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Mālama Maunalua (“Caring for Maunalua”) is a community­ based non­profit stewardship organization committed to conserving and restoring a healthy and productive Maunalua Bay.

For media inquiries, please contact:
Laura Bailes, +1(808)-395-5050 Ext. 4, lbailes@malamamaunalua.org

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DESCRIPTION: Mālama Maunalua (“Caring for Maunalua”) is a community-based nonprofit organization committed to conserving and restoring a healthy and productive Maunalua Bay.

TAGLINE: For the Bay, For the Future, For Life.

FOUNDED: 2005

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Doug Harper

KEY INITIATIVES: 

1) Removing invasive alien algae via regular volunteer-based huki (invasive algae pulls)

2) Reducing the runoff of sediment and pollutants from the land into the Bay through volunteer-led land-based projects such as stream and street cleanups, storm drain stenciling, rain garden installations, community education and strategic partnerships with government agencies and others for improved ridge-to-reef management; and 3) leading scientific efforts to better understand the health of Maunalua Bay, including the largest water quality assessment in state history, native algae studies, and coral surveys. 

FUTURE INITIATIVES: While continuing the key initiatives above, in 2021, Mālama Maunalua (MM) will be launching the largest coral restoration effort of its kind in state history. In partnership with the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, NOAA, and the State Department of Land and Natural Resources, MM will be identifying corals present in Maunalua Bay that show a propensity to survive warming waters, and in partnership with the community, fragmenting and replanting those selected corals throughout the Bay. 

Secondly, MM is helping lead the establishment of a Fisheries Management Area for Maunalua Bay. The FMA will lead to improved stakeholder, government, and non-profit coordination and oversight of harvested populations in Maunalua Bay.

Third, MM is establishing the creation of a Limu Hui. The Hui will coordinate various individuals and organizations in restoring native algae throughout the bay. 

BOARD:

Jennifer Taylor

Steve Schatz

Tim Johns

Dawn Dunbar

Dr. Leighton Taylor

Jean T. Tsukamoto

Mitch D’Olier

Amy Monk

PARTNERS: Malama Maunalua works with an array of schools, non-profit organizations, businesses, etc. to accomplish its goals.

CONTACT:

Headquarters: 7192 Kalanianaole Hwy, A143A, Honolulu, HI 96825

Telephone: (808) 395-5050

Website: www.malamamaunalua.org

ABOUT MAUNALUA BAY: Maunalua Bay comprises the coastal waters from Kῡpikipikiō (Black Point) to Kawaihoa (Portlock Point), forming a broad, eight-mile indentation in Oahu’s southern coastline. The land surrounding the bay was once a succession of valleys dominated by ranches, dairies and small coastal villages; today it is home to a series of Honolulu suburbs, commercial centers, schools, and approximately 50,000 residents. 

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