Author: Spectrum News Hawaii

On Friday, Gov. Josh Green Kipahulu in Maui’s Hana district is the third official Community-Based Subsistence Fishing Area in the state of Hawaii. The two existing CBSFAs are Haena on Kauai and Milolii on Hawaii Island, according to a news release. What you need to know Each Community-Based Subsistence Fishing Area has individual rules that regulate marine species, harvest quantities, and traditional gathering times and methods. The Kipahulu community has worked with the Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Aquatic Resources, the Nature Conservancy and other organizations for more than a decade to obtain CBSFA status Kamalei Pico,…

There were more than 400 pets living with people who lost their homes on August 8, who were in temporary hotel housing. To help them, the Maui Humane Society opened the Lahaina Pet Resource Center on Wednesday, which includes a mobile veterinary clinic, support from MHS’s Wildfire Community Liaison, and free food and pet supplies, according to a news release. The mobile veterinary clinic will provide weekly health services, such as vaccines, microchips and flea prevention. MHS’s Wildfire Community Liaison will work with pet owners to help them find resources for pet-friendly housing, financial support for off-island pet travel, and…