WHFC meeting tomorrow (Thursday, April 19) 6:30pm – 8:30pm at  HALE A’U KAHAKAI (Hawai’i Big Game Fishing Club).  Chad Wiggins is presiding.   Hope you can attend.

CONGRATULATIONS to the North Kohala community for their successful efforts in purchasing Kauhola Point.  This beautiful and important historic coastal area is now conserved in perpetuity!  Malama Kai Foundation is especially proud of the exemplary efforts of Elizabeth Pickett and … Continue reading →

WEST HAWAI’I FISHERIES COUNCIL POBox 489 Kailua Kona HI 96745 MISSION STATEMENT OF THE WEST HAWAI’I FISHERIES COUNCIL To effectively manage fishery activities to ensure sustainability; enhance near shore resources; develop and implement management plans for minimizing resource depletion and … Continue reading →

WEST HAWAI’I FISHERIES COUNCIL POBox 396 Holualoa HI 96725 MISSION STATEMENT OF THE WEST HAWAI’I FISHERIES COUNCIL To effectively manage fishery activities to ensure sustainability; enhance near shore resources; develop and implement management plans for minimizing resource depletion and conflicts … Continue reading →

The Big Island Reef Fund (BIRF) has announced the winners for its 2012 Bag Tag Photo Competition.  Congratulation to the winners and a big Mahalo to all the photographers who participated. Winning photos and photographers can be seen at: http://www.coral.org/WHVS_bag_tags … Continue reading →

We have been asked by NOAA’s Hawaiian Monk Seal Recovery group to spread the word about the untimely deaths of 4  seals in less than three months.  At least 3 of the deaths are believed to be intentional killings.  With … Continue reading →

MAHALO to all our donors who have made generous contributions this year.  Donations help us fulfill our mission to conserve Hawai‘i’s coastal and marine resources, and educate people about these resources.  There is still time to make a year-end, tax … Continue reading →

We are pleased to announce a $25,000 grant from the Omidyar ‘Ohana Fund of the Hawai‘i Community Foundation in support of the Day-Use Mooring Program.  Mahalo to Pierre and Pamela Omidyar for their support in helping to protect coral reefs in Hawai‘i … Continue reading →

Myth and Reality: The Aquarium Fishery in West Hawaii Dr. Bill Walsh, aquatic biologist with the Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources, will address the issue of aquarium collecting in West Hawaii and separate myth from reality.  Drawing on various studies, some … Continue reading →

Hawai’i Wildlife Center is having a Grand Opening of  its beautiful new facility on the Island of Hawai’i.  Celebration is on Saturday, November 19 from 10:30am – 12:30pm.  Location is Lighthouse Road, Kapaau.  Congratulations!!