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.
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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.
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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 the surface.
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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.
May 29, 2019 (Big Island Video News)—Kahaluʻu Bay beachgoers with sunscreens containing ingredients known to be harmful to corals will have the chance to swap out for a more environmentally-friendly product this weekend.
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May 22, 2019 (New York Times)—A Hawaii county has closed a bay to prevent disruption of coral spawning that scientists predicted would occur over two days, officials said.
Hawaii County officials closed Kahaluu Bay to allow the spawning event on Monday through Tuesday on the Big Island, West Hawaii Today reported. The bay reopened on Wednesday.
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May 21, 2019 (West Hawaii Today)—Coral submerged in the typically crowded Kahaluu Bay is amid a reprieve from human traffic, which began Monday morning and continues through today.
The purpose of the county-imposed closure is to allow for a coral spawning event scientists predicted was most likely to occur on those two days. West Hawaii reefs lost roughly 95% of their cauliflower coral in the mass bleaching event of 2015.
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May 20, 2019 (happi.com)—World Reef Day organizers have announce a series of activities to be held in and out of Hawai‘i on June 1, 2019, the inaugural event to that has been designed to engage individuals, organizations, and corporations alike to come together, raise awareness, and activate positive change for the long-term health of our world’s coral reefs.
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April 28, 2019 (West Hawai‘i Today)—The Kahaluu Bay Education Center last April commissioned testing to measure bay waters for the presence of oxybenzone, a chemical compound found in sunscreens and known to be harmful to coral ecosystems.
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April 22, 2019 (Honolulu Civil Beat)—Extremely high concentrations of oxybenzone have been found on Kona’s busiest snorkeling beach in water test results analyzed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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COVID-19 crisis allows Kahalu‘u Bay marine life to rest
/in KBEC News /by adminMay 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.
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HTA to fund 34 environmental programs in 2020
/in KBEC News /by adminSeptember 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
/in KBEC News /by adminSeptember 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 the surface.
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Even worse coral bleaching expected
/in KBEC News /by adminAugust 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
Sunscreen Swap Out Set For Kahaluʻu Bay This Saturday
/in KBEC News /by liamMay 29, 2019 (Big Island Video News)—Kahaluʻu Bay beachgoers with sunscreens containing ingredients known to be harmful to corals will have the chance to swap out for a more environmentally-friendly product this weekend.
»Read more
Hawaii County Officials Close Bay to Assist Coral Spawning
/in KBEC News /by liamMay 22, 2019 (New York Times)—A Hawaii county has closed a bay to prevent disruption of coral spawning that scientists predicted would occur over two days, officials said.
Hawaii County officials closed Kahaluu Bay to allow the spawning event on Monday through Tuesday on the Big Island, West Hawaii Today reported. The bay reopened on Wednesday.
»Read more
Kahaluu Bay closure intends to spark life beneath the surface
/in KBEC News /by liamMay 21, 2019 (West Hawaii Today)—Coral submerged in the typically crowded Kahaluu Bay is amid a reprieve from human traffic, which began Monday morning and continues through today.
The purpose of the county-imposed closure is to allow for a coral spawning event scientists predicted was most likely to occur on those two days. West Hawaii reefs lost roughly 95% of their cauliflower coral in the mass bleaching event of 2015.
»Read more
Raw Elements Helps Found 1st World Reef Day
/in KBEC News /by liamMay 20, 2019 (happi.com)—World Reef Day organizers have announce a series of activities to be held in and out of Hawai‘i on June 1, 2019, the inaugural event to that has been designed to engage individuals, organizations, and corporations alike to come together, raise awareness, and activate positive change for the long-term health of our world’s coral reefs.
»Read more
Testing finds extremely high oxybenzone levels at Kahaluu Bay
/in KBEC News /by liamApril 28, 2019 (West Hawai‘i Today)—The Kahaluu Bay Education Center last April commissioned testing to measure bay waters for the presence of oxybenzone, a chemical compound found in sunscreens and known to be harmful to coral ecosystems.
The results returned last weekend were alarming.
»Read more
Sunscreen Ban May Come Too Late For Popular Snorkeling Spot
/in KBEC News /by liamApril 22, 2019 (Honolulu Civil Beat)—Extremely high concentrations of oxybenzone have been found on Kona’s busiest snorkeling beach in water test results analyzed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
»Read more