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Reports:

Community Based Monitoring:  A comparison of Ocean Pulse vs. Reef Check Pu’u Poa - SOS

Using Reef Check for long-term Coral Reef Monitoring In Hawaii

SOS & Reef Check Monitoring and History: 

The first Reef Check in the world was in Hanalei in 1997!

Water Data Reports for the Hanalei River

Hanalei River : an American Heritage Designated River

Hanalei Rain Gage at Hanalei, Kauai, HI

Coastal Geology Group

Kauai Hawaii Weather Forecast and Surf Report

Kauai Farmer's & Produce Markets

From USGS.gov: Science and Management in the Hanalei Watershed: A Trans-Disciplinary Approach

Edited By Michael E. Field, Carl J. Berg, and Susan A. Cochran

Download this report as a 97 page PDF file (of2007-1219.pdf; 6.7 MB).

From USGS.gov:  Data Series 289: Sedimentary Properties of Shallow Marine Cores Collected in June and September 2006, Hanalei Bay, Kaua'i, Hawai'i

Description: Sedimentary facies, short-lived isotopes [...], and magnetic properties of sediment cores in Hanalei Bay, Kaua‘i, Hawai‘i, were used to assess sediment sources and patterns of deposition associated with seasonal flooding of the Hanalei River. Sediment cores were collected from the seafloor in June and September of 2006 to supplement similar data collected during the summer of 2005.
updated: 2007-10-02      

From USGS.gov:  Coastal Circulation and Sediment Dynamics in Hanalei Bay, Kaua'i, Hawaii, Part II, Tracking Recent Fluvial Sedimentation; Isotope Stratigraphy Obtained in Summer 2005 Description: Delivery and dispersal of fluvial sediment in Hanalei Bay, Kaua’i, Hawaii, have important implications for the health of local coral reefs. The reef community in Hanalei Bay represents a relatively healthy ecosystem. However, the reefs are periodically stressed by storm waves, and increases in sediment and dissolved substances from the Hanalei River have the potential to cause additional stress. Increased turbidity and sedimentation on corals during Hanalei River floods that occur in seasons of low wave energy, when sediment would not be readily remobilized and advected out of the bay, could affect the health and sustainability of coral reefs and the many associated species.
updated: 2006-08-04      

From USGS.gov:  Coastal Circulation and Sediment Dynamics in Hanalei Bay, Kaua'i, Part I, Measurements of waves, currents, temperature, salinity and turbidity; June - August, 2005 Description: High-resolution measurements of waves, currents, water levels, temperature, salinity and turbidity were made in Hanalei Bay, northern Kaua’i, Hawaii, during the summer of 2005 to better understand coastal circulation and sediment dynamics in coral reef habitats.
updated: 2006-08-04      
 
From USGS.gov:  Coastal Circulation and Sediment Dynamics in Hanalei Bay, Kaua'i, Hawaii, Part III, Studies of Sediment Toxicity Description: In this study purple-spined sea urchin (Arbacia punctulata) fertilization and embryological development porewater toxicity tests were used to evaluate the sediments collected from the coastal environment around Hanalei Bay, Kaua’i, Hawaii. These tests have been used previously to assess the bioavailability of contaminants associated with sediments in the vicinity of coral reefs.
updated: 2006-08-04      

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