HANALEI MAKAI WATCH PROGRAM • Increasing Awareness

Makai Watch
Modeled after the successful Neighborhood
Watch program, Makai Watch provides local
communities concerned with the health of our
river and nearshore marine resources the opportunity to become directly involved in their
protection. There are three components of
Makai Watch:
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Awareness Raising and Outreach: Makai
Watch participants provide ocean users
with information about marine ecology,
culture, history, regulations, safety, and
appropriate behavior.
Biological and Human-Use Monitoring:
Makai Watch participants collect information on the human use of marine resources
(fishing, kayaking, collecting, etc.) and on
the biological condition of those resources.
Ongoing monitoring allows communities
to gauge the success of their project. Increased numbers of fish or improved coral
health are strong indicators that their efforts are effecting positive change.
Observation and Compliance: Makai Watch
participants observe the area, encourage
users to learn and obey area regulations,
and identity and report illegal activities to
state enforcement officers.
The Hanalei Makai Watch Program
works to restore and sustain life-giving
marine resources through
vigilant community involvement.
HANALEI
M A K A I W AT C H
P ROGRAM
In partnership with the Department of Land
and Natural Resources and the Hawaii
Community Stewardship Network, the Hanalei Makai Watch Program is part of a
statewide effort to improve resources management through community engagement.
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Increasing Awareness
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Monitoring Biological
and Human Uses
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Supporting Compliance
Hanalei River monitoring zones
To learn more, volunteer or donate,
Hanalei Makai Watch volunteers serve as
educators and ambassadors, encouraging all
contact the
Hanalei Watershed Hui
river and bay users to do their part in caring
for these vital resources.
808-826-1985
www.hanaleiwatershedhui.org
I na malama ‘oe i ke kai, malama no
Volunteer Information
ke kai ia ‘oe
If you care for the ocean, the ocean
will care for you
Hanalei Bay
monitoring zones
Community-Based
Resource Management
Hanalei Bay
Makai Watch Volunteer
Hawaii Community
Stewardship Network
The Hawaii Community Stewardship Network supports the statewide Makai Watch
Program at communities throughout the
State, including projects at Pupukea,
Community volunteers partner with State and
local agencies and organizations to monitor
activities and human uses in Hanalei. Monitoring zones, depicted above, organize volunteer
effort.
Time: The Hui understands that time is a big
commitment and appreciates volunteers committing their time to help manage a public resource. Ideally volunteers will commit at least
four hours per month to the Makai Watch project. If you sign up to volunteer, please show up
to volunteer. If you’re not able to make your
shift, please let the volunteer coordinator know
ahead of time.
Maps provided by Hawaii Coastal Zone Management Program and produced with community contributions, below, provide important
Honaunau, Ho’okena and Ha’ena.
user information and regulatory enforcement
See
contacts.
www.hcsnetwork.org.
Training: All volunteers receive training in each
of the components of Makai Watch. Volunteers
may choose to be involved in one component of
Makai Watch or all of them. Biological monitoring and observation and compliance volunteers
are required to attend more detailed training
sessions. All volunteers must attend safety
training and sign a liability waiver on an annual
basis.
Tracking: Volunteers track of the number of
people they interact with while volunteering,
the number of volunteer hours logged each
shift, and other data. These numbers help measure and evaluate the project’s effectiveness, progress, and capacity.
Mahalo Nui!
The Hanalei Makai Watch Program is supEmergency Contact Information
ported by the Harold K. L. Castle Foundation and by the Tesoro Corporation through
Medical: 911
a grant from the National Fish & Wildlife
Boating: 245-8028; DOCARE Kaua’i: 274-3521
Foundation to the Hawaii Community Stewardship Network.
Beach: 274-3521 ; Parks: 241-4460
Hanalei Makai Watch Training
When in doubt– Don’t go out! Ask a lifeguard.