wildlife inventory and issues affecting kawaihae coral reef
Recently, a hawksbill sea turtle I saw and reported to Hawksbill of Hawaii in Kawaihae Harbor was found entangled with fish hooks according to Marc Rice, HPA Director, HPA Sea Turtle Research “…there was a hooked turtle at Kawaihae and I was able to connect with the Ocean Sports boat captain to retrieve it.… Read more “Endangered Hawksbill Sea Turtles are entangled with hooks in the harbor”
This is a compilation of posts relating to imminent destruction of the coral flats beach or LSD beach at Kawaihae Harbor when Department of Transportation implements its harbor expansion plan 2035.
Last week strong trades pushed the Hulakai sailboat off its mooring for the fourth time. Days passed before I was able to survey the damage to the coral. The boat is docked, but its mooring chains, anchor and buoys are left on the coral reef. Again I was the first to notify DAR.… Read more “hulakai’s fourth grounding”