Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 38, Number 9, 1 September 2021 — Hawaiian Groups Rally at Laniākea to Protect Hawaiian Honu [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

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Hawaiian Groups Rally at Laniākea to Protect Hawaiian Honu

On Saturday, Auaust 8, Hawaiian ond community groups rollied to roise aworeness regarding the need to protect endangered Hawoiion honu at Loniōkea Beoch on the North Shore of O'ohu. The horossment of endongered honu ond monk seals on Hawoi'i beoches is on onaoing problem thot hos recently heeome more visible with self-condemning sociol media posts by disrespectful tourists. The situotion ot Loniōkeo is porticulorly bod, with tour buses offlooding tourists so they eon get close to the resting nonu ond creoting troffic joms in the process. Moreover, Kōnoko Mooli culturol proctitioners ond other loeol people ore being crowded out by the lorge number of tourists ond tour buses who visit the beoch ond toke up the porking. - Photo: @Andrewbryantsimms