The Kawaihae South Small Boat Harbor is a $8.45 million project that was in the works for 11 years to the day it was dedicated on November 10, 2014 according to Representative Cindy Evans. $1.5 million was awarded at the time of its dedication for the third and final phase to install 45-foot long, three-lane launch ramp as preferred by majority of Hawaii boaters.… Read more “Kawaihae South Small Boat Harbor facilities still not open to public.”
Pelekane Bay is more shallow January 2017
Sediment of rocks and gravel resulting from years of run offs and most significant flash flood of August 17, 2015 have filled in the center of Pelekane Bay. Dead trees washed out from that flood are now stranded far from shore. Since the construction of the Kawaihae Harbor in late 1950, Pelekane Bay has suffered from sediment build up.… Read more “Pelekane Bay is more shallow January 2017”
Status of Kawaihae Reef inner harbor 9.4.2016
Kawaihae Reef inner harbor condition as seen May 2014. August 17, 2015 flash flood in this area covered the entire inner harbor reef with silt. A major global bleaching 2015 event has just begun for the Kawaihae Reef when the runoff smothered this reef. Normally, corals in the protected harbor were very healthy and dense, in contrast to outside the break wall.… Read more “Status of Kawaihae Reef inner harbor 9.4.2016”