CALL TO ACTION NOW THRU JULY 8, 2008!
Your Comments Needed on the Draft Management Plan for the Papahanaumokuakea Marine Monument
No Human Footprint on the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
The world's largest marine protected area was established in 2006 after years of overwhelming public support for the strongest possible protections. Today, we need to follow through on this public victory, by continuing to stay engaged in the process to develop plans to protect this rare coral reef ecosystem.

On April 22, 2008, the Draft Monument Management Plan (DMMP) was released to the public. After all the fanfare in establishing the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, the DMMP falls far short of creating a true pu'uhonua (place of refuge) in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. The DMMP proposes to increase harmful human activity in the Monument through more tourism, more extractive research, and more construction without a cumulative impact risk assessment, a numerical carrying capacity, or a citizen's advisory council. Once finalized the DMMP will be the single most important document dictating how the Papahanaumokuakea protections are implemented over the next 15 years.

Use Your Networks To Spread the Word:
The postcards sent to the public announcing the comment period are INACCURATE. The notice says the public comment period for the three Co-Trustee agencies is 75 days from April 23 to July 8, 2008. But in fact the state comment is only 30 days long. We raised this concern with state officials, but they have refused to republish the public notice postcards (click here to read our letter to the state). That is why it is so important that we used our own networks to spread the right information. Submit your comments here, share this action alert with everyone you know, and we will guarantee your comments are properly received by all three Co-Trustees.

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KAHEA is blogging!
Yes, we're getting all web 2.0 up over here at KAHEA! Out of our little offices in Honolulu, we're blogging news items, observations, ruminations, and funny business--all part of keeping a vigilant public informed! E komo mai! Come check out our blog at: http://blog.kahea.org.

The strength of grassroots movements is in informed people, and what makes the difference is YOU!

Choice bits: We've got Miwa's thought's on KAHEA's recent efforts to fully enforce protections for the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. It's all about respect, man.

MAHALO NUI LOA!
The ART of RESISTANCE benefit show
MAY 18, 2008 at the Red Elephant Cafe+BarMahalo piha to all our friends and family who came out to support KAHEA's on-going efforts to protect Hawaii nei and to celebrate the artists and activists who continue to fight for social justice in Hawaii. Enjoy music, hula, film, spoken word, homemade food, silent auction, and fantastic art. Learn more by clicking here.

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view our event pics here: Miwa's photos, Pono's photos
MAHALO NUI LOA!!