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MEDIA RELEASE A bi-lateral agreement forged in 2009 between the NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries and the French Marine Protected Areas Agency (Agence des aires marines protégées) has led to increased efforts to further regional cooperation between Pacific Islands. Delegates from French Polynesia and France are visiting Hawaii during the Pacific Exchange. The first […]

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Capt. David J. Swatland, most recently Chief of Response for the U.S. Coast Guard’s 14th District in Honolulu, joins NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries as Deputy Superintendent for Policies and Programs for Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument.

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Center of Neki passing between Necker Island and French Frigate Shoals… A tropical storm warning continues for the Papahanaumokuakea National Monument from Nihoa Island to French Frigate Shoals to Maro Reef.

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Dangerous Hurricane Neki continues to move northward toward French Frigate Shoals far west of the main Hawaiian Islands… The hurricane warning continues for the Papahanaumokuakea National Monument from Nihoa Island to French Frigate Shoals to Maro Reef. A hurricane warning means hurricane conditions are expected in the warning area within 36 hours.

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MEDIA RELEASE Gov. Linda Lingle welcomed officials from the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to Hawaii last week as part of the process to evaluate the nomination of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument as a World Heritage site. “World Heritage sites belong to people of the world,” Lingle said. “They incorporate universal […]

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MEDIA RELEASE President Bush has announced the nomination of Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Centre for consideration to the World Heritage List. The monument, which includes the islands and waters of the northwestern Hawaiian archipelago, is the nation’s largest protected area. Also nominated Tuesday, […]

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