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Each kilometer of the highlighted reefs on this map of Oahu provides over $1 million in flood protection benefits each year. Credit: Map by Chris Lowrie and Jessica Kendall-Bar
Coral reefs prevent more than $5.3 billion in potential flood damage for US property owners
April 16, 2021

...A new study led by researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and the U.S.

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The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) underway in the Pacific, April 4, 2021. The Kimball was conducting an expeditionary patrol supporting Operation Blue Pacific, Op Rai Balang, and Op Aloha Shield. U.S. COAST GUARD
Cutter Kimball Returns Home from Expeditionary Patrol in the Pacific
April 16, 2021

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) returned to Honolulu April 9 after completing an expeditionary patrol supporting Operation Blue Pacific, Operation Rai Balang and Operation Aloha Shield in the Pacific, the Coast Guard 14th District said in an April 9 release.  Durin

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Lapakahi State Historical Park, North Kohala District, Big Island of Hawaiʻi. Credit - Sebastian Tideman
Community input needed for State Parks
April 15, 2021

Conflicts between visitor and resident use in Hawai‘i State Parks were a main highlight of conversation from the first round of discussions relating to the Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan, currently being updated by the state Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of St

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An Essential Guide to Enjoying US National Parks Responsibly

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Enjoying the outdoors and getting enough exercise has been difficult this past year. Despite lockdowns and social distancing measures, national parks remain one of the few places where you can do both of those things safely.  ‘An Essential Guide To Enjoying National Parks’ offers a lot of useful information, such as:

Sea turtle diving on reef. Credit - SPREP
Overnight camping at Bellows to be closed this summer to protect nesting sea turtles
April 10, 2021

City parks and military officials are closing Bellows Field Beach Park to overnight camping several months this summer due to the anticipated return of nesting Hawaiian green sea turtles.

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NPS diver officer Bert fuiava snorkels in the shall Ofu pools. This lagoon provides scientists with a living laboratory to study the impacts of rising sea temperatures on corals. Credit - Changing seas
Resilient Manu’a coral reefs have ecological and economic implications
April 10, 2021

Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga's declaration that Manu’a’s marine and rainforest resources be developed has inspired a flurry of private sector economic development. At the heart of the development is the evidentiary research of Dr. Peter Craig of the National Park Service and Dr.

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Yellowfin tuna stocks take additional hits after the fish is inadvertently caught by fishing boats targeting bigeye tuna, which are used in sashimi. Credit: AFP
Chinese Overfishing in the South Pacific Devastates Some Islands’ Livelihoods
April 10, 2021

Chinese fishing boats’ illegal overfishing in the South Pacific has been devastating some island economies. According to two former U.S.

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Brown tree snake (Boiga ireggularis). Credit - wikipedia.com
More invasive species are coming into Guam and scientists can't keep up
April 10, 2021

As the region’s shipping and transport hub, Guam is a welcoming place for all planes and ships that come by. However, these crafts carry more than travelers and cargo.

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Newly emerging Serianthes nelsonii seedlings are marked by Cameron Musser in the deep shade of Guam's karst forest habitat. Credit - University of Guam
Persisting endangered status of Serianthes nelsonii reveals need for adaptive management
April 10, 2021

A University of Guam review of published research on the critically endangered Serianthes nelsonii tree has revealed a reason why the population of the trees continues to be endangered despite a long history of funded conservation projects and a national recovery plan implemented 26 year

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tiger shark. Credit - https://www.kitv.com/
Tiger sharks tagged again in Hawaii waters
April 10, 2021

The COVID 19 pandemic not only caused problems on land, it also slowed shark research efforts in the ocean. Hawaii is home to numerous tiger sharks.

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