‘A huge moment’ for Kaua‘i reefs: Coral nursery coming to island with federal funding

Kauaʻi Now News

By Scott Yunker
September 21, 2024

"A much-needed facility to protect coral reefs, one of the Hawaiian Islands’ most precious natural resources, will be built on Kaua‘i due to a recently awarded grant of nearly $200,000. 

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State personnel and conservation partners will construct a $384,400 coral nursery on the Garden Isle using the grant money disbursed under the federal Coral Reef Stewardship Fund and matched by the state of Hawai‘i Department of Land and Natural Resources.

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Details and the location of the coral nursery will not be made public until the completion of a state procurement process. But already, excitement is building about the project."

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