wildlife inventory and issues affecting kawaihae coral reef
History is about to repeat itself when the State of Hawaii Department of Transportation Harbors Division implements its 2035 Commercial Harbor Master Plan for Kawaihae Harbor shortly.
Kawaihae had a mile-long beach stretching from the north small boat harbor to the Heiau of Pu’ukoholā Heiau National Historic Site before dredging the reef and constructing the Kawaihae Harbor.… Read more “kawaihae will lose its beach again”
The owners of sailboat Hulakai successfully extricated it from the coral reef where it ran aground yesterday. However, there is extensive damage to the coral colonies in the boat’s paths as it foundered on the reef. Its broken mast and sail are still sitting on the shallow reef this morning.… Read more “Survey of Coral Damages by Hulakai's Grounding”
The sailboat Hulakai broke from its mooring and ran aground on top of coral reef in the Kawaihae Harbor as seen this afternoon. Unfortunately, the reef inside the harbor is rich with coral colonies and is much more healthier than on the outside. The boat grounded itself in the shallowest part of the reef ranging from 1 ft-6 ft underwater at low tide. … Read more “Hulakai damaged coral reef”