Pacific Islands Region

Latest Updates Responding to Climate Change: Workshop Report Maui County Bestowed Preserve America Community Status Unique Design Celebrates Hawaii's Reefs for International Year of the Reef The Earth and Sea Project: Going Green in Hawaii is a year-long series of environmental reports on KHNL. National Marine Sanctuaries Teaming Up with Outrigger Hotels

Click on the maps for a larger view Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale North and South Information Sheet (pdf)

Fagatele Bay Information Sheet (pdf) Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (pdf)

Resources

Facilities Master Plan for the Pacific Islands Region of the National Marine Sanctuary Program
This document represents planning efforts by NOAA's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS)for facilities in the Pacific Islands Region, which includes the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, and Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary (now the National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa). (pdf 7.7MB)

A Facility Strategy for the Kaua'i NOAA Sanctuary Discovery Center
The purpose of this document is to outline the vision and strategy for the implementation of a marine-focused educational facility on Kaua'i. (pdf, 220KB)

American Samoa Spawning Poster
This colorful poster depicts the sizes that popular fish and invertebrate species must reach before they can reproduce. Awareness of spawning size is one tool that can help fishermen make decisions about their catch in order to avoid overfishing important marine animal populations. (pdf, 514KB)

Benthic Habitat Maps for the Hawaiian Islands
This website holds a wealth of marine spatial information and habitat characterization of the main Hawaiian Islands. With the advent of the management plan review process for the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary about to start, nearshore maps and characterizations will be of common interest to many members of the general public .

Benthic Habitat Information and Maps for American Samoa, Guam and CNMI
Maps, reports and habitat characterization data are available on this website. This information will be valuable to the public during the management plan review for Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary and the Rose Atoll Marine National Monument in American Samoa.

Maritime Heritage Poster
The rich maritime heritage of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument is highlighted with this distinctive poster of vessels that sailed through the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. (pdf, 284 kb)

Ho`iho`i Kūlana Wahi Pana
A new brochure describing the special cultural significance of Kahalu`u and Keauhou, both sacred sites to Hawaiians. This brochure was produced in part through a NOAA Preserve America Grant and through a partnership with the Outrigger Keauhou Resort, The Kohala Center and the ONMSP Pacific Islands Region. (pdf, 2.2MB)