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New Director of Marketing and Communications for The Nature Conservancy
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Hawaiʻi and Palmyra welcomes Evelyn Wight as the chapter’s new Director of Marketing and Communications.
Community-led coral restoration project at Kealakekua aimed at accelerating reef growth, recovery
The Hawai‘i Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Aquatic Resources took part in a second collaborative coral restoration project over the weekend in the waters of Kealakekua Bay, on the Kona side of Hawai‘i Island.
The Nature Conservancy unveils expanded insurance policy for Hawai‘i coral reefs
The Nature Conservancy first purchased statewide coral reef insurance in 2022. The new policy doubles the area covered – as well as the minimum payout following a damaging hurricane or tropical storm.
Rideshare companies need to obtain special permit to operate in Hawai‘i
Beginning March 1, 2024, transportation network companies, must have a valid permit from the Hawai‘i Department of Transportation to operate in Hawai‘i. The new requirement applies to rideshare companies – such as Uber and Lyft – that use a digital network or software app to connect passengers to drivers.
David Okita receives The Nature Conservancy’s Kāko‘o ‘Āina Award
The Nature Conservancy’s Kākoʻo ‘Āina Award has been presented to David Okita, a dedicated pilot who has supported Hawaiʻi Island’s watershed conservation efforts for four decades.
John and Tweetie Lind of Kīpahulu, Maui honored with The Nature Conservancy’s Kāko‘o ‘Āina Award
John and Tweetie Lind established Kīpahulu ʻOhana and Kapahu Living Farm to revive and restore loʻi kalo farming used for centuries by Hawaiians. They led their community to create a mālama i ke kai (care for the ocean) community action plan and worked for 10 years to establish the Kīpahulu Moku Community Based Subsistence Fishing Area.
‘First-of-Its-Kind’ Coral Reef Atlas Published for West Maui
The Nature Conservancy released the “Atlas of the Reefs of West Maui,” a comprehensive report compiling 20 years of data detailing changes in the abundance and diversity of marine life in West Maui. The ‘first-of-its-kind’ atlas includes data collected by public and private organizations at 2,600 sites stretching from the Pali Tunnel on Honoapiʻilani Highway to Līpoa Point north of Honolua Bay.
