Entries by Sara Sugidono

PacIOOS Water Quality Sensor Partnership Program Enhances Maui Nui Marine Resource Council’s Water Quality Monitoring in Māʻalaea Harbor

March 31, 2021 in /by

  MĀʻALAEA, HI – Maui Nui Marine Resource Council’s ocean water quality monitoring efforts in Māʻalaea Harbor are being helped by a new underwater data sensor that the organization has borrowed through the Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS) Water Quality Sensor Partnership Program. The new data sensor collects data every five minutes on water temperature, […]

Public invited to free webinar on “Shark Research in Hawaii – With an Emphasis on Maui” by Dr. Kim Holland on Wednesday, March 3

February 23, 2021 in /by

KIHEI, HI – Recent shark attacks that occurred off the coast of Maui in November (2020), December (2020) and January (2021), as well as an incident in February (2021) which involved a large shark biting a kayak, have many ocean users concerned and curious about the sharks found in our nearshore waters. The public is […]

Maui Nui Marine Resource Council Launches Campaign to Encourage Chemical-Free Landscaping to Protect Coral Reefs and Marine Wildlife

February 9, 2021 in /by

MAUI, HI – As part of its work to protect and promote healthy coral reefs, clean ocean water and abundant native fish in Maui County, Maui Nui Marine Resource Council has launched an educational campaign to encourage private and public landowners, golf courses and landscapers to switch to organic land management. The organization launched this […]

Monitoring study shows that 64,050 lbs. of soil likely washed into Māʻalaea Bay from just two “head cuts” during recent Jan. 18 rainstorm 

February 8, 2021 in /by

After a rainstorm on January 18, 2021, the State of Hawaii Department of Health Clean Water Branch issued a Brown Water Advisory for all of Maui. Māʻalaea Bay was one of the areas that experienced a significant brown water event as a result of this rainstorm. Curious about how so much sediment ended up in […]

Free Feb. 10 talk on “Using the distant past as a guide for future decision-making about restoring and managing coastal lands in Waiheʻe and other parts of Hawaiʻi” by Scott Fisher, PhD

February 3, 2021 in /by

WAIHE’E, HI — How can the distant past be used as a guide for future decision-making about restoring and managing coastal lands and helping these ecosystems survive future challenges from rising sea levels and climate change? Learn more at a free Zoom presentation that focuses on the science of paleoecology, which is the study of […]

Public invited to free Zoom presentation about unique collaboration of 7 environmental projects funded by Maui CARES

January 15, 2021 in /by

Program provided employment for more than 70 Maui and Molokai residents “It’s like Maui County’s own version of the Civilian Conservation Corps” KIHEI, HI – During the Great Depression, the government-sponsored Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) provided paychecks for 3 million unemployed young men and provided valuable labor for conservation projects across the country. With unemployment at record […]

Maui Nui Marine Resource Council Helps Provide Jobs to 70 Maui and Moloka’i Residents Through Maui CARES Funding

December 24, 2020 in , /by

MAUI, HI – A unique collaboration of seven Maui and Moloka’i nonprofits working in partnership with Maui Nui Marine Resource Council and the County of Maui Mayor’s Office of Economic Development provided employment and workforce training for more than 70 unemployed or underemployed residents in November. The program was made possible through the Maui CARES […]