Walter Ritte, a long-time community activist on Molokai, called news of last week’s deaths “a dangerous trend that must be stopped…”The seals are now the easy targets of blame for the many ills of our depleting fisheries. We need to stand up for the truth: These seals are not only Hawaiian, but have been here longer than the Hawaiians.”
Robin Knox to Speak on Water Quality issues
Join the Maui Nui Marine Resource Council on Wednesday, January 4th from 5-7pm in the Pacific Whale Foundation’s Education Room with Guest Speaker Robin Knox who will discuss Water Quality Issues as they relate to the Clean Water Act.
Are Maui’s waters Fishable and Swimmable?
The State Department of Health has released the 2008/2010 State of Hawaii Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Report for public review. The comment period has been extended until January 31, 2012. http://hawaii.gov/health/environmental/water/cleanwater/pubntcs/index.html The federal Clean Water Act requires the state to monitor the quality of water in streams, wetlands, and oceans; to assess whether the […]
Be a Water Quality Measurement Person
Is the ocean water near you brown from runoff and sedimentation? Would you like to help document what’s going on via citizen science efforts? The community-based Turbidity Task Force on Maui is a way to do so… It’s really simple… grab a sample of water, collect some information, and bring it to the Killa Wiffa […]
Monk Seal Plan Should Be Supported
Maui Tomorrow Foundation supports the draft programmatic environmental impact statement for the Hawaiian Monk Seal Recovery Plan. The most controversial (and most misunderstood) action in the plan, Alternative 4, includes an option to temporarily move weaned pups from the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Only a limited number of healthy female pups would be brought to the […]
DLNR Meetings This Saturday!
Tell DLNR that you support Maui Nui being chosen as the start up site for DOCARE’s fisheries enforcement’s pilot project. Lahaina 12pm. Kahului 2:30pm.