KRIS
IT'S A WELL-KNOWN, BEAUTIFUL,
AND
HIGHLY USED BAY IN HAWAII KAI.
AND FOR MORE THAN A DECADE, THE
HELP RESTORE IT.
ARE LEIGHTON TAYLOR, MALAMA
MAUNALUA BOARD MEMBER AND MOLLY
WHAT INSPIRED THESE RESTORATION
EFFORTS AND HOW HAVE YOU
IMPACTED
THE AREA?
LEIGHTON
MANY OF LOCAL RESIDENTS,
INCLUDING MYSELF NOTICED A
SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN MAUNALUA
BAY,
WHICH WAS BECOMING INFESTED WITH
INVASIVE ALGAE.
IN RESPONSE, A GROUP OF US
FOUNDED AND FUNDED THE NON-
PROFIT M?LAMA MAUNALUA IN 2005,
WITH THE HELP OF PARTNERS
INCLUDING THE POLYNESIAN
VOYAGING SOCIETY, HUI NALU CANOE
CLUB, AND SCIENTISTS FROM UH,
NOAA AND THE NATURE CONSERVANCY.
THE MISSION OF M?LAMA MAUNALUA
IS TO RESTORE THE HEALTH OF
MAUNALUA BAY THROUGH HABITAT
RESTORATION, SCIENCE AND
REMOVE OVER 3.5 MILLION POUNDS
OF
VOLUNTEERS;
AND
MAINTAIN NEARLY 30 ACRES OF THE
BAY.
KRIS
WHY ARE INVASIVE ALIEN ALGAE BAD
FOR THE BAY?
MOLLY
INVASIVE ALIEN ALGAE ARE ONE
OF
ECOSYSTEMS.
THE THREE NON- NATIVE INVASIVE
SPECIES PREVALENT IN THE BAY,
ARE:
GORILLA OGO;
THEY FLOURISH IN ENVIRONMENTS
CREATED BY SEDIMENT AND
POLLUTANT RUNOFF, AND SPREAD
QUICKLY, SMOTHERING OUR CORAL
REEFS AND KILLING NATIVE
HABITATS IN THE BAY.
THE ONLY WAY TO CLEAR AN AREA
FROM INVASIVE ALGAE IS TO
PARTNERING WITH PONO PACIFIC
LAND
OUR EFFORTS AND FIND OUT MORE
KRIS
IF YOU'D LIKE TO HELP OUT...THE
EVENT IS TOMORROW...FROM 9 A-M
TO NOON, PARKING IS LIMITED
ON SUMMER STREET, SO CARPOOLING
IS
RECOMMENDED.
WET...WATER SHOES, GLOVES AND
BAGS