up by lava flows in 1990. The song is actually about the place before the lava flows, but it has taken on a special poignancy since then. \n\nKîlauea - Alice Nâmakelua\nFirelady- "Sistah" Robi Kahakalau\nKaimana Hila* - Charles E. King \nMauna Loa - Helen Lindsey Parker\n \n* This is a transliteration of "Diamond Head", the famous tuff ring at the end of  Waikiki. The original Hawaiian name of the extinct volcano was Leahi or "forehead of the yellowfin tuna".
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smaller life forms that thrive on hydrothermal vents
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Asian Clams and Mitten Crabs are a marine pest in New Zealand so you can find out information on both of these on a NZ website.\n\nThe european green crab (Carcinus maenas) is also a pest in the United States. The National Agricultral Library has a great load of info on the green crab.\n\nWater hyacinth is also a pest species in the US and, again, the National Agricultural Library can help you out with a LOT of links!