Exciting news! This event will be led by Gunars Valkirs PhD, founder and CEO of Maui Ku’ia Estate Chocolate Numerous scientific studies have identified the benefits of consuming chocolate, including providing health-boosting antioxidants and micronutrients. This Sunday, December 5, you can add one more benefit to enjoying quality chocolate: it will help the nonprofit Maui […]
KIHEI, HI — 10,000 oysters cleaning the water in Māʻalaea Harbor. Hundreds of ocean water quality samples gathered and analyzed. Three new solar-powered monitoring buoys providing data for scientists worldwide. A major new grant to help prevent coastal flooding in Kihei. Education programs to help visitors protect Mauiʻs reefs as they enjoy our island’s beaches. […]
National Fish & Wildlife Foundation and NOAA announced 49 new grants from the National Coastal Resilience Fund. Maui Nui Marine Resource Council is proud to be named as one of the grant recipients, for our project titled “Conducting Site Assessments and Planning to Address Recurring Coastal Flooding (HI)”. This project was awarded $210,000, with $225,000 […]
PAIA, HI — Enjoy some exceptionally delicious wood-fired pizza and support efforts to protect Maui’s coral reefs at a Benefit Night for the nonprofit Maui Nui Marine Resource Council at Flatbread Company in Paia on Tuesday, November 23. All pizzas purchased between 5 pm and 9 pm that day will help raise needed funds for […]
KIHEI, HI — Every three weeks year-round, more than 20 Maui residents leave their homes in the early morning hours to help monitor the ocean water quality along the coasts of South and West Maui. Carrying portable lab equipment in their cars, they work in small teams, wading knee deep into the ocean to gather […]
Robin Newbold, Board Chair and co-founder of Maui Nui Marine Resource Council (MNMRC), has announced that Jill Wirt has joined MNMRC’s staff as Project and Research Coordinator. Wirt holds a masters degree specializing in coastal and marine resource management from the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management – University of California, Santa Barbara. She […]
KIHEI— A free presentation called “Spying on Spinners: What We Can Learn from Listening” on Wednesday, Oct. 13 at 5:30 p.m. via Zoom will take a look at research conducted in the Maui Nui region (Maui, Moloka‘i, Lāna‘i and the ‘Au‘au Channel) that listened to spinner dolphins to learn more about their behaviors. Reserve your […]
KIHEI— The children of Palau have written a passport pledge for every arriving visitor to sign, holding them ecologically and culturally responsible while touring the island and as to protect and preserve one of the world’s biggest marine protected areas. Would you take the Palua Pledge? The public is invited to a free presentation called […]
Hawaiian monk seals are endangered, with fewer than 1,400 animals left on earth — yet they have recently been in the news, as videos and photos have surfaced showing the seals falling victim to harassment by visitors who get too close or attempt to touch them, sometimes for social media content. Learn more about Hawaiian […]
The Maui News: Jan. 30, 2021 With much-needed funding and labor, seven Maui County conservation nonprofits made major progress late last year in preserving cultural and natural resources, improving food security and restoring previously lost infrastructure. The Maui County Office of Economic Development and federal CARES Act funding supported an employment and workforce training program […]
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Maui Nui Marine Resource Council
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