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Hawai‘i County Department of Parks and Recreation is informing the public that Kahalu‘u Beach Park will be closed from 7 a.m. – 12 noon on May 1, May 2, May 31, and June 1, 2018, due to anticipated coral spawning events.

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A coral species new to the main Hawaiian Islands has been discovered in West Hawaii by a research team of divers from the state DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources.

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ReefWatchers and other interested folks will join in the hunt for spawning corals again this year. His articles on spawnings in 2007 and 2008 have highlighted the value of volunteers making observations and reporting their information. Together we have documented information on cauliflower coral, antler coral and lobe or mound corals. None of this work […]

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Aloha ReefWatchers, ReefTeachers, ReefTalk attendees, This is a request for help: There was a sketchy report Monday, Aug. 31 of a green algae mass overgrowing corals on a point between Kealakekua and Honaunau.   Has anyone seen this or something similar, and if so, where?    Call the Division of Aquatic Resources at 327-6226 before […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Pan Pacific Coral Health and Disease Workshop Overview In July 2008, at the 11th Annual International Coral Reef Symposium, coral disease researchers presented mounting evidence of the rising prevalence and severity of global coral diseases.   While an unprecedented increase in coral disease has been well-documented in the Caribbean over the last decade, […]

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