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It has declined significantly over time and only 3 colonies were found in a 2000 survey. The main threats to M. dilatata include: 1) vulnerability to coral bleaching due to high temperatures (it was the first species to bleach during the 1996 event in Kaneohe Bay); 2) fresh water kills and exposure at extreme low tide; 3) habitat degradation and modification as a result of sedimentation ...
Kāneʻohe Bay, at 45 km 2 (17 sq mi), is the largest sheltered body of water in the main Hawaiian Islands.This reef-dominated embayment constitutes a significant scenic and recreational feature along the northeast coast of the Island of Oʻahu.
Kaneohe or Kāneʻohe (Hawaiian pronunciation: [kaːneˈʔohe]) is a census-designated place (CDP) included in the City and County of Honolulu and in Hawaiʻi state District of Koʻolaupoko on the island of Oʻahu.
Nearly one-third of Oahu’s beaches are hardened, according to a 2020 study by the Climate Resilience Collaborative. Using computer models, the researchers predicted that by 2050, nearly 40% of ...
Coconut Isle in Kaneohe Bay Coconut Island , or Moku o Loʻe , is a 28- acre (113,000 m²) island in Kāneʻohe Bay off the island of Oʻahu in the state of Hawaiʻi , United States. It is a marine research facility of the Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) of the University of Hawaiʻi .
Tide pools at the park turn red several times of a year. Scientists state that it is due to the arrival of small shrimp, however local folklore says it is the blood of Popoaleae, a mythical princess who was murdered in a nearby lava tube by her husband, Chief Ka'akea.
Feb. 20—The Kaneohe Public Library will close temporarily for a construction project beginning Monday, but a pop-up site at Windward Mall will offer limited library services starting March 17 ...
The blowhole is most active when the tide is high and the winds are strong, [3] and it can shoot sea spray up to thirty feet high in the air. [ 4 ] Hālona Point is a tourist spot, with visitors coming for the scenery, the beach at the cove, and in the winter as a spot to go to see humpback whales or Honu turtles (Hawaiian Green Sea Turtles).