Arizona State University, the state Division of Aquatic Resources, the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration and community partners are creating Ākoʻakoʻa, a $25 million program with the mission to preserve and restore West Hawai‘i’s coral reefs.
The program includes the construction of a coral nursery, which is underway at Kona’s Hawai‘i Ocean Science and Technology Park and is expected to be completed in the fall. According to NOAA, the facility will be the first land-based coral nursery facility on Hawai‘i Island.
