At the Kaua’i Community College, Electronics Technology building, room 114.

The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) invites the public to participate in informational meetings to discuss possible regulations for certain marine fish species.

The public discussion will center on using minimum size rules to protect harvested resource fish that may be at risk of being over harvested, and will focus on at least three main fish families that the DLNR feels may be in need of updated regulations. They are: Parrotfish (uhu), Goatfish (weke), and Jacks (ulua/papio). The Division of Aquatic Resources has not yet drafted rule changes.

For more information contact DAR office at: Kaua’i (808) 274-3344Post Message:

The UH Sea Grant Hanauma Bay Education Program invites the public to explore Hanauma Bay’s unique marine.  

Marine education specialists will be available at information stations on the beach to share knowledge and lead interpretive ledge walks focusing on nocturnal (nighttime) reef life.  Interested patrons are encouraged to bring their own flashlights.  The City and County of Honolulu’s Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve will be open until 10 p.m. in the evening. 

The program is offered free of charge and will provide both residents and visitors alike a rare opportunity to explore the marine life that emerges from their hiding places once the sun goes down.

For more information, contact the UH Sea Grant Hanauma Bay Education Program:

phone: (808) 397-5840, email: hanauma@hawaii.edu, or visit http://www.hanaumabayeducation.org.

Help us cleanup debris from the Gulick St. structure that collapsed.  In addition, we’ll be weeding invasive plants, planting native plants, creating a pathway and removing graffiti.  Please wear covered shoes, work clothes, and hat.  We’ll provide the refreshments!  Meet at Kalihi Waena Elementary School, 1240 Gulick Ave., 8:30-11:30am.  Call KAUPA at 381-3643 or email kaupa4kalihi@hawaii.rr.com.

At the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary education center (726 South Kihei Rd) This will be an opportunity for organizations, businesses, and individuals to receive funding (in the form of “microgrants” typically in the range of $500-$5,000) for collaborative community-based projects that seek to reduce threats to Maui’s reefs, particularly the Marine Life Conservation Districts of Molokini and Honolua Bay. CORAL is also inviting community input via an online survey in order to help focus efforts and target potential projects that will make the greatest difference, and seeks new ideas and suggestions for projects that will have the most impact at these sites by supporting resource management goals and objectives. The workshop is targeted towards community members and organizations, dive/tour operation managers, guides, boat captains, instructors, naturalists, teachers and students, government representatives, and anyone with an interest in marine tourism and conservation. The Conservation in Action workshop will take participants through the steps necessary to develop a project and prepare a simple proposal.

Registration is required for this workshop; please contact CORAL’s Hawaii Field Manager Liz Foote at Lfoote@coral.org, or call (808) 669-9062 to do so.

This year the Sanctuary volunteer program will continue providing opportunities for volunteers in the Education Center, with School Groups, on Whale Watching Excursions, at Information Stations in Kaanapali, Maui Ocean Center and Wailea, with the Turtle Stranding team, Citizen Scientist program and at special events.

This year all Sanctuary volunteers and staff are required to attend a 3-day 2008 Sanctuary Volunteer Training. This will be a great opportunity to learn and/or be updated on new and existing programs, learn how to handle ‘hot topics’, become familiar with protocols, get hands on training with disentanglement and research programs and ultimately improve your understanding of the Sanctuary Program. The 3-day training is intended to give you the basic tools to successfully represent the Sanctuary both on and off site.

December Dates:
(TU) Dec, 9th: 6pm - 8:30pm
(TH) Dec, 11th: 6pm - 8:30pm
(SAT) Dec, 13th: 9am - 2pm

Please contact Emily Carlson, Volunteer Programs & Outreach Coordinator to register for the 2008 Sanctuary Volunteer Training and to RSVP at Tel: 808-879-2818 x102
Email: Emily.Carlson@noaa.gov

This year the Sanctuary volunteer program will continue providing opportunities for volunteers in the Education Center, with School Groups, on Whale Watching Excursions, at Information Stations in Kaanapali, Maui Ocean Center and Wailea, with the Turtle Stranding team, Citizen Scientist program and at special events.

This year all Sanctuary volunteers and staff are required to attend a 3-day 2008 Sanctuary Volunteer Training. This will be a great opportunity to learn and/or be updated on new and existing programs, learn how to handle ‘hot topics’, become familiar with protocols, get hands on training with disentanglement and research programs and ultimately improve your understanding of the Sanctuary Program. The 3-day training is intended to give you the basic tools to successfully represent the Sanctuary both on and off site.

December Dates:
(TU) Dec, 9th: 6pm - 8:30pm
(TH) Dec, 11th: 6pm - 8:30pm
(SAT) Dec, 13th: 9am - 2pm

Please contact Emily Carlson, Volunteer Programs & Outreach Coordinator to register for the 2008 Sanctuary Volunteer Training and to RSVP at Tel: 808-879-2818 x102
Email: Emily.Carlson@noaa.gov

This year the Sanctuary volunteer program will continue providing opportunities for volunteers in the Education Center, with School Groups, on Whale Watching Excursions, at Information Stations in Kaanapali, Maui Ocean Center and Wailea, with the Turtle Stranding team, Citizen Scientist program and at special events.

This year all Sanctuary volunteers and staff are required to attend a 3-day 2008 Sanctuary Volunteer Training. This will be a great opportunity to learn and/or be updated on new and existing programs, learn how to handle ‘hot topics’, become familiar with protocols, get hands on training with disentanglement and research programs and ultimately improve your understanding of the Sanctuary Program. The 3-day training is intended to give you the basic tools to successfully represent the Sanctuary both on and off site.

December Dates:
(TU) Dec, 9th: 6pm - 8:30pm
(TH) Dec, 11th: 6pm - 8:30pm
(SAT) Dec, 13th: 9am - 2pm

Please contact Emily Carlson, Volunteer Programs & Outreach Coordinator to register for the 2008 Sanctuary Volunteer Training and to RSVP at Tel: 808-879-2818 x102
Email: Emily.Carlson@noaa.gov

Join the Citizen Scientist Program and learn to use the Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF) survey which allows volunteers to collect and report information on marine fish populations using the roving diver technique. The data is housed in a publicly accessible database on REEF’s Website.
This data can be used by resource agencies to affect management decisions. Bring a snack or lunch and talk story after the snorkel. Please arrive by 8 am so buddy pairs and slates can be organized and so we can get started on
time. Hope to see you there!

Fore more information please contact: Emily.Carlson@noaa.gov

Leader: Ron Walker, wildlife biologist

Saturday, Dec. 6, 2008   (8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.)

Learn about Hawaii’s endangered waterbirds and the efforts to restore the Kawainui, Hamakua and Kaelepulu wetlands.

The tour will go to Hamakua wetlands at Creekside in Kailua, then to Kaelepulu. The third stop would be at Kawai Nui Neighborhood Park (Kaha) to look at the Kawainui Estuary and islets and, finally to Na Pohaku o Hauwahine to look at the volunteer created wetland bird restoration project.

This natural history tour is co-sponsored by Ahahui Malama i ka Lokahi, Kailua Hawaiian Civic Club, Kawai Nui Heritage Foundation and the Hawaii Audobon Society.

A $5.00 donation is requested. We will car-pool between sites.

Please sign up for the tour with Ahahui Malama i ka Lokahi by calling 593-0112 or emailing to hemanumalia@hotmail.com.

There will be a volunteer work trip to the Wai`anae Kai burn site on December 6th (Saturday), 8 am - 3 pm to outplant about 130 koa seedlings. This is an effort to restore the watershed with native species and prevent erosion.

This is considered a strenuous trip — it is about a 2 hour hike up to the site on steep terrain — sturdy shoes with good traction is recommended.

If you are interested in helping, please let Amy Tsuneyoshi know by noon on Dec 5th and she will provide you with more information about the meeting place.

Amy Tsuneyoshi
Watershed Specialist
Honolulu Board of Water Supply
630 South Beretania Street
Honolulu, HI 96843
Phone: 748-5936
Fax: 550-5042
Email: atsuneyoshi@hbws.org