Sunscreen dispenser installed at Waiālea Bay

November 2021—Our sunscreen dispenser program at Kahalu‘u Bay and Beach Park has provided a proven model for community members and policymakers seeking to protect Hawai‘i’s reef ecosystems by making reef-friendly, mineral-based sunscreen more readily available to beachgoers. Earlier this month, this model was implemented at a Hawai‘i state park with the launch of a mineral-based sunscreen dispenser at Waiālea Bay, a popular swimming and snorkeling spot on the Kohala Coast that is home to an extensive community of vulnerable corals. Mahalo nui loa to our friends at the Hawai‘i Department of Land and Natural Resources, Coral Reef Alliance, and Raw Elements USA for making the Waiālea Bay dispenser possible. For more information, contact Cindi Punihaole, director of our Kahalu‘u Bay Education Center. (Photo courtesy Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources)