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Kanaha Beach in September 1944
On March 15th, 1943 the Navy commissioned Naval Air Station Kahului on land leased from Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co. Three years earlier the Navy had commissioned NAS Pu’unene five miles to the South. Since the December 7th attacks, and the rapid buildups now required, Pu’unene didn’t have the capacity to handle all of the transiting squadrons that needed final combat training prior to leaving for the war zone to the South, thus NAS Kahului was born. Two asphalt…
Council committee wrestles with sand-mining bill
Council committee wrestles with sand-mining bill A Maui County Council committee is considering ways to regulate sand extraction in the county in light of a recent Central Maui sand excavation and export case that came under fire from members of the community and Mayor Alan Arakawa. http://www.mauinews.com/news/local-news/2017/06/council-committee-wrestles-with-sand-mining-bill/
Maui News readers report sand movement over the weekend
Sand mining, export stopped at Maui Lani construction project – Maui News readers report sand movement over the weekend The Honolulu-based concrete production company that has been moving sand from Central Maui to other places off-site, including Oahu, has stopped transporting sand, following a formal notice from Maui County regarding permit issues on Monday. http://www.mauinews.com/news/local-news/2017/05/sand-mining-export-stopped-at-maui-lani-construction-project/
County warns businesses to stop mining sand
Resource is needed for Maui projects and replenishing beaches, Mayor Arakawa says http://www.mauinews.com/news/local-news/2017/04/county-warns-businesses-to-stop-mining-sand/
Venomous Flying Tree Snake Captured in Hawaiʻi
Venomous Flying Tree Snake Captured in Hawaiʻi An ornate tree snake was captured by military personnel near the airfield at Hickam Air Force Base on Thursday afternoon, officials said. http://mauinow.com/2013/05/24/venemous-flying-tree-snake-captured-in-hawai%CA%BBi/
Snake found on Maui coffee farm
Snake found on Maui coffee farm The snake, measuring 3- to 4-feet long, was reported to the Agriculture Department on Maui and a plant quarantine inspector picked it up. It was later identified as a non-venomous ball python. http://www.staradvertiser.com/2016/07/06/breaking-news/snake-found-on-maui-coffee-farm/
Brown Water at Kanaha
Brown Water at Kanaha After heavy rains upcountry, the soil and sediment in the upcountry streams gets washed downstream and goes into the ocean. We call these events Brown Water. It can be sunny and dry at the beach, but if it rains heavily on the uphill slopes, then you can get A flash flood, and swift moving water suddenly swells the streams and culverts, and you will get a situation like in the photograph below. It is always possible…
SOS – Save our Sand.
SOS – Save our Sand. Maui has experienced significant loss of beachfront in the last few decades and the problem is getting worse. The causes are not fully understood. But there is agreement that beach nourishment by sand replenishment is the best way to slow the loss of sand from our beaches. Shoreline armoring just shifts the erosion to the neighboring beaches and shoreline. The two local sources for replacement sand are, mining sand from inland sites, or dredging off-shore…
Windsurfing at Kanaha Beach
Windsurfing at Kanaha Beach Kanaha Beach is known as one of the best places to windsurf in the world. Warm water and reliable trade winds are ideal for this popular water-sport. Kanaha Beach is favored by Maui’s unique geography. The west Maui mountains and Mt. Haleakala form a valley that is perfectly aligned to funnel the trade-winds blowing from the North east. The trade-winds become squeezed along the north shore and into the Kahului bay, this makes the wind stronger…