wildlife inventory and issues affecting kawaihae coral reef
We recently submitted our comments on the latest Kawaihae Harbor Improvements Draft Environmental Assessment 2026, which you can view here. Our main concern has always been the health of the reef, especially with the plans for increased reef dredging and destruction at HDOT Kawaihae Harbor’s future Pier 3. We noticed that the DEA excluded Pier 3 from its Cumulative Impacts section.… Read more “Kawaihae Harbor Future Pier 3 proposed locations”
We contributed to a dataset published by Cheryl King of Hawaiian Hawksbill Conservation for the 44th International Sea Turtle Symposium. It was held for the first time in Kailua Kona from February 28 to March 6, 2026.
Sightings included 17 Hawksbill sea turtles in Kawaihae Harbor and 18 in Honokohau Harbor, totaling 35.… Read more “Hawksbill Sea Turtles in Hawai’i Island’s Harbors”
These comments and suggestions were submitted to the NOAA site:
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/NOAA-NOS-2024-0121
… Read more “Comments to NOAA’s National Coral Reef Resilience Strategy”