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Important News Release: Save Ma’alaea Has Been Saved! Hi, Surfrockers, I just wanted to share the good news about a victory for Surfrider's Maui Chapter at Ma'alaea. After years of on-again, off-again fighting against plans by the Army Corps of Engineers' (ACE) & Dept. Of Land & Natural Resources (DLNR) to build a breakwater and other invasive structures at Ma'alaea Boat Harbor, the ACE just announced today that they are canceling the project all together! This has literally been a decades-long campaign to protect this famous surf break and the nearshore reefs and waters. Congrats to the Maui Chapter leaders and Surfrider National folks who have spearheaded this over the years! I have an interview with KITV News at 1:30 today and will talk about their good work. Please let me know if there's anything you all want me to emphasize. Aloha, Here's an excerpt from the ACE letter announcing their plans to cancel the project: "The project was originally authorized in 1968 and, over the course of time, a variety of alternative project designs; including both external and internal breakwater structures were investigated to address the navigational safety and surge-related problems. However, concerns over impacts to adjacent surf breaks and biological resources were raised on several occasions, resulting in multiple delays in the planning process. Most recently, USACE and DOBOR re-initiated the project in 2009, with a focus on using stakeholder input and updated technical information to better define and inform the planning process. Through this effort, the decision to terminate the project was made based on careful consideration of the high cost associated with the proposed improvements (particularly in light of the current and foreseeable economic conditions), the regulatory constraints and mitigation requirements for unavoidable impacts to coral reefs, and community concerns regarding impacts to surf sites and natural resources."To read the complete Press Release, click here. |
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