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SUMMARY:Public invited to free presentation on first community-based marine conservation network on Maui
DESCRIPTION:Kihei\, HI – The public is invited to a free presentation on “Weaving the Net – How the Maui Nui Makai Network is connecting communities for a healthy land and sea of tomorrow” to be held on Wed. June 1 at 5:30 pm via Zoom. \nAt this free event\, speakers Maile Shannon and Scott Crawford will share the story of the Maui Nui Makai Network\, including ongoing projects and its vision for the future. The Network includes nine member communities that actively manage coastal areas of Maui Nui\, incorporating native Hawaiian values\, knowledge and experiences into management practices. Through the Network\, member sites share and learn from their diverse experiences\, lessons and best practices to help each other mālama (care for) specific makai (seaward) areas. \nThe presentation is hosted by Maui Nui Marine Resource Council as part of its “Know Your Ocean Speaker Series” with support by the County of Maui Office of Climate Change\, Resiliency\, and Sustainability (CCRS). \nWhile the presentation is free\, pre-registration is required. To register\, visit https://bit.ly/MNMNWebinar \nThe speakers for this presentation are: \nMaile Shannon\, the current Chair of the Maui Nui Makai Network. She has been involved in ‘āina-based work since 1999. Formerly a farmer/rancher\, Shannon has worked and volunteered as a conservationist in the nonprofit world since 2009 while raising her children Marcus\, Shannon\, and Hunter. \nScott Crawford\, the current Secretary of the Maui Nui Makai Network. He has served as the Executive Director of Kipahulu Ohana\, Inc. for 20 years\, helping to manage Kapahu Living Farm traditional wetland taro farm\, and the Malami i ke Kai program\, including the proposed Kipahulu Moku Community Based Subsistence Fishing Area. He also works with other  Network members from East Maui: Na Mamo O Mu’olea and Ke Ao Hali‘i (Save Hana Coast) and he helps to manage the Hana Farmers Market. \n“We are pleased to host this event\, to help the public learn about the Maui Nui Makai Network’s community-based approach to protecting the marine resources found along the shorelines of Maui County\,” said Robin Newbold\, Co-founder and Chair of Maui Nui Marine Resource Council. “We supported the creation of this Network in its early days and are pleased to be one of four Kākoʻo members\, as we watch it grow and thrive\, incorporating Hawaiian traditions to create an effective modern-day approach to protecting our nearshore reefs\, marine wildlife and coastal waters.” \nTo register for this event\, please visit https://bit.ly/MNMNWebinar \nAbout Maui Nui Marine Resource Council\nMaui Nui Marine Resource Council (MNMRC) is a Maui-based non-profit organization working for clean ocean water\, healthy coral reefs and a restoration of abundant native fish for the islands of Maui County. MNMRC is recognized for its ability to work with the community to plan\, fund\, enact and manage culturally appropriate\, science-based solutions to serious problems undermining nearshore ocean water quality and threatening local coral reefs. To learn more\, visit www.mauireefs.org. \n  \n \n  \n 
URL:https://www.mauireefs.org/event/public-invited-free-presentation-first-community-based-marine-conservation-network-maui/
LOCATION:Zoom webinar
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SUMMARY:“Rally for the Reefs” webinar on Thursday\, June 16 will focus on saving the reefs of Māʻalaea Bay
DESCRIPTION:“Rally for the Reefs” webinar on Thursday\, June 16 will focus on saving the reefs of Māʻalaea Bay \nMĀʻALAEA\, HI – Longtime Māʻalaea resident Peter Cannon remembers that during his childhood\, “the coral reefs of Māʻalaea Bay were like the robust and healthy reefs that you see today at the ʻĀhihi-Kīnaʻu Natural Area Reserve.” He recalls that local families enjoyed harvests of ribbon limu from the bay\, and there was an abundance of native fish and opae. \nSince the 1970s\, the coral reefs in Māʻalaea Bay have degraded so severely that Hawaii’s Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) has described the situation as “a case study in total system collapse.” In their report\, “Status and Trends of Maui’s Coral Reefs” DAR in partnership with the Coral Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program reported on their 1999 monitoring in Māʻalaea Bay and noted that the “end result of reef degradation is evident in Māʻalaea Bay.” \nThe report noted that in 1972\, “Māʻalaea coral reefs were described as being ‘striking in their diversity and in the presence of rare corals species’. As late as 1993\, estimated coral cover was 50- 75% close to the site where cover is now 8%. Therefore\, in just a few decades\, the Māʻalaea reef has transformed from a healthy and diverse ecosystem into a badly degraded habitat overgrown by algae and with little surviving coral.” \nThe report also noted that fish stocks in in Māʻalaea are now in very poor condition\, and the reefs have been invaded by alien and invasive algae species. \nDeclining ocean water quality in Māʻalaea Bay is a major contributor of the decline. A new report for the years 2019 – 2022 by the Hui O Ka Wai Ola community-based ocean water quality monitoring program indicates that Māʻalaea Bay has excessive levels of nitrates\, second only to the levels in Kihei Cove\, of all the sites the program monitors along the leeward Maui coast. \nWhat can Maui County residents and visitors do to improve the ocean water quality and save the reefs of Māʻalaea Bay? Learn about the steps that are proposed — and how individuals can help – at an online Rally for the Reefs webinar to be held on Thursday\, June 16 at 5:30 pm via Zoom. \nAdmission is free\, but reservations are required. To reserve your spot\, visit https://bit.ly/Rally4Reefs. \nThe “Rally for the Reefs” webinar will feature presentations by: \nStuart Coleman\nFounder and Executive Director of WAI (Wastewater Alternatives & Innovations)\nColeman will discuss modern wastewater alternatives and innovations that will make it possible to reduce the pollution that has been harming the corals in Māʻalaea Bay. \nMaui County Councilmember Kelly Takaya King\n(Holds the County Council seat for South Maui)\nCouncilmember King will discuss the funding for the improved wastewater treatment system for Māʻalaea in the County’s 2023 budget and the steps ahead to make this system a reality. \nState Representative Angus L.K. McKelvey\n(Representing West Maui – Māʻalaea – North Kihei)\nRepresentative McKelvey will explain how the State can help establish improved wastewater treatment in Māʻalaea\, and why the proposed wastewater treatment project in Māʻalaea could serve as a model for other small communities throughout Hawaii that are looking for replacements for cesspools\, injection wells and septic systems. \n“The community has been working hard to identify and address the problems that have undermined the ocean water quality of Māʻalaea Bay and harmed the coral reefs\,” said Mike Fogarty\, Executive Director of Maui Nui Marine Resource Council. “We’ve now reached critical junctures that will decide if and when some of the proposed solutions to the problems of water pollution and reef loss will be addressed. We need to act now to save Māʻalaea’s reefs before it’s too late. Please attend the Rally for the Reefs to learn what can and should be done.” \nThe Rally for the Reefs webinar is sponsored by WAI\, Maui Ocean Center\, Māʻalaea Village Association\, Maui Nui Marine Resource Council\, Maui Ocean Center Marine Institute and Sierra Club Maui Group. \nTo register to attend this free Zoom event\, please visit https://bit.ly/Rally4Reefs.
URL:https://www.mauireefs.org/event/rally-reefs-webinar-thursday-june-16-will-focus-saving-reefs-ma%ca%bbalaea-bay/
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