May 18, 2018 (Ke Ola Magazine)—Sometimes through ignorance, we smother our beaches, reefs, and wildlife with so much affection and attention that they are left gasping to recover.
At Kahalu‘u Bay in Kailua-Kona, the community saw this happening. Beautiful Kahalu‘u Bay was deteriorating due to unaware actions of thousands of park visitors each month. “Tourists were sitting on the turtles to take a picture. They were turning them over,” says Cindi Punihaole, director of the Kahalu‘u Bay Education Center. “The community, businesses, and the UH Sea Grant Kona agent went to The Kohala Center and said, ‘We need help educating people.’” Now a partnership of these entities, plus the County of Hawai‘i Parks Department, provide a model of welcoming, effective on-site education.
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May 1, 2018 (Honolulu Star-Advertiser)—Hawaii County closed Kahaluu Beach Park, a popular snorkeling spot on Hawaii island, from 7 a.m. to noon today as well as Tuesday due to anticipated coral spawning events. The beach park is also scheduled for closure during the same hours on May 31 and June 1.
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April 27, 2018 (West Hawaii Today)—Hawaii County Department of Parks and Recreation will close Kahaluu Beach Park from 7 a.m. to noon on Tuesday and Wednesday due to anticipated coral spawning events.
According to the Division of Aquatic Resources and Eyes of the Reef Network, cauliflower coral (pocillopora meandrina) was once abundant on shallow coral reefs along West Hawaii, including Kahaluu Bay. However, a global thermal stress event resulting in very high ocean temperatures struck West Hawaii in the fall of 2015, and caused catastrophic bleaching and mortality for more than 90 percent of the regional population of cauliflower coral.
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April 23, 2018 (West Hawaii Today)—Attendees will share seeds and stories with farmers and gardeners while enjoying music and a potluck lunch open to the public from noon-4 p.m. this Sunday at Hawaiian Cultural Center of Hamakua in Honokaa. The event is presented by Honokaa Seed Exchange in collaboration with The Kohala Center and Hawaii Seed Growers Network.
Hawaii Seed Growers Network members will present local seed initiatives, and sell locally adapted seed. The event is free to attend and registration is not required.
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April 20, 2018 (Honolulu Civil Beat)—A Big Island nonprofit isn’t waiting for the Hawaii Legislature, which may soon ban the sale of sunscreen products containing the coral reef-damaging chemical oxybenzone.
The organization is already working to remove the offending sunscreen — one container at a time. On Saturday, it was offering beachgoers free samples of reef-safe sunscreen in exchange for the bad stuff.
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April 16, 2018 (West Hawaii Today)—Scheduled from 6–8:30 p.m. April 23 at West Hawaii Mediation Center Conference Room in Waimea, the workshop will cover accounting basics, how to read P&L and balance sheets and an introduction to QuickBooks.
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April 15, 2018 (Hawaii Tribune-Herald)—More than two weeks after a deadline to submit bids for a surf school pilot program at Kahaluu Bay, local surf schools said they haven’t heard anything from either the county or the nonprofit picked to manage the program.
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March 29, 2018 (BigIslandNow.com)—Students at Mililani High School on O‘ahu celebrated the state’s ongoing ‘Aina Pono Farm to School Program on Thursday, March 29, 2018.
Nearly 3,000 meals are prepared in the school cafeteria and also delivered to the students at Mililani Uka and Mililani Waena Elementary Schools.
The program launched in the Kohala School complex on the Big Island, where the school cafeteria became more efficient by reducing and replacing canned, processed food with fresh, locally-grown fruits, vegetables and beef.
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March 7, 2018 (West Hawaii Today)—The Kohala Center is moving forward again with plans to limit surf school operations at Kahaluu Bay, but local business owners say they still aren’t satisfied with what the nonprofit has planned for the popular surf spot, taking issues with fundamental components of the proposed management program. »Read more
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March 1, 2018 (Ke Ola Magazine)—This is a story of how communities are uniting and strengthening to protect the quality of our water from the mountains to the coast, of people rebuilding relationships with life and their connection to the Earth. From the cloudy mists among ‘ōhi‘a trees in the Kohala Forest Reserve, to the dew that drips into mountain streams to mingle with ‘ōpelu (mackerel scad) and wana (sea urchin) at the coastline—all water is connected. So too are the humans who live together on Hawai‘i Island. »Read more
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Malama Moana: Take Care of the Ocean that Takes Care of You
/in KBEC News /by liamMay 18, 2018 (Ke Ola Magazine)—Sometimes through ignorance, we smother our beaches, reefs, and wildlife with so much affection and attention that they are left gasping to recover.
At Kahalu‘u Bay in Kailua-Kona, the community saw this happening. Beautiful Kahalu‘u Bay was deteriorating due to unaware actions of thousands of park visitors each month. “Tourists were sitting on the turtles to take a picture. They were turning them over,” says Cindi Punihaole, director of the Kahalu‘u Bay Education Center. “The community, businesses, and the UH Sea Grant Kona agent went to The Kohala Center and said, ‘We need help educating people.’” Now a partnership of these entities, plus the County of Hawai‘i Parks Department, provide a model of welcoming, effective on-site education.
»Read more
Hawaii island’s Kahaluu Beach Park closed due to coral spawning
/in KBEC News /by liamMay 1, 2018 (Honolulu Star-Advertiser)—Hawaii County closed Kahaluu Beach Park, a popular snorkeling spot on Hawaii island, from 7 a.m. to noon today as well as Tuesday due to anticipated coral spawning events. The beach park is also scheduled for closure during the same hours on May 31 and June 1.
»Read more
Kahaluu closed for coral spawning May 1-2
/in KBEC News /by liamApril 27, 2018 (West Hawaii Today)—Hawaii County Department of Parks and Recreation will close Kahaluu Beach Park from 7 a.m. to noon on Tuesday and Wednesday due to anticipated coral spawning events.
According to the Division of Aquatic Resources and Eyes of the Reef Network, cauliflower coral (pocillopora meandrina) was once abundant on shallow coral reefs along West Hawaii, including Kahaluu Bay. However, a global thermal stress event resulting in very high ocean temperatures struck West Hawaii in the fall of 2015, and caused catastrophic bleaching and mortality for more than 90 percent of the regional population of cauliflower coral.
»Read more
Honokaa seed exchange and potluck set for Sunday
/in HISGN News, Kū I Ka Māna News, Laulima News /by liamApril 23, 2018 (West Hawaii Today)—Attendees will share seeds and stories with farmers and gardeners while enjoying music and a potluck lunch open to the public from noon-4 p.m. this Sunday at Hawaiian Cultural Center of Hamakua in Honokaa. The event is presented by Honokaa Seed Exchange in collaboration with The Kohala Center and Hawaii Seed Growers Network.
Hawaii Seed Growers Network members will present local seed initiatives, and sell locally adapted seed. The event is free to attend and registration is not required.
Info: Contact Zoe Kosmas at honokaaseedexchange@gmail.com.
Big Island: Saving Reefs One Sunscreen Container At A Time
/in KBEC News /by liamApril 20, 2018 (Honolulu Civil Beat)—A Big Island nonprofit isn’t waiting for the Hawaii Legislature, which may soon ban the sale of sunscreen products containing the coral reef-damaging chemical oxybenzone.
The organization is already working to remove the offending sunscreen — one container at a time. On Saturday, it was offering beachgoers free samples of reef-safe sunscreen in exchange for the bad stuff.
»Read more
Introduction to QuickBooks for farmers, food producers, small businesses offered
/in Kū I Ka Māna News, Laulima News /by liamApril 16, 2018 (West Hawaii Today)—Scheduled from 6–8:30 p.m. April 23 at West Hawaii Mediation Center Conference Room in Waimea, the workshop will cover accounting basics, how to read P&L and balance sheets and an introduction to QuickBooks.
»Read more
Officials mum on surf school pilot progress at Kahaluu
/in KBEC News /by liamApril 15, 2018 (Hawaii Tribune-Herald)—More than two weeks after a deadline to submit bids for a surf school pilot program at Kahaluu Bay, local surf schools said they haven’t heard anything from either the county or the nonprofit picked to manage the program.
»Read more
Big Island ‘Aina Pono Farm-to-School Pilot Program Expands
/in HISGN News, Laulima News /by liamMarch 29, 2018 (BigIslandNow.com)—Students at Mililani High School on O‘ahu celebrated the state’s ongoing ‘Aina Pono Farm to School Program on Thursday, March 29, 2018.
Nearly 3,000 meals are prepared in the school cafeteria and also delivered to the students at Mililani Uka and Mililani Waena Elementary Schools.
Surf school regulations move forward
/in KBEC News /by liamMarch 7, 2018 (West Hawaii Today)—The Kohala Center is moving forward again with plans to limit surf school operations at Kahaluu Bay, but local business owners say they still aren’t satisfied with what the nonprofit has planned for the popular surf spot, taking issues with fundamental components of the proposed management program.
»Read more
Wai Watchers: The Vital Role of Volunteers in Watershed Health
/in Ke Kumu Aina News, KWP News /by liamMarch 1, 2018 (Ke Ola Magazine)—This is a story of how communities are uniting and strengthening to protect the quality of our water from the mountains to the coast, of people rebuilding relationships with life and their connection to the Earth. From the cloudy mists among ‘ōhi‘a trees in the Kohala Forest Reserve, to the dew that drips into mountain streams to mingle with ‘ōpelu (mackerel scad) and wana (sea urchin) at the coastline—all water is connected. So too are the humans who live together on Hawai‘i Island.
»Read more