#coral reef restoration
Ocean Stewardship Fee now in place; expected to generate up to $5M annually for restoration and outreach projects
At the start of 2024, the state Department of Land and Natural Resources implemented an Ocean Stewardship Fee Program to help fund projects to protect marine resources. The Aloha I Ke Kai program collects a one dollar fee from passengers and customers that board boats with commercial use permits.
Maui Nui Marine Resource Council presents ‘Know Your Ocean Speaker Seriesʻ on coral restoration
The Maui Nui Marine Resource Council’s “Know Your Ocean Speaker Series” will feature Hanalei Hoʻopai-Sylva and Madeleine Sherman of Coral Resilience Lab, discussing their community-focused initiative to restore Hawaiian reefs using locally adapted, thermally tolerant corals.
UH: Innovative coral sampling technique unlocks detailed biochemistry maps for reef health
University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa researchers have developed an innovative method for coral sampling, creating detailed biochemical maps that offer unprecedented insights into compounds crucial for reef health.
UH Mānoa scientists develop strategy in coral selection for reef restoration
Scientists from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa have developed a strategy using a hedging approach to choose key coral species for future reef restoration.
Coral reef protections and improvements to volcanic warning system to become US law
The US Senate passed the annual National Defense Authorization Act, which included several provisions to protect coral reefs, improve the nation’s volcanic warning system and stop the practice of killing sharks for their fins.
$1.5 trillion spending bill includes millions to protect Hawaiʻi’s environment and wildlife
The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022, a $1.5 trillion spending bill signed into law by President Joe Biden on Tuesday, includes millions in funding to protect Hawaiʻi’s environment. The bill makes critical investments in environmental protection for lands and oceans, including efforts to protect endangered species. “The bill makes substantial further federal investments to help Hawai’i […]
Zuckerberg and Chan donate $50 million to UH for improving Hawaiʻi’s ocean health
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Dr. Priscilla Chan have committed $50 million over seven years to the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology for the support of research groups working to restore Hawaiʻi’s ocean health.
