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”
This image was made as a composite of two aerial photographs: 1954 and 2000. The later image show remarkable clarity of the reef system. The harbor, resorts and miscellaneous structure after 1956 were masked out.… Read more “colorized kawaihae reef pre-harbor 1954”
In the song Kaulana Kawaihae, lyrics by Kailihune Alama Na’ai, made famous by Iz Kamalawiwo’Ole, there is a verse “E’oleo Mai Kahiko Mai O Puakailima,” translated as “telling from old times of Pua ka Ilima.” I learned that this was an island where the ilima flower grew in the Kawaihae reef area before it was covered up or destroyed.… Read more “kawaihae reef introduction”