The Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary will hold a public meeting of the Sanctuary Advisory Council from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday at the Honolulu Airport Inter-Island Terminal Conference Center. Any persons wishing to testify on agenda
The Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary will hold a public meeting of the Sanctuary Advisory Council from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday at the Honolulu Airport Inter-Island Terminal Conference Center.
Any persons wishing to testify on agenda items are requested to submit a written copy of their testimony to the council coordinator 24 hours prior to the meeting.
Testimonies can be mailed to 6600 Kalaniana‘ole Highway, Suite 301, Honolulu, HI 96825; or faxed to (808) 397-2650; or e-mailed to mary.grady@noaa.gov.
The public will be invited to present these statements during its public forum period. For more information, or to request a meeting agenda, contact Mary Grady at the O‘ahu sanctuary office at (808) 397-2651 (ext. 257) or mary.grady@noaa.gov.
The Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary — a partnership between NOAA and the state Department of Land and Natural Resources — aims to protect the shallow, warm waters surrounding the main Hawaiian Islands, which constitute one of the world’s most important humpback whale habitats.
Approximately two-thirds of the entire North Pacific humpback whale population migrates to Hawaiian waters each winter to engage in calving, nursing and breeding activities, according to NOAA.
On the Web
NOAA: www.noaa.gov
NOAA’s National Ocean Service: oceanservice.noaa.gov
NOAA’s National Marine Sanctuary Program: sanctuaries.noaa.gov
NOAA’s Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary: hawaiihumpbackwhale.noaa.gov
