Celebrate Return of Whales to Hawaiian waters in Kawaihae with a Community Family Fun Day Cleanup
Activity: Cleanup of harbors, beach, park, nearshore trails and waters. Community partners sharing welcome.
Executive Order Threatens Sharks, US Coral Reefs
On April 17, President Trump issued an executive order would open large U.S.- marine protected areas to commercial fishing. The order authorized the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and US Fish and Wildlife Service to implement US-based fishing in the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument. The proclamation threatens Pacific Island heritage, endangered species, and some of the healthiest coral reefs and marine ecosystems in the world.
Read MoreSwim For Sharks and Ocean Health
We are swimming for sharks starting July 5th in the Triple Crown Kona swim in Kailua Bay.. This is a a starter swim to a GoFundMe building towards a point to point 10K swim in Bruno’s backyard from Magic sands to Kahalu’u Beach Park August 9, 2025.
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Celebrate and Protect the Ocean
Join Shark Stewards celebrating sharks for International Shark Day with a Kona premiere Ocean by David Attenborough with other shark films made in Hawaii.
July 14 is Shark Awareness Shark Day, a day created to dispel myths about sharks and to raise awareness about the importance of sharks to the ocean.
Read MoreKawaihae Harbor Summer Cleanup
Kawaihae Harbor Summer Cleanup with our partners Keep Puako Beautiful and S. Kohala Aliance
When Sat, July 12, 8am – 12pm
Where Pua Ka ‘Ilima ‘O Kawaihae Cultural Surf Park, Island of, Waimea, HI 96743, USA
Endangered Species Day, ESA Act at Risk
A change in the ESA could reverse critical environmental safeguards and over 50 years of important species protection. Allowing habitat destruction could be the death knell for imperiled species across the United States and beyond, including great hammerhead sharks, green sea turtles and short tailed albatross.
This month we are campaigning the US Congress to support endangered marine life and marine protection.
Trump Opens Door for Commercial Fishing in Protected Marine Monuments
President Trump signed an executive order that opens up commercial fishing in the Pacific Islands Heritage National Marine Monument, covering about 490,000 square miles of ocean southwest of Hawaii. The removal of protected status under Executive Order has been proved in court under the last Trump Administration to violate the Antiquities Act. New litigation from environmental groups is pending in response to the Executive Order.
Read MoreHonoring Women’s History Month: Carmen Koepfer
This week, following 45 days of Congress in session, the Papahānaumokuākea National Marine Sanctuary has become our 18th National Marine Sanctuary.
Read MoreAction: Hawai’i Wild Fish Aquarium Trade Permitting
The Hawai’i HB661 bill can bypass permitting requirements for wild fish collection. The hearing has been scheduled for Thursday, February 27, at 2:00 pm (HST), in the House Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs. As with the Senate bill, this version (HB661) is a dangerous bill that would also entirely gut the Hawaiʻi Environmental Policy Act (HEPA) by allowing potentially destructive activities to continue during any required environmental review.
Read MoreNOAA Designates 18th National Marine Sanctuary
Papahānaumokuākea sanctuary status to bring strengthened conservation, management to area of Hawaiian National Marine Monument January 15, 2025 Signed in the final hours under the Biden- Harris Administration, NOAA is […]
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