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MEDIA RELEASE The 2012 Nahelehele Dry Forest Symposium will highlight dryland forest ecology and restoration efforts in Hawaii. The symposium is 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24 at the Outrigger Keauhou Beach Resort. The 2012 conference will emphasize “Connections’ in Hawaiian dry forests — between the past and the present, people and the forest, uplands [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE You can make a difference in preserving our ocean resources through the Eyes of the Reef community reporting network for coral bleaching and disease, COTS and marine invasive species. Attend a three-hour workshop to learn how to identify and report coral bleaching, coral disease, Crown-of-Thorns Sea Stars and marine invasive species. Whether you [...]

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The non-profit Hawai’i Marine Mammal Consortium (HMMC) is pleased to announce the release of a glossy, full-color art poster of humpback whale tail fluke photographs. The poster illustrates the beauty of humpback whale flukes and how scientists use them to study whales. The purchase of the poster is tax deductible, and proceeds will directly support HMMC’s whale and dolphin research in Hawai’i.

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The public is invited to learn about Kīlauea’s volcanic gases and vog (volcanic air pollution) in an “After Dark in the Park” program at Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park on Tues., Jan. 31, at 7 p.m.

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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park encourages volunteers to help count humpback whales during the annual Sanctuary Ocean Count coming up on the last Saturday of January, February and March.

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MEDIA RELEASE The Sustainable Hawaii Youth Leadership Initiative launched the New Year with a weeklong Leadership Intensive including a three-day Sustainable Hawaii Tour. The SHYLI Tour served as a preliminary community assessment of youth and green initiatives from sustainable agriculture, sustainable business, sustainable energy, sustainable housing, and sustainable living. SHYLI’s Leadership Intensive coincided with the [...]

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Karin Stanton | Hawaii 24/7 Editor Mayor Billy Kenoi has signed the plastic bag reduction ordinance. Kenoi signed the bill Monday, Jan. 16, before he left for the United States Conference of Mayors in Washington, D. C. The bill phases out the use of plastic bags at checkout counters in stores over the next year, [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE West Hawaii Fisheries Council meets 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 19 at Hawaii Big Game Fishing Club, Honokohau Harbor. This meeting will include following up on issues that were discussed at the Strategic Planning in December and commiting to strategic actions to implement each committee program. The mission of the West Hawaii Fisheries Council [...]

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Scientists have discovered an outbreak of coral disease called Montipora White Syndrome in Kāneʿohe Bay, Oʿahu. The affected coral are of the species Montipora capitata, also known as rice coral.

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This year, the Sanctuary Ocean Count will be conducted at over 60 different shore sites around the islands of Hawai‘i, Kaua‘i, and O‘ahu (see online site descriptions). Counts will be conducted the last Saturday of January, February, and March. Select the date(s) you would like to take part in and register online today!

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MEDIA RELEASE The Mamalahoa Kona Heritage Scenic Byway Committee meets 8 a.m. each Tuesday at the Holuakoa Cafe to develop the Corridor Management Plan (CMP) for the 10-mile Mamalahoa Kona Heritage Corridor Byway from Palani Junction to the Honalo Junction. The public is welcome at all of the Pulama and Corridor meetings. The next date [...]

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DLNR has produced a half-hour television special illustrating the importance of watershed protection and restoration. “The Rain Follows the Forest,” features Jason Scott Lee setting out on a journey to learn about sustainable life in our island home.

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