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Next dive!

 August 22nd 9:00am Site to be determined!

Training Session:

August 15th 4:00pm at: Kara's House

Talk Story:

Skipping this month but I encourage all to go to talks
during the Coral Reef Task Force Conference meetings
August 25th - 31st

Two great meetings to go to:
1.) Monday August 25th Recreation in Hawaii work shop
2.) Voluntary Standards creation in Hawaii on Thursday August 28th at 2:00pm

Events will be held at the Outrigger hotel.

PLEASE RSVP FOR ALL EVENTS!

Call/Email Kara

ph: 808-896-1889
Email: Kara@KonaCPR.com



General Announcements:

What and Who?

The Coral Reef Alliance is back and hosting another free workshop:


Conservation in Action: Protect Your Business by Protecting Your Reef”


This workshop will give marine tour operators and community stakeholders

an opportunity to meet and develop their own practical solutions to coral reef

threats that affect their business and their community.


This is a follow-up to a previous series of workshops, but newcomers are welcome!   ?

 

When? Thursday, August 28th, 12 pm-3 pm

 

Where? Outrigger Keahou resort

 

Agenda?

* Review from previous Workshops?

* Choosing a Project that works!?

* Identifying Goals & Objectives?

* Developing a Plan to Take Action!?

* Who? What? When? Where? How??

                                            * Next Steps:  From Vision to Reality!                                              

 

Who should go?

Dive/tour operation managers, guides, boat captains, instructors, staff,

as well as community members, environmental organizations, government representatives,

and anyone with an interest in tourism and marine conservation.

 

Why should you go? Because...

*You care about your coral reefs and want to make sure they’re protected for your children and grandchildren

*It’s a free professional development opportunity and you’re never too old to learn!         

*CORAL will provide you with tools and resources to help ensure your project gets off the ground

*It’s fun!



RSVP as soon as possible by contacting CORRAL Kona Feild representative

Kara Osada

ph: (808) 896-1889

email: Kara@KonaCPR.com



For more information visit


www.coral.org

 

RSVP



Our Staff and Volunteers for Big Island

Lead Diver:
Krista Heide - Reef Check Coordinator for Hawaii
Email: krista@reefcheckhawaii.org

Scientist:
Kara Osada - Aquatic Biologist
Email: Kara@KonaCPR.com
Ph: 808-896-1889

Volunteers:
Bo Pardau - Kona Honu Divers
Jamie Pardau - Kona Honu Divers
John Hodson - Kona Honu Divers
Wanda Rowman
Matthew D'Avella - Local Photographer/Film Maker
Allison Brandt - Dive Maki
Caryn Christian - America corpse - we have an EMT!
Susan Knight


Thanks to for some boat support to
Mike Ho with Pirate Divers (808) 896-0135




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