Entries by Amy Hodges

Our new 10th Anniversary Annual Report is Now Available!

In celebration of our 10th Anniversary, Maui Nui Marine Resource Council has published a special edition of our Annual Report. It’s now available for viewing here. This annual report details all of our accomplishments in 2017, including the dramatic expansion of the Hui O Ka Wai Ola water quality testing program, the work of the […]

“Restoring the Natural Function of Mauiʻs Ahupuaʻa to Protect Mauiʻs Coral Reefs” to be Topic of Maui Nui Marine Resource Council Meeting

Maui Nui Marine Resource Council invites the public to a free presentation at its Wednesday, June 6 meeting on “Restoring the Natural Function of Mauiʻs Ahupuaʻa to Protect Mauiʻs Coral Reefs.” The meeting will take place at Pacific Whale Foundationʻs classrooms, downstairs at the Maʻalaea Harbor Shops, from 5 to 6:30 pm with free refreshments […]

Nearshore water-quality data collection expanded. Volunteer-based group adds 12 new testing locations, bringing total to 48 sample sites — May 12, 2018, The Maui News

A groundbreaking data collection program for measuring water quality has added 12 new locations in South Maui, for a total of 48 sites along southern and western shorelines, researchers said Tuesday. Data gathered by the volunteer-based Hui O Ka Wai Ola ocean water quality testing program from the past year and a half also will […]

10 Ways to Become More Sunscreen Smart

Hawaiʻi recently became the first state in the nation to pass a law banning the sale of sunscreen products containing oxybenzone and octinoxate, two common ingredients known to harm coral reefs. The law goes into effect in January of 2021, to give manufacturers and retailers time to transition to reef-safer sunscreen options. But you certainly […]

Maui Nui Marine Resource Council May 2 Meeting to Feature Guest Presentation on “Updates on efforts to restore streamflow to Maui’s reefs and effects on fisheries”

Maui Nui Marine Resource Council invites the public to its next meeting on Wednesday, May 2, featuring guest presentations by Lucienne De Naie and Adriane Raff Corwin. Lucienne De Naieʻs presentation will be on “Updates on efforts to restore streamflow to Maui’s reefs and effects on fisheries.” Adriane Raff Corwin will be speaking about the […]

How the 2015 bleaching event impacted Maui’s corals

Maui Nui Marine Resource Council was honored to host a presentation by Russell Sparks, Aquatic Biologist, State of Hawaii’s Department of Aquatic Resources ( Department of Land and Natural Resources) at our March 2018 meeting. Sparks presented reports on the toll of the 2015 coral bleaching event that occurred in Hawai’i and worldwide due to […]