wildlife inventory and issues affecting kawaihae coral reef
From NPR:
https://www.npr.org/2021/10/10/1043821492/black-americans-land-history
This is a story about how land was taken away in 1924, when Manhattan Beach, California city officials invoke eminent domain to claim land from African American families; and how they got it back almost one hundred years later.… Read more “A Black family got their beach back — and inspired others to fight against land theft”
The Hawaiʻi Department of Health Clean Water Branch issued a High Bacteria Count Advisory on Friday afternoon for Pelekane Bay, the coastal waters fronting the Puʻukohola Heiau National Historic Site.
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”