Community invited to Lahaina coastal resilience session

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The Lahaina Coastal Resilience Information Community Sharing Session will bring together University of Hawaiʻi researchers, local organizations, government agencies and community members to share recent findings and ongoing efforts related to post-fire coastal ecosystem health in west Maui. This session aims to provide updates on nearshore water quality, coral reef health, and fish and marine resource concerns following the August 2023 Lahaina wildfires, while also creating space for dialogue and collaboration.

WHAT: Lahaina Coastal Resilience Information Community Sharing Session

WHEN: Wednesday, May 27, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

WHERE: Lahaina Civic Center, 1845 Wainee Street, Lahaina, HI 96761

Media coverage is invited and encouraged.

Pūpū and refreshments will be provided.

For questions or media inquiries, please contact:

Hawai'i Sea Grant media contact:

Cindy Knapman

Lead Public Information and Communications Specialist

University of Hawai'i Sea Grant College Program

2525 Correa Road, HIG #231

Honolulu, HI 96822

(808) 956-7410

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The University of Hawai'i Sea Grant College Program is part of the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa's prestigious School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology. It supports an innovative program of research, education, and extension services directed to increasing sustainability of coastal and marine resources and resilience of coastal communities of the state, region, and nation. Science serving Hawai'i and the Pacific since 1968.

Hawai'i Sea Grant is one of 34 Sea Grant programs across the nation supported by NOAA