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DLNR monitors the area's marine, geological and cultural resources to inform the planning process for the reserve. The plan has taken longer than expected to complete, in part because Āhihi-Kinau has so many more cultural and archaeological sites than other Natural Area Reserves, and also because of budget challenges. [13]
Keoneʻōʻio lies directly south of the Ahihi-Kinau Natural Area Reserve. Fishing is prohibited within the reserve, which is home to many endemic and other fish species, marine mammals, green sea turtles, and coastal plants. [3] The area contains many archaeological sites, including fishing shrines, salt pans, and heiau, or
According to the Maui Fire Department, about noon on Saturday, firefighters and ocean safety personnel responded to a report of swimmers in distress along the north side of Ahihi-Kinau Natural ...
The Natural Area Reserves System is administered by the Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Wildlife. Currently, management teams are working to control the encroachment of non-native plants and animals which threaten the existence of the natural biota on the reserves. The reserves include:
Young parents to an 18-month-old son and an unborn baby girl tragically drowned Saturday while vacationing in Hawaii. Washington residents Ilya and Sophia Tsaruk — who was pregnant with their ...
The game will be held at Mount Tahoma’s stadium at 2 p.m. on Sept. 7. About a week out, the security arrangement was still being finalized.
In the rainy winter season, high water levels enlarge the freshwater pond to more than 400 acres (1.6 km 2). [7] [8] By spring, water levels begin dropping [9] and by summer, the pond shrinks to half its winter size, leaving a salty residue behind: this accounts for its name, "Kealia", meaning "salt encrusted place"; [7] Coastal salt pans once produced the mineral from seawater. [4]
The project is managed by a committee chairperson in cooperation with the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Wildlife, Na Ala Hele Trails and Access Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, University of Hawaii, Sea Grant Extension Service, and individuals from the community of Kihei.