Do we really need to outline how lousy everything is right now? If you’re privileged enough that you think that life is just peachy right now, then you’re more than capable of giving back. And you’re in luck, because this is our annual Charity Gift Guide! During the holiday season, please take some time and look at all the ways you can help Maui’s neediest charities and … [Read more...] about 2017 MauiTime Charity Gift Guide
Maui Nui Marine Resource Council
Polanui Hiu Community Managed Makai Area at Lindsey Ohana Hale
There’s a Polanui Hiu Community Managed Makai Area gathering at Lindsey Ohana Hale on Saturday, July 1. The Hiu believes that by involving people of like minds and like hearts and working together, the reefs can heal and find balance. The major objectives are to educate, create awareness and establish pono practices that will help to ensure a future is left for the next … [Read more...] about Polanui Hiu Community Managed Makai Area at Lindsey Ohana Hale
2017 MauiTime Green Issue: A brief guide to Maui’s community environmental stewards
One of the (many) advantages to living in Maui County is that virtually everyone agrees as to the importance of environmental issues. There are plenty of federal and state agencies dedicated to making sure succeeding generations will still enjoy the land, water and air we have now, and Maui County Environmental Coordinator Rob Parsons has spent years making sure all our local … [Read more...] about 2017 MauiTime Green Issue: A brief guide to Maui’s community environmental stewards
Maui to get help with water quality monitoring
Right now there’s just one person at the Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) responsible for water quality monitoring on Maui. Just one. To help, three organizations–The Nature Conservancy, Maui Nui Marine Resource Council (MNMRC) and the DOH itself–have created a new Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP). This follows the creation of Hui O Ka Wai Ola, a citizen science … [Read more...] about Maui to get help with water quality monitoring
UPDATED: Maui Nui Marine Resource Council hosting all-day workshop on Kihei water quality
Sorry for the last-minute notice (shows what happens when I don't check my messages over the weekend) but TODAY (May 2, 2016), the Maui Nui Marine Resource Council is putting on an all-day workshop on Kihei water quality over at the Humpback Whale Sanctuary. According to organizers, the workshop is a follow-up to MauiTime's Mar. 16 story "Poop! (There It Is)" on new research … [Read more...] about UPDATED: Maui Nui Marine Resource Council hosting all-day workshop on Kihei water quality