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University of Hawaiʻi: Where are all our island people in the ocean sciences?
“As descendants of the ocean, the dearth of Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in ocean science seems inconsonant,” writes a team of University of Hawaiʻi authors in an article published in a special issue of Oceanography.
World Surf League’s One Ocean Initiative: Protecting marine ecosystems, fostering community involvement
In its 2023 Annual Purpose & Impact Report, the World Surf League’s One Ocean Initiative celebrates its key environmental milestones, such as protecting and restoring 45,374 hectares of critical surfing ecosystems and planting 100,000 corals, while amplifying community involvement.
AARP Hawaiʻi accepting 2022 Community Challenge Grant applications
Grants fund quick-action projects that help communities become more livable in the long-term by improving public spaces, transportation, housing, civic engagement, coronavirus recovery, diversity and inclusion, and more.
INTERVIEW: Cody Young to Host Surf Day for Special Needs Children
One of Maui’s top up and coming pro surfers, 17-year-old Cody Young, is hosting a surf day for children with special needs. Maui Now caught up with the King Kekaulike High School senior to learn more about the event.
Proposed creation of Nakula Natural Area Reserve on Maui considered
By Wendy Osher The state Department of Land and Natural Resources is proposing the designation of more than 15-hundred acres on Maui for inclusion in the Natural Area Reserve system. The land is located in the Nakula region of Haleakala and includes a tract of Koa dominated forest that state officials say is rapidly disappearing […]