The eighth annual Paddle For Life will be at Hanakao`o (Canoe) Beach on Saturday, Oct. 7. You can help raise funds for the Pacific Cancer Foundation by joining a group of over 200 cancer survivors and supporters as they travel across the Au`au channel from Lahaina to Lanai in six-person outrigger canoes. In total, the paddle will be a 34-mile round trip journey. … [Read more...] about Annual Paddle For Life at Hanakao`o Beach
Auau Channel
Researchers discover unique species and extensive coral in deep reefs off Maui
Last month we reported that researchers with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Bishop Museum had officially described a new species of butterflyfish found in the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument's deep coral reefs. Researchers are only now studying these reefs in real detail, and now researchers have discovered more wonders in the deep … [Read more...] about Researchers discover unique species and extensive coral in deep reefs off Maui