LIHU‘E — County officials announced Friday that work crews are in the process of manually re-activating the exterior lights at all county facilities to allow nighttime activities to resume. The lights were manually disconnected just prior to the Newell’s Shearwater
LIHU‘E — County officials announced Friday that work crews are in the process of manually re-activating the exterior lights at all county facilities to allow nighttime activities to resume.
The lights were manually disconnected just prior to the Newell’s Shearwater fledging season from Sept. 15 to Dec. 15 to eliminate the sources of light attraction as part of a plea agreement between the county and the Department of Justice.
The only exceptions allowed were four evening Kaua’i Interscholastic Federation fall football games.
Other mitigative measures taken thus far by the county to protect Hawai‘i’s threatened and endangered seabirds include: installation of shielded lights at Vidinha, Kapa‘a and Hanapepe stadiums, Isenberg Park, Peter Rayno Park and the Lihu‘e tennis courts; training on the cultural and ecological importance of the seabirds and bird-friendly practices for all county employees; and a monitoring program with respect to endangered seabirds.
