Man Sentenced for Harassing Monk Seal

For Immediate Release: June 15, 2012 DLNR ENFORCEMENT CITE MAN FOR ILLEGAL LANDING AT MANANA ISLAND, HARASSMENT…

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Guest commentary: An informal history of monk seals

Lloyd Miyashiro – Special to The Garden Island | … Home / News / Opinion / Guest / Guest guest commentary An informal history of monk seals

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NOAA: Coexisting with Monk Seals

Good Neighbors: How to Share Hawaii’s Beaches with Endangered Monk Seals As the Hawaiian monk seal (HMS) population in the main Hawaiian Islands…

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Turtles Protected by Law

HAWAII SEA TURTLES REMAIN PROTECTED UNDER STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS HONOLULU – The Department of…

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70% Beaches Eroding

By Sonia Isotov of Maui Now An assessment of coastal change over the past century has found 70% of beaches on the islands of Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, and Maui…

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Ma’alaea Harbor Expansion Dropped

From the Maui News Fderal and state agencies are ending a decadeslong project that would have expanded Maalaea Small Boat Harbor, citing costs as well as opposition from…

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Hawai’i Supreme Court: Open Ocean Aquaculture = “Fishing”

Press Release from Food and Water Watch: Hawaii Court Allows Factory Fish Farming in Federal Waters   Judge Finds Reasonable Federal Agency’s Determination that Aquaculture Activities Are “Fishing”   Statement…

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Aloha Kanaloa Coalition on Plight of Monk Seals

COMMUNITY COALITION PLEAS FOR EDUCATION AND DIALOGUE IN THE WAKE OF RECENT HAWAIIAN MONK SEAL DEATHS Honolulu, Hawai`i…

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Looting of the Seas

Looting the Seas is an award-winning project by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists looking at forces that are rapidly emptying oceans of fish. In its first…

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Are Maui’s Waters Fishable and Swimmable?

Monday, January 16th, 2012, from 6-8 pm Lahaina Civic Center (social hall) Public presentation by Robin Knox, water quality expert, who will be discussing the State of Hawaii Water…

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