Legal Intervention Seeks to Protect Hawaiʻi’s Punaluʻu Beach From Development

The Center for Biological Diversity has filed a legal intervention opposing a proposed resort development on one of Hawaiʻi’s most renowned black sand beaches that would harm local residents and jeopardize threatened and endangered species, including green sea turtles and Hawaiian monk seals.

Coral reef grazers: Be sure to weigh in on the new proposed rules

Grazers, also referred to as herbivores, help keep coral reef areas healthy and resilient by consuming and removing most types of algae. This regular clearing of algae creates space for corals to grow and also opens up the reef for new larval corals to settle. Be sure to weigh in on the new proposed rules to protect reef grazers in Hawaiʻi.

New pākuʻikuʻi (Acanthurus achilles) rules for West Hawaiʻi

In December 2022, the State Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR) approved a new, temporary rule prohibiting the take of pāku‘iku‘i (Acanthurus achilles) within the West Hawai‘i Regional Fishery Management Area (WHRFMA) on Hawai‘i Island. This is the first time that the Department of Land & Natural Resources Division of Aquatic Resources (DLNR-DAR) has adopted rules under the adaptive management rulemaking authority, which allows for temporary management measures in response to observed population declines.

Hawai‘i Wildlife Fund and partners host the 5th International Symposium on Anchialine Ecosystems (5ISAE)

The 5th International Symposium on Anchialine Ecosystems (5ISAE) was held in Kailua-Kona in November 2022 and provided a platform for sharing the brilliant research, management and restoration projects going on both globally and locally here in Hawai‘i. Want to learn more about the beauty, fragility, importance and conservation of anchialine pools around the world? To see all of the presentations, check out the HWF YouTube channel and the 5ISAE event Facebook page.

Hawai‘i County: Your Votes Needed for Proposed Amendments to the Open Space Charter

VOTE YES!  Ballot Measure #6 - Charter Amendment: 2% of Land Funds to pay for Staff. This proposed charter amendment will allow the 2% Public Access and Open Space Fund to pay staff to dedicate time to the 2% LAND FUND PROGRAM. Also, encourage your county representative to Vote YES on Ballot Measure # 10: Charter Amendment for the Maintenance Fund. This proposed charter amendment makes changes to the Maintenance Fund requested by non-profits who care for the lands purchased with 2% Land Fund monies.

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