Kahaluʻu Bay Coral Gets Rest, Spawning Expected This Week
May 9, 2020 (Big Island Video News)—The public is being asked to voluntarily refrain from swimming in the bay, particularly from May 10-16 to enhance upcoming spawning of cauliflower coral.
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COVID-19 crisis allows Kahalu‘u Bay marine life to rest
May 7, 2020 (KITV Island News)—Kahalu‘u Bay on Hawai‘i Island is one of the most popular and heavily visited snorkeling locations in all of Hawai‘i. Hundreds of thousands of people come to view colorful fish and dazzling coral colonies every year, and like in many other over-used locations, the aquatic life in the bay is struggling to survive.
Mālama Mokupuni—Caring for Our Island Environment: Know Your Place
March/April 2020 (Ke Ola Magazine)—As we celebrate the 50th Earth Day, we are faced with environmental problems that are larger than ever—sea level rise, coral bleaching, extinctions, extreme weather. What can we possibly do in the face of these super-sized challenges? One approach is to get super-local.
Molokaʻi Farmers Get The Chance to Grow
March 1, 2020 (Maui Now)—About 50 residents/farmers gathered for the inaugural Ho‘opili Nā Mahiʻai (Farmers Gathering) at the Lanikeha Community Center on Molokaʻi earlier this month. »Read more
East Hawaii farmer receives $10K, five-year land agreement
February 8, 2020 (Hawaii Tribune-Herald)—Kamehameha Schools and The Kohala Center announced Mana ‘Olena as the winner of the Mahi‘ai Match-Up business plan competition at a Farm-to-Table Celebration on Friday night. Mana ‘Olena will receive a $10,000 cash prize donated by Ulupono Initiative, waived rent for five years on KS land in Hilo, and wrap-around business […]
Forest restoration and stewardship training to commence in Kawaihae
KAWAIHAE, HAWAI‘I ISLAND, Hawai‘i—October 17, 2019—The Kohala Center has been awarded a $260,000 grant from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Community Grants Program to support forest restoration and stewardship training in Kohala from ma uka to ma kai.
HTA to fund 34 environmental programs in 2020
September 30, 2019 (Pacific Business News)—Hawaii Tourism Authority will fund 34 programs throughout the state that work to protect the environment in 2020. The funding, which was announced last week, is provided through the Transient Accommodations Tax as part of HTA’s Aloha Aina program. »Read more
Catastrophic season in store for Hawaiian coral thanks to marine heat wave
September 24, 2019 (USA Today)—At the edge of an ancient lava flow where jagged black rocks meet the Pacific, small off-the-grid homes overlook the calm blue waters of Papa Bay on Hawaii’s Big Island — no tourists or hotels in sight. Here, one of the islands’ most abundant and vibrant coral reefs thrives just below […]
Even worse coral bleaching expected
August 24, 2019 (Hawaii Tribune-Herald)—Coral bleaching is already occurring in West Hawaii waters, and things are likely to get worse as Hawaii’s reefs enter a major bleaching event within the next two months — if not sooner. »Read more
Kamehameha Schools, Kohala Center Launch Island Farming Initiative
August 12, 2019 (BigIslandNow.com)—The vast majority of food consumed in Hawai‘i is grown elsewhere—a paradigm Kamehameha Schools (KS) and The Kohala Center (TKC) are aiming to alter. KS and TKC have long sought farmers with whom to partner in an effort to increase local food production, as nearly 90% of the state’s food is imported. […]