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Video by David Corrigan, Coral Reef Alliance, NOAA Fisheries / voice of Sherry Bracken

VIDEO: East, West Hawaii Come Together On Water Quality
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by Big Island Video News
on Oct 23, 2018 at 10:01 pm

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HILO, Hawaiʻi - A two-day Water Quality Workshop at the University of Hawaiʻi-Hilo brought both sides of the Big Island together.

Puhi Bay, image from video by David Corrigan

(BIVN) – When it comes to ocean water quality along Hawaii Island shores, preservation efforts in West Hawaiʻi seem to be the envy of East Hawaiʻi.

During a recent two-day Water Quality Workshop held at the University of Hawaiʻi-Hilo, Kona-side projects took center stage.

For example, a wastewater project in Puakō was discussed. This Coral Reef Alliance video lays out the issues:

https://vimeo.com/200226638

Video by Coral Reef Alliance on Vimeo.

Erica Perez from the Coral Reef Alliance gave a presentation at the Hilo workshop.

Video by David Corrigan, recorded on October 20, 2018.

While the audience was full of like-minded environmentalists, there were some skeptics in the crowd.

Terri Napeahi of the Keaukaha Action Network was a co-organizer of the workshop. She has been busy trying to hold government accountable for what happens in Hilo Bay.

Video by David Corrigan, published Sept. 4, 2018.

At the workshop, Napeahi wanted to know how to get East Hawaii the sort of help West Hawaii is getting.

Terri Napeahi, image from video by David Corrigan

The Waiwai Ola Waterkeepers also helped put the workshop together. They say that a project for Hilo was just approved by their organization.

Video by David Corrigan, recorded on October 20, 2018.


Filed Under: Video Report Tagged With: Coral Reef Alliance, Hilo Bay, Keaukaha Action Network, Puako, Terri Napeahi, Waiwai Ola Waterkeepers

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