WRRC/'Ike Wai Spring Seminar

February 12, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Mānoa Campus, Zoom Meeting Add to Calendar

Zooming into the Kapo‘o Tidepools in the Pupukea Marine Life Conservation District: A Community Perspective on Water Quality Issues

by Professor Denise Antolini1 and Marvin Heskett2

UHM William S. Richardson School of Law1 and Environmental Consultant and Environmental Chemist2

This presentation will “zoom in” on current water quality issues threatening the Kapo‘o Tidepools at Sharks Cove on the North Shore of O‘ahu. The Pupukea Marine Life Conservation District (MLCD) Class AA waters provide ocean sports opportunities such as a popular snorkeling and swimming area. The shallow tidepools found in the MLCD are considered marine life nurseries that helps to maintain the abundance of numerous species. We will address water quality threats to human health and marine life from the perspective of two community groups—Malama Pupukea Waimea and the Surfrider Foundation. The two groups joined forces to protect nearshore water quality in the tidepools from pollution threats such as contaminated stormwater, groundwater, and wastewater; and also support new citizen science and innovative scientific studies of this unique and important coastal area.

Zoom Meeting:

https://hawaii.zoom.us/j/93301055155

Meeting ID: 933 0105 5155

Passcode: 114188


Event Sponsor
WRRC, Mānoa Campus

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Michael Mezzacapo, 808-956-3097, mmez@hawaii.edu

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