Malama Kahakai
Rating: In a nutshell: If you like to get naked on the beach without a ton of company, this is a good place to go. Relatively private and out of the main-flow of people, rarely anyone but folks who live here end up at this beach. Minuses: Parking; better beaches adjacent. Sound-bite: “Hey Moonbow, can I borrow your organic hemp …
Join us for our upcoming Sea Talk presented by Dr. Hans Van Tilburg. He has taught university courses in world and maritime history, edited readers and proceedings, and authored reports, chapters, articles and book reviews, as well as several books. He is currently the maritime heritage coordinator for the Maritime Heritage Program in the Pacific…
Source: www.hawaii.com/event/museum-sea-submerged-shipwrecks-sunken-aircraft-mauis-wwii-history/
Seasons and Months
As in most tropical climates, there are two seasons in Hawai’i, the cooler wetter season called Ho’oilo, and the hotter, drier season called Kau. Both seasons last about six months. In ancient times, the months were marked by the appearance of different stars and constellations in the eastern sky at sunset. 
Source: apdl.kcc.hawaii.edu/oahu/stories/months.htm
Jul 4, 2017
An official from Maui Lani Partners said Monday that the company has been “taking material off-site since 1994” and that the county’s warning to stop grading and excavating sand two months ago “was the first time we were made aware there was a notice of warning on a potential violation on the property.”
Source: www.mauinews.com/news/local-news/2017/07/company-has-been-taking-materials-for-decades/
Save Makena provides an independent voice for citizens coming together to protect and take care of Makena State Park and the lands of Honua’ula
Source: savemakena.org/
Jan 26, 2017
Researchers are working to fast-track evolution to help corals face a changing ocean.
Source: www.hakaimagazine.com/article-long/breeding-ubercoral
Maui’s pristine beaches and vast inland sand dune system are threatened as a booming construction industry digs out tons of sand to mix for concrete. Jesse Hardman reports on the the fight on the popular Hawaiian island over the precious resource.
Rob Parsons says more than 2 million tons of inland sand is excavated every year, and the majority of it isn’t even used locally, but gets shipped off to Honolulu.
Source: www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5294800
OUTCOMES FROM THE HAWAII SHORE AND BEACH PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION (HSBPA) 2014 HAWAII BEACH RESTORATION WORKSHOP
Here is a link to the whitepaper, PDF:
http://asbpa.org/wpv2/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/HSBPA-2014-Beach-Restoration-White-Paper.pdf
