NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Grant Program: Hawaii

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Selected products for Hawaii generated through the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Grant Program are highlighted below. For a complete list of grant products available for Hawaii please search through the CoRIS Geoportal

FishLife: 12-part series project of the Hawaii Fisheries Local Action Strategy

Monitoring Data Reports

• Estimating indicators and reference points in support of effectively managing nearshore marine resources in Hawai‘i
• East Maui 'Opihi Monitoring Report
• Reef Monitoring Summary Report for Ahihi-Kina'u Natural Area Reserve, Polanui, and Wailuku, Maui and Kaho'olawe, Hawai'i
• Kīholo fishpond estuary: Hydrology, water quality, fish and larval surveys technical report
• Long-term monitoring of coral reefs of the main Hawaiian Islands
• Acoustic monitoring of long-term movement patterns, habitat use and site fidelity of coral reef fishes: implications for marine protected area design
• South Kohala stream corridor assessment, erosion monitoring, and recommendations
• Understanding the consequences of land-based pollutants on coral health in South Kohala

Monitoring Data

• Hawaii Coral Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program
• Hawaii Coral Reef Initiative Research Program (HCRI)
• West Hawaii Aquarium Project

Biophysical Science Reports

• Scaling up production capacity for Hawaiian coral reef restoration: few large or many small?
• Ka'ūpūlehu fish parentage summary
• Reproduction, growth, and mortality of kole, Ctenochaetus strigosus
• Characterization of dead zones and population demography of Porites compressa along a gradient of anthropogenic nutrient input at Kahekili Beach Park, Maui
• Meta-analysis of reef fish data in Hawaii: Biogeography and gradients of human impacts
• Effects of habitat and life history characteristics on marine reserve effectiveness

Social and Socio-economic Science Reports

• A scientific analysis and decision framework to support the standardization of citizen science ecological monitoring methods for community-based fishing areas
• Design, development, and implementation of a survey of the fisheries of the Kahekili Herbivore Fisheries Management Area
• West Maui Coastal Uses Participatory Mapping Project
  • Human uses map book
  • ArcGIS map of West Maui coastal uses

Education & Outreach

Āhihi- Kīna‘u is a Natural Area Reserve located in southern Maui. Photo: Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources

• FishLife: 12-part series project of the Hawaii Fisheries Local Action Strategy (RSS feed)
• Pacific Islands Training of Trainers Course - Reef Resilience
• Mu'olea 'opihi rest area poster, Fall 2013 - Fall 2016
• Strategic Communications Training: Maui Nui Community Managed Makai Area Learning Network
• West Maui Kumuwai - A Movement for Ocean Health
• Kaanapali Makai Watch - Volunteer Program
• South Kohala reefs in dire straits
• Ahihi-Kinau Marine Protected Area Management (HI)
• Outreach and adaptive management for the Kahekili Herbivore Fisheries Management Area (HI)

Community Activities

• Engaging Local Communities in Community-Based Marine Management (2015-2017)
• Building Support and Capacity for State and Community-Based Marine Management in Hawai’i (2015-2017)
• Maui Nui Conservation Action Plans
• Developing a network to strengthen marine resource management in west Hawaii
• Maui Nui Community Managed Makai Area Learning Network. The early years: Laying the foundation (2010-2013)
• Mū'olea Community: A summary of the collaboration between The Nature Conservancy and Nā Mamo O Mū'olea
• Kīpahulu M ālama Ke Kai Community Action Plan
• Nā Mamo O Mū‘olea Strategic Plan: Protecting our source of life and inspiration

Management Activities

• Effectiveness of the West Hawaii Regional Fishery Management Area
• Hawaii Coral Bleaching Recovery Plan
• Hawaii Day-Use Mooring Buoy 10-Year Strategic Plan
• South Kohala Conservation Action Plan. Roi research report
• Maui marine protected areas recreational management analysis (2009)
• State of Hawaii Coral Reef Program (February 2015 Update)
• South Kohala Coastal Partnership communication plan
  • Growing and Strengthening the South Kohala Coastal Partnership (2015-2017)
• Project Summary Report: Forming a Coral Reef Recovery Team for Maui, Hawaii
• Local Action Strategy for Global Reef Conservation
  • Highlights of a 10-year Partnership between The Nature Conservancy, the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, and the U.S. Coral Reef Jurisdictions

Watershed Management Activities

• Maui

  • Enhancing the Effectiveness of Restoration Efforts in Honokowai and Kapunakea Preserve
  • Improve Coral Reef Health by Expanding and Leveraging Stream Gulch Restoration Actions in Wahikuli, West Maui
  • Delineate, Designate, and Demonstrate Stream Riparian Buffers in Wahikuli, West Maui
  • West Maui Ridge to Reef Initiative
  • Wahikuli-Honokōwai Wildfire Mitigation Plan: Reducing wildfire hazards and impacts in the Wahikuli-Honokōwai watersheds
  • West Maui curb inlet basket pilot performance report
  • Engage West Maui Hotels in Watershed Management Planning
  • Mitigation of Upland Impacts on Coral in West Maui Watersheds (HI)
  • Storm runoff remediation in Napili Bay (Hawaii) 

• Hawaii

  • Pelekane Bay Watershed Restoration (HI)
  • Ungulate fencing and sediment reduction - Kailapa, HI
  • Stabilizing Streambanks And Reducing Erosion In South Kohala to Benefit Coral Reefs (HI)

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