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 confirm that preparatory work for the harbor’s future development/improvement has begun. In September 2024, AECOM flew its drones to do aerial surveys of the coral flats as part of the state-wide photometry survey for sea level rise modeling. Yesterday, a ground survey crew was in the area. They were surveying the areas encompassed in the planned improvements and, likely, a new pier proposed in the HI Commercial Harbors Masterplan 2035 for Kawaihae Harbor.… Read more “Survey work at harbor beach 3.18.2025”