#Beaches
Stormy summer takes toll on Maui beaches already battling erosion
Coastal experts say recent storms have created “new crisis spots” along Hawai’i shorelines that were already struggling with long-term erosion.
Bathrooms, porta-potties, nothing? Dealing with nature’s call a challenge at some Maui state parks
At Mākena State Park, permanent bathrooms were recently approved amid public backlash, while at other parks, cultural sites and vandalism have forced the state to look at other options.
UH Mānoa earns National Science Foundation grant to tackle beach water contamination
The University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa has secured a three-year, $549,960 grant from the National Science Foundation to study how fecal contamination travels through Hawai‘i’s coastal beaches and what that means for public health and marine environments. As proposed, the project plans to study water at beaches on O‘ahu. However, researchers told Maui Now that […]
Pacific Media Group and Hawai’i Visitors & Convention Bureau to launch Official Island Visitor Guidebooks
In 2023, Pacific Media Group will publish: Experience Maui, Molokaʻi and Lānaʻi; Experience Kauaʻi; Experience Oʻahu; and Experience the Island of Hawaiʻi.
HTA Teams Up to Support Junior Lifeguard Program
HTA is funding the program with $200,000, which pays for the instructors and equipment and tents, to operate the program statewide this summer.
New Maui Beach Locator App Launched
Earlier this month, Kupono Productions, Inc., a Maui-based video and software company, launched The Beach Locator, an Android smartphone app.
Travelocity Ranks Maui in Top 5 Summer Family Destinations
Maui ranks in the top five family vacation destinations for summer 2011, according to travel booking giant Travelocity.
VIDEO: Leona Bak Nomura, Makawao Council, Candidate Profile, Decision 2010 MauiNOW.com
Leona Bak Nomura, 2010 Makawao Council candidate profile, Transcript: Introduction: My name is Leona Bak Nomura. I was born in Paia, I grew up in Haliimaile, I went to school in Makawao, I live in Haiku, I have a store in Kuau, and I volunteer at Paia School. This are the areas that I would represent. […]
High Surf Advisory South shores of all islands
(August 4, 2010 – 8:00 a.m.) The National Weather Service in Honolulu has continued the HIGH SURF ADVISORY for SOUTH FACING SHORES of ALL ISLANDS in effect until 6:00 p.m. THURSDAY. A High Surf Advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in the advisory area, producing rip currents and localized beach erosion. EFFECTS: Surf […]
Swell sends 6 to 8 foot surf to South shores
(Updated 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 27, 2010) The National Weather Service has cancelled the High Surf Advisory for the South facing shores of all islands. Surf has declined below advisory levels and the advisory was cancelled at 4:30 Tuesday afternoon. ________________________________ (Updated: 8:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 27, 2010) The National Weather Service issued a High […]