wildlife inventory and issues affecting kawaihae coral reef
Recent flash flood from rain storm on April 18, 2017, added more sediment to Pelekane Bay and eroded its beach. The bay width is reduced from 1/4 to 1/3.
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January 27, 2017
Division of Aquatic Resources,DAR arrived at Kawaihae Harbor late morning to assess the damages to the coral reef resulting from Hulakai’s double groundings.
The Hulakai’s second grounding caused more damage to live corals than its first grounding. Large areas were leveled to rubble as the sailboat dragged on its anchor and ended on the reef just north of where it was on Sunday, January 22, 2017.… Read more “DAR assessing coral damages from Hulakai's double groundings”
Sailboat Hulukai was aground on the reef for a second time this morning. Its chained anchor line was seen trailing into the reef. The boat may have dragged its anchor to end up just north of the area where it was stranded on Sunday, January 22, 2017. Last noted Monday, January 23, 2017, it was anchored up just beyond the reef and not at its normal mooring.… Read more “Hulakai Grounded on Reef Second Time”