Malama Na Honu

COASTAL

MALAMA I NA HONU IN COLLABORATION WITH THE PACIFIC ISLANDS COASTAL PROGRAM WILL USE THESE FUNDS 68634 TO IDENTIFY AND TRAIN COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS TO FIND AND PROTECT SEA TURTLES NESTS AND BASKING TURTLES ON KAUAI. VOLUNTEERS WILL CONDUCT DAILY BEACH SURVEYS ALL AROUND KAUAI TO LOCATE NESTING ACTIVITY AND WILL SET UP BARRIERS AND SIGNAGE AT POIPU BEACH AND PROVIDE EDUCATION MATERIALS TO ENSURE VISITORS AND RESIDENTS NOT DISTURB THE MANY BASKING TURTLES THAT USE THAT AREA DAILY. DATA WILL BE COLLECTED USING THE ARCGIS APP CALLED FIELD MAPS. FUNDS WILL PRIMARILY BE USED TO SUPPORT SALARY AND TRAVEL FOR THE PROJECT MANAGER WHO WILL IDENTIFY TRAIN AND MANAGE ALL COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS. THE PACIFIC ISLANDS COASTAL PROGRAM BIOLOGIST WILL PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE BY MANAGING DATA AND HELPING ONTHEGROUND TO INTERPRET NESTING ACTIVITY AND TO PROTECT NESTS AND EXCAVATE NESTS.

MALAMA NA HONU EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH AND VOLUNTEER SAFETY - A THREE YEAR PROGRAM.

MALAMA I NA HONU (MNH) PROPOSES A MULTI-YEAR PROJECT TO CONTINUE AND EXPAND ITS EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH EFFORTS REGARDING HAWAIIAN GREEN SEA TURTLES (HONU). BUILDING ON A DECADE OF EXPERIENCE, MNH UTILIZES A LARGE CADRE OF TRAINED VOLUNTEERS TO DETER HARASSMENT AND DISTURBANCE OF BASKING HONU AT LANIAKEA BEACH, OAHU, AND POIPU BEACH, KAUAI. THE PROGRAM ALSO CONDUCTS EXTENSIVE COMMUNITY OUTREACH THROUGH PRESENTATIONS AT SCHOOLS, CLUBS, AND VARIOUS PUBLIC VENUES. MNH AIMS TO PROMOTE RESPECTFUL BEHAVIOR AROUND HONU, RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THEIR PROTECTED STATUS AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE, AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON COEXISTING WITH THESE TURTLES, INCLUDING EFFORTS TO MITIGATE BOAT STRIKES.

SINCE 1999 HAWAIIAN GREEN SEA TURTLES HAVE BASKED IN NUMBERS ON LANIAKEA BEACH, OAHU. THIS BEACH, BEING VERY VISIBLE FROM A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO VISITORS, HAS BECOME A MAGNET FOR LOCALS AND TOURISTS ALIKE. THIS THREE-YEAR GRANT OPPORTUNITY WILL ALLOW MALAMA NA HONU TO CONTINUE HAWAIIAN GREEN SEA TURTLE EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH ACROSS THE ISLAND OF OAHU, ENABLING THE ORGANIZATION TO CONTINUE TO EXPAND THEIR OVERALL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO INCLUDE OUTREACH AT LANIAKEA, NESTING, BOAT STRIKE, SCHOOLS, AND OVERALL COMMUNITY OUTREACH.

MALAMA NA HONU EDUCATION AND CONSERVATION PROJECT

MALAMA NA HONU EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH AND VOLUNTEER SUPPORT PROJECT

MALAMA NA HONU SEA TURTLE MANAGEMENT AND OUTREACH PROJECT

MALAMA NA HONU EDUCATION OUTREACH AND VOLUNTEER SUPPORT

MALAMA NA HONU EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH AND VOLUNTEER SAFETY