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SUMMARY:Free Presentation on Proposed Use of Oysters for Water Quality Improvement in Ma’alaea Harbor
DESCRIPTION:The public is invited to a free presentation on a proposed plan to use oysters to improve ocean water quality in Ma’alaea Harbor during Maui Nui Marine Resource Council’s monthly meeting on Wednesday\, December 5\, from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. \nThe presentation will be offered by Rhiannon “Rae” Tereari‘i Chandler-‘Īao\, Executive Director and O‘ahu Waterkeeper for Waiwai Ola Waterkeepers Hawaiian Islands. It will take place at Pacific Whale Foundation’s classrooms at the Ma’alaea Harbor Shops\, 300 Ma’alaea Road. Admission is free and refreshments will be served. \nOysters are filter feeders that remove pollutants from the water column including sediment\, bacteria\, heavy metals\, PCBs\, oil\, microplastics\, oxybenzone\, and other harmful sunscreen-related chemicals. Oysters also digest the type of bacteria that cause skin-borne illnesses such as Staph and MRSA. These oysters are for restoration\, they cannot be consumed. Oysters for consumption are grown in clean water only. \nOysters are currently at work in harbor waters of New York and New Jersey\, where Waterkeeper Alliance member projects have installed more than 42 million oysters to help clean the water and protect the coastline from wave action. Similar efforts are also being employed in Baltimore’s Chesapeake Bay to improve ocean water quality. \nPacific oysters\, the type of oyster considered for the pilot project in Ma’alaea Harbor\, were originally introduced by the State in the 1950’s and 1960’s and are found in locations throughout the Hawaiian Islands. Adult Pacific oysters can filter more than 50 gallons of water per day. The proposed pilot project would involve the installation of approximately 1\,000 oysters in cages beneath the docks of Ma’alaea Harbor away from boat traffic. Trained staff and volunteers will monitor the oysters to evaluate survival rates and their success in improving water quality. The oysters will be triploids\, which are sterile and unable to reproduce. At the end of one year\, the pilot project will yield a report to help determine the feasibility of expanding the project within the harbor. \n“In 2017\, Hawai‘i’s Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR)\, Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) conducted a successful grow trial using Pacific oysters\,” says Chandler-‘Īao “This DAR study\, conducted in West Loch\, demonstrated the oysters’ ability to remove various pollutants water column. We’re excited to see what is possible to improve conditions in Ma‘alaea Harbor.” \nMaui Nui Marine Resource Council (MNMRC) is partnering with Waiwai Ola Waterkeepers Hawaiian Islands to conduct the one-year pilot oyster project in Ma’alaea Harbor. The project is part of MNMRC’s overall plan to address land-based impacts to water quality in Ma’alaea Bay. Recently\, MNMRC commissioned and funded a study of the watershed that drains into Ma’alaea Harbor. With the study in hand\, the nonprofit is now evaluating recommendations for action steps\, and will be selecting those that can be implemented in 2019 and beyond. “We are looking at ways we can work upslope to improve water quality throughout Ma’alaea Bay\,” notes Amy Hodges\, Programs Manager at Maui Nui Marine Resource Council\, who has been meeting with local landowners\, MECO\, Hawai‘i’s Division of Forestry and Wildlife\, Ma’alaea Community Association\, and others to talk about ocean water quality in Ma’alaea. \n“Ma’alaea Bay is home to a popular surf break\, beaches\, a sea turtle feeding area\, fishing areas\, and coral reefs both inside and outside the harbor\,” says Hodges. “Improving water quality in the harbor will benefit recreational users of the area and help marine wildlife.” \nAt the meeting\, MNMRC will provide information on new volunteer opportunities associated with this project\, including helping MNMRC regularly monitor the oysters and clean the cages to remove excess algae. \nDoors will open at 5 pm\, with complimentary holiday-themed refreshments. The presentation will begin at 5:30 pm and will include time for questions and comments from the public. To learn more\, visit www.mauireefs.org. \nAbout our presenter:\nRhiannon “Rae” Tereari‘i Chandler-‘Īao serves as the Executive Director and O‘ahu Waterkeeper for Waiwai Ola Waterkeepers Hawaiian Islands. She earned a B.A. in Ethnic Studies from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa in 2004. After graduating from William S. Richardson School of Law in 2016 with certificates in both Native Hawaiian Rights Law and Environmental Law\, she worked as a Post J.D. Research & Teaching Fellow at Ka Huli Ao Center for Excellence in Native Hawaiian Law. Prior to attending law school\, Rhiannon served as the Executive Director of the environmental non-profit organization Community Work Day Program\, d.b.a. Mālama Maui Nui. While on Maui\, she served as a member of the Maui County Cultural Resources Commission\, the Maui Nui Marine Resource Council\, and the Steering Committee of Ka Ipu Kukui Fellows Leadership Program. \nAbout Maui Nui Marine Resource Council:\nMaui Nui Marine Resource Council is a nonprofit organization based on Maui\, dedicated to healthy coral reefs\, clean ocean water and abundant native fish. Founded in 2007\, Maui Nui Marine Resource Council is celebrating its 11th anniversary this year. Some of the organization’s accomplishments include: \n• Formation of Maui Coral Reef Recovery Team and the Maui Coral Recovery Plan\, the first of its kind in the state. \n• Forming Community Managed Makai (CMMA) areas\, in which local residents work together to manage their marine resources. \n• Creating Hui O Ka Wai Ola in partnership with The Nature Conservancy and West Maui Ridge to Reef. This volunteer citizen-based ocean water quality testing program is now in its 2nd year of testing ocean water quality at 39 locations along Maui’s south and west shorelines every 3 weeks. \nTo learn more\, visit www.mauireefs.org
URL:https://www.mauireefs.org/event/free-presentation-proposed-use-oysters-water-quality-improvement-maalaea-harbor-december-5th-meeting-maui-nui-marine-resource-council/
LOCATION:Pacific Whale Foundationʻs classrooms\, 300 Maalaea Rd\, Wailuku\, HI\, 96793\, United States
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SUMMARY:Free Presentation by Dr. Craig Downs and Hawaii Senator Mike Gabbard: “Education vs. Enforcement: Next Steps Beyond the Enactment of Hawaii's Sunscreen Law”
DESCRIPTION:Hawaii’s ban on sunscreens containing the reef-harming chemicals oxybenzone and octinoxate went into effect on January 1\, but is the law effective in protecting our local coral reefs and marine animals as intended? Is the ban being enforced? What’s the latest scientific evidence about the chemicals that are replacing these two ingredients in some brands of sunscreen? Are new laws needed? \nGet the answers to these important questions on Wednesday\, July 7 at 5:30 p.m. via a free Zoom presentation featuring special guest speakers: Dr. Craig Downs\, whose groundbreaking research educated the world about sunscreen chemicals and their role in coral reef decline; and Hawaii Senator Mike Gabbard\, who authored the legislation that resulted in Hawaii’s ban on the sale of sunscreens that contain the chemicals oxybenzone and octinoxate. \nThe presentation titled “Education vs. Enforcement: Next Steps Beyond the Enactment of Hawaii’s Sunscreen Law” is sponsored by the County of Maui Mayor’s Office of Economic Development and hosted by Maui Nui Marine Resource Council as part of the organization’s “Know Your Ocean Speaker Series.” \nThis event is free\, but advanced reservations are required. To reserve your spot\, please visit https://bit.ly/SunscreenWebinar. \nDowns graduated from Hiram College with a B.A. in philosophy and biology\, received his M.Sc. from Syracuse University\, and received his Ph.D. from the University of Hawaii in cell and molecular biology. He has published over 50 scientific papers and a number of book chapters in scientific textbooks\, and is the co-editor of the CRC press veterinary book\, Diseases of Corals\, as well as founded a number of companies and nonprofits relating anywhere from animal welfare to environmental conservation and exploration. \nDowns has held positions as research professor at University of Hawaii’s School of Medicine and Sweet Briar College. He is currently an invited professor at Sorbonne University (France) and is the Executive Director of Haereticus Environmental Laboratory\, a non-profit scientific organization dedicated to increasing the scientific\, social and economic knowledge of natural environmental habitats in order to better conserve and restore threatened environmental habitats and resources. \nGabbard\, who has represented District 20 since 2006\, which includes Kapolei\, Makakilo\, and portions of Kalaeloa\, Waipahu\, and Ewa\, has authored 54 bills that became law relating to energy efficiency\, renewable energy\, endangered species protection\, industrial hemp\, the environment\, public safety\, and more. \nOne of those bills that became law in 2018\, SB 2571\, is the ban of sale or distribution in the state of any sunscreen that contains oxybenzone or octinoxate\, or both. Last session\, Gabbard introduced SB 366\, which would ban the sale\, offer of sale\, or distribution in Hawaii of any sunscreen that contains two more chemicals\, avobenzone or octocrylene. \nThe speakers plan to address whether or not sunscreen pollution is a symptom of unsustainable tourism and coastal development\, how we get visitors and residents to comply with the new sunscreen law\, and who is responsible for enforcing it. \nThis panel will also provide information and tips on how you can help to protect the marine environment. \nMaui Nui Marine Resource Council’s “Know Your Ocean Speaker Series” events are held monthly via Zoom. Support for these events is provided by the County of Maui Mayor’s Office of Economic Development. \nThe virtual event’s emcee will be Darla Palmer-Ellingson\, local radio show host of the public affairs program\, Island Environment 360 Maui’s only commercially broadcast public affairs show on environmental and related Hawaiian cultural topics\, aired on the stations of H-Hawaii Media. \nTo reserve your spot at this free Zoom webinar\, please visit https://bit.ly/SunscreenWebinar.
URL:https://www.mauireefs.org/event/free-presentation-dr-craig-downs-hawaii-senator-mike-gabbard-education-vs-enforcement-next-steps-beyond-enactment-hawaiis-sunscreen-law/
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