Join Shark Stewards at Jackʻs Ocean Faor in Kailua- Kona celebrating 45 years of serving the big Islandʻs dive community.
Read MorePapahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument and Sanctuary Celebration
Join Shark Stewards supporting our National Marine Sanctuaries and our Marine Monuments – especially the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument and Sanctuary to commercial fishing.
Read MoreCelebrating Sharks and Protecting Reef Health in Hawai’i
Please join us celebrating sharks and ocean protection at our 5th Annual Kona Ocean Day in Kailua-Kona.Ocean films, education and community- working to benefit youth and Hawai’i coral conservation.
A benefit for the ReefTeach program at Kanhalu’u Bay and defending the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.
Read MoreLetter to NOAA Against Opening Fishing in the Papahānaumokuākea
I am writing to express our strenuous opposition to the recent final action taken by the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (WPRFMC) to restore commercial fishing within the Pacific Remote Islands, Rose Atoll, Marianas Trench, and Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monuments. This recommendation to allow longline and purse seine fishing within 50–200 nm of these protected areas is a direct assault on some of the world’s last remaining intact marine ecosystems and must be rejected by NOAA Fisheries.
Read More5th Annual Kona Ocean Film Day in Kailua Kona
Save the Date for our 5th Annual Kona Ocean Film Day in Kailua Kona. July 11
Ocean films, community education and ocean partners to benefit local ocean conservation.
Listen to the Sea
Taira’s Tide: Listen to the Sea is a short video series following Big-Island born Taira Aoki as she dives into the water, not just as a host but as someone rooted in these islands and striving to expand her knowledge.
Read MoreBeach and Harbor Cleanup, Kawaihae
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.
Swim 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.
Read MoreExecutive 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 MoreOceans Kona- International Shark Day
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.
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