Hui O Ka Wai Ola Project Manager James Strickland and Maui Nui Marine Resource Council Communications Manager Anne Rillero appeared on “Island Environment 360” with host Darla Palmer-Ellingson on H-Hawaii Media’s stations (KONI 104.7 FM, K-ROCK 97.3 FM, KRYL Y-106.5 FM and MY 102.1 FM). The topic: the ocean water quality testing program co-managed by […]
Did you know that the area burned each year by wildfire in Hawaii has increased by 400% over the past several decades? Wildfires have an impact on our nearshore ocean environment and coral reefs, which is why Maui Nui Marine Resource Council is hosting a free presentation on “Wildfire on Maui: the History, Threat, and […]
Congratulations to Maui Nui Marine Resource Council’s Robin Newbold, selected by The Maui News as one of Maui’s “2018 People Who Made a Difference.” Robin is the co-founder and executive director/chair of our nonprofit organization. She’s a thoughtful, hard-working and inspiring leader, committed to the vision of healthy coral reefs, clean ocean water and an […]
The public is invited to a free presentation on Wednesday, January 2 that will explore artificial reefs and other offshore wave dissipation techniques that could be used to reduce coastal erosion on Maui. The presentation is part of Maui Nui Marine Resource Council’s monthly meeting series, which is free and open to all. The presentation […]
MA’ALAEA, MAUI, HI – Seventeen volunteers took part in Maui Nui Marine Resource Council’s cleanup of Ma’alaea Ditch on Saturday, December 8, removing 60 large bags of trash and an additional truck load of large items from the waterway in two hours. “This was our Christmas gift to the ocean,” said Amy Hodges, Programs Manager […]
Maui Nui Marine Resource Council’s Communication Manager Anne Rillero was interviewed on “The Community Corner” on H Hawaii Media. Listen here.
Can fields of cheerful golden-yellow sunflowers be a model for creative and sustainable ways to use Maui’s former sugar cane lands that also have a positive impact on Maui’s coral reefs? A free presentation at Maui Nui Marine Resource Council’s October 3 meeting explored this topic. Our guest presenter was Joy Galatro, Marketing Director at […]
The status of Maui’s streams, estuaries and the native freshwater species that live there were the subject of a free presentation by Skippy Hau, Aquatic Biologist with the State of Hawaii Department Land and Natural Resources Division of Aquatic Resources, at the Wednesday, November 7 meeting of Maui Nui Marine Resource Council. Hau also discussed […]
Our guest presenter at Maui Nui Marine Resource Council’s September meeting was Bob Richmond, Ph.D., Director of Kewalo Marine Laboratory, UH Manoa. His presentation, “Dr. Dolittle Meets CSI on the Reefs of Maui,” looked at how Dr. Richmond’s team is using diagnostics and forensics to identify causes of stress to Maui’s reefs at Olowalu, Waihikuli, amd […]
Some of Hawaii’s most polluted waterways may soon get help from an unlikely source: oysters. After a successful test project in Pearl Harbor, the Hawaiian Islands branch of the Waterkeeper Alliance is seeking to expand the use of oyster colonies to clean polluted waters. Read more.
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