Maui Nui Marine Resource Council has entered into a new partnership with Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. A memorandum of agreement was signed this month between NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries and MNMRC, opening the possibility of the two entities to work together to initiate new research, education, and outreach projects throughout Maui … [Read more...] about Organizations Pool Marine Resources
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Hurricane Season Begins, NOAA Predicts ‘Above-Normal’ Cyclone Activity
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that this year’s Central Pacific hurricane season is likely to be whirling with cyclone activity. There is a 70 percent chance of above-normal cyclone activity, NOAA’s Central Pacific Hurricane Center said, with a 20 percent chance of near-normal activity and a 10 percent chance of below-normal activity. NOAA … [Read more...] about Hurricane Season Begins, NOAA Predicts ‘Above-Normal’ Cyclone Activity
NOAA: ‘Tropical storm conditions are expected over portions of Maui County and the Big Island later today or tonight’
Maui County residents are urged to make emergency preparations in anticipation of Tropical Storm Olivia. At 2pm, NOAA released the following announcement: HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- WIND: Tropical storm conditions are expected over portions of Maui County and the Big Island later today or tonight. Tropical storm conditions are expected over Oahu … [Read more...] about NOAA: ‘Tropical storm conditions are expected over portions of Maui County and the Big Island later today or tonight’
University of Hawaii researchers say sea-level rise will harm low-lying islands far earlier than previously thought
People who live on low-lying atolls in the Pacific like Roi-Namur in the Republic of the Marshall Islands may have to evacuate due to rising sea level in as little as 12 years, according to a new study by researchers from the USGS, NOAA and the University of Hawai‘i’s International Pacific Research Center. The paper appears in the new issue of the journal Science Advances, … [Read more...] about University of Hawaii researchers say sea-level rise will harm low-lying islands far earlier than previously thought
Sanctuary Saturdays at Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary
Sanctuary Saturdays at the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary on Saturday, Mar. 31 is a great opportunity to learn more about Maui’s North Pacific Humpback Whales. The event will feature whale-loving stories, information about whale anatomy and behavior and the reason why they take their annual migration from Alaska to Hawaii. Free. Keiki Kraft & … [Read more...] about Sanctuary Saturdays at Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary