Tag Archives: coral reefs

Environmentalists Explore Maui’s Water Issues

Panel discusses critical factors that need to be addressed now to avoid a future water crisis. “We must rethink what we have been doing.” Scott Broadbent, Maui Weekly POSTED: June 24, 2010 One of life’s most fundamental needs, clean water, may soon be in short supply on Maui. And the way we dispose of our [...]

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South Maui Water Quality Addressed in KCA Meeting

South Maui Water Quality Addressed in KCA Meeting

The 6/15/10 KCA monthly meeting explored some of the causes of near shore water pollution & deterioration of the coral reef system and some possible ways to rectify them. The DIRE (don’t inject, redirect) coalition, represented by Irene Bowie and Robin Knox explaining the workings of the S W Maui Watershed Group, and Pump Don’t Dump by KCA [...]

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New “Reef Awareness” Signs Installed at Kam II and Kalama Park

Mahalo to our volunteers and sponsors for installing more beautiful and informative  ”Reef Awareness/Reef Etiquette” signs in South Maui.  One of the signs graces the entrance to Kam II beach park . Two additional Reef Awareness signs have been installed at Kalama Park.  One near each end of the park along the new one mile pedestrian walking [...]

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Social Changes are Needed to Halt Destruction of Maui’s Coral Reefs

Maui Weekly | Thursday, July 24, 2008 | Scott Broadbent Officials share information and hear concerns about the declining reefs from community members. “We need to be aware of our actions.”Evidence that our coral reefs are in trouble is literally all around us. In 1972, the reefs near Ma‘alaea Bay on Maui were described as being “striking [...]

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July 2008 General Membership Meeting

Coral Reefs After consuming numerous Round Table Pizzas generously donated for the meeting, well over 100 concerned citizens settled in as board member Laura Marzke started off with community announcements and introduction of our honored guests, Kuhea Paracuelles, Liz Foote, and Russell Sparks to make presentations concerning our deteriorating coral reef systems As a bonus, [...]

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