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Lanai Island CRAMP is developing and applying standard scientific techniques that will enable us to compare the results of many different coral reef studies. This site will look much better in a browser that supports web standards , but it is accessible to any browser or Internet device. please scroll down to view the web page home overview results study sites bibliography search Manele-Hulopoe Shipwreck Home > Study Sites > Lanai Island of Lanai CRAMP is not monitoring any sites on Lanai at thepresent time. Two sites, however, have been monitored previously. Hulopoe-Manele has been monitored by Dr. Richard Brock and by the State of Hawaii, Division ofAquatic Resources (HDAR) for a number of years. A second site at ShipwreckBeach has been monitored by HDAR. These studies could form abasis for future work on Lanai. View a photo of Lanai and Molokai from space. Geographic Name: Lanai CRAMP site code: La Geographic Location: (20° 50'N, 157° 57'W) Lanai is located west of Maui and approximately 15 km south of Molokai. Physical Features (Physiography): Lanai is the sixth largest of the eightmain Hawaiian Islands with an area of 36,520 ha. Lanai Island is the emergentportion of a single volcano. The highest point is Lanaihale Peak at 1020 m (3370ft). Island slopes on the easterly side are steep and cutby gulches. Western slopes are gentler. The south central portion of the islandbetween elevations of 300 m and 600 m is a flat plain known as the PalawaiBasin, which was the major pineapple-growing region of the island untilrecently. Reef Structure, Habitat Classification: Reef development is best alongthe north and north-east coasts because these areas fall into the "waveshadow" of Molokai and Maui and are partially protected from the winternorth swell. Sandy beaches occur along the he north and northwest coastline.Coral reefs are less developed on the south and west sides of the island due toexposure to the summer south swell. Steep cliffs occur along the west and southcoasts. These are eroding volcanic coastlines due to extreme wave erosion andpresence of deep water offshore. Physical Oceanography: North shores partially protected by Molokai andMaui from winter storm surf. South shores receive full impact of summer southswell. Storm surf from Hurricane Iniki damaged reef communities along the southcoast in September 1992. Recovery of the damaged areas took nearly 5 years. Adjacent Land Tenure, Land Use: Most of the land on Lanai (98%) is ownedby the Castle and Cooke Inc., a privately held company headed by David Murdock.David Murdock has announced plans to build new roads, sidewalks and apartmenthouses on the island ("Massive Investment Planed for Lanai" by FrankCho, Honolulu Advertiser, Nov. 19, 2000, p. A1). Approximately one-fifth of the island was formerly undercultivation for pineapple, but economics led to abandonment of pineapple growingand a shift to development of resorts and diversified agriculture. Human Use Patterns: Commercial tours originating on Maui conduct snorkel,SCUBA and fishing excursions to Lanai. Increased resort development is leadingto more frequent use by visitors and residents on Lanai. Private boats fromvarious islands frequent Manele Harbor and visit various sites along the Lanaicoastline. Sustenance fishing and gathering of seaweed and opihi (limpets) is acommon activity by local residents. Economic Value and Social Benefits: The recent phasing out of pineappleand shift toward resort development places increased economic value on the reefsas resource for tourist development. Some of the best diving in Hawaiian watersis found off Lanai, which is a regular destination for many diving and fishingcharters coming from Maui. Large beds of the black corals Antipathesdichotoma and Antipathes grandis occur at depths of 40 m to 110 m offthe north coast. Status (Degree of Legal Protection): Open access for most of thecoastline. The submerged lands and overlying waters of Hulopoe Bay and ManeleBay are regulated as a Marine Life Conservation District. Manele Boat Harbor hasbeen designated as a Marine Fisheries Management Area. Management Concerns: The major focus is on human use, especially inthose areas with good reef development. Concern over exploitation of the richreef areas of Hulopoe and Manele Bays led to declaration of Hulopoe Bay andManele Bay as Marine Life Conservation Districts (MLCDs) in 1976. With thedemise of pineapple growing and the shift to resort and residential development, there isincreasing focus on effects of increasing human contact with the reefs andincreasing resort development. The rich reefs of Lanai are increasingly beingvisited by excursion boats from Maui.

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Honolulu Star-Bulletin Features Advertisement - Click to support our sponsors. Monday, January 15, 2001 By Ronen Zilberman, Star-Bulletin Players point and shoot as they jockey for position on the field. It's all fun and games at Hawaii All-Star Paintball as players come out of the woods to celebrate their field of dreams Paintball before politics By Burl Burlingame Star-Bulletin THERE'S a steady, hollow drumming -- thwip! thwip! thwip! -- as if vinyl hail is falling. And the stuttering chatter of air bursts. And the occasional shouted command, or cheer of victory. But other than that, standing at ground zero as 300 people engage in rapid-fire combat at close quarters is surprisingly quiet. Opening day at Hawaii All-Star Paintball drew hundreds of players from around the island yesterday in a benefit for Hawaii Food Bank. Owner Brandon Cayetano estimated about 1,500 cans of food were collected. By Ronen Zilberman, Star-Bulletin Ray Contreras eyes the amunition being handed to him. The paintballs, decorated with spots and stripes, are lightweight, but sting when they hit. "Even the other fields shut down for today in support," said Cayetano. He stood atop a Matson container in the center of the playing fields, looking down into the arenas and occasionally shouting orders like the skipper of a pirate ship: "You! Yeah, you! Mask DOWN, brah! Safety first! You HEAR me?" Located on a largely ignored spit of landfill left over from freeway construction, Cayetano had a busy couple of months bulldozing and cleaning up the site. "You wouldn't believe the junk that was here," he said, shaking his head. By Blaine Fergerstrom, Star-Bulletin An overhead view of the paintball grounds. The field is divided into various arenas, each with varying obstacles and degrees of difficulty. The games are basically a variation of capture-the-flag. "When you get right down to it, it's just playing cowboys and Indians," he said. "Except that that you can spend a thousand dollars for your gear and get totally wrapped up in it." The paintballs themselves are surprisingly tough gelatin capsules the size of marbles, filled with water and biodegradable dye. They don't burst unless they strike the target dead-on. Otherwise, they bounce away. "Yeah, I suppose you could eat them," said Cayetano, eyeing the reporter who asks the question. "But why would you want to?" By Ronen Zilberman, Star-Bulletin From left, Alex Frederick, Jonathan Mita and Samuel Nolan, lock and load, preparing for an intergalactic shoot 'em up. Players checking out the facility were happy with it, not just for the challenging courses but because of the location. Wayne Kiyabu, by day a worker at Frito Lay, was introduced to paintball by his brother -- "I was hooked by the first night!" -- and says that Cayetano's course is "just what Hawaii needs. "It's awesome, no kidding. The main thing is that it's centrally located. All the other courses are off in the sticks. It wasn't until I began playing that I realized how big the phenomenon was." Sheryl Miyagawa, Serene Kubota and Heather Enomoto, all about 20 and coeds, were trying paintball for the first time, and were enthusiastic. "It was totally fun," said Miyagawa. "But I didn't know it would hurt! When you get hit by the paintball, it stings!" "My friends told me, wear as much as you can, and they weren't kidding," said Enomoto. "Oh, it's not that bad," huffed Kubota. "Fun has its price." By Ronen Zilberman, Star-Bulletin Trisha Shimomi and Barry Tokuhama, paintball beginners, take a break to give each other support at the paintball field grand opening. Brad Rodrigues, by day a sales broker, began paintballing about a year ago. "My friends said, hey, try 'em, and I really got into it. "This central location will really help the game. It has a lot of space and is organized. A field like this will draw good people into the game." Paintball in Hawaii, although popular, has yet to tap into the lucrative tour or corporate market. Some companies sponsor games as a teambuilding exercise. Although Americans have led the paintball charge, Cayetano has seen a shift in Japanese attitudes. Even 10 years ago, Japanese visitors were crazy for target shooting, but wouldn't shoot at anything resembling a human," Cayetano said. "But that has changed." By Ronen Zilberman, Star-Bulletin A paintball warrior maneuvers for protection from being sprayed with lime green and fuchsia paint as he fires his weapon. How about videogames such as "Doom"? Have they made us more eager to shoot-'em-up? Cayetano shook his head. "Paintball is the antidote to videogames. It's out in the open. Fresh air and exercise. You're a target too. But mostly, there's no concept of teamwork in a videogame. You won't win in paintball unless you pull together." By Ronen Zilberman, Star-Bulletin Brandon Cayetano prefers the blast of paint to that of the political ring. Son o’ da guv is paintball commander BRANDON Cayetano has no intention of following in father Ben's political footsteps, and the governor has never played paintball, his son's passion. But the two share the gift of gab. Press Cayetano's "paintball" button and he goes, like 60 m.p.h. His new paintball field debuted yesterday near Sand Island and finally brings the islands into the modern age of the newly professional sport. "I first went crazy for paintball back in '83, and opened a competitive field in Waimanalo," said Cayetano. "I ran it basically so my friends and I could have a good time playing. I lost it in the early '90s. "I didn't have enough business savvy at the time to run it. I was naive." Discouraged, Cayetano ignored the sport for several years and explored what he calls the "dark side" of life. "Yeah, I got estranged from my family and friends. I knew what it was like on the streets, what it's like to be hungry. It was defensive times. I got into trouble. "But slowly, with the help of my parents, I worked my way back. I trained under computer gurus and got my act together." By coincidence, he worked as human resources and safety manager at United Laundry Services before the owner became his father's second wife. In the meantime, the paintball scene in Hawaii had stagnated, Cayetano believed. It was time someone brought it up to date, and why not him? His experiences in the '90s made him much more aware of the financial aspects of running a business. "In 1983, only the United States played paintball. Today, it's played in 39 countries and it's a $4-billion-a-year industry." Paintball is like any other sport, Cayetano said. It requires discipline, training, awareness and organization. This is created by creating fields like simulated war zones, with varying obstacles and handicaps. Paintball on Oahu had turned into a "renegade" game, with guys running around in the woods, just blasting away at each other. "We spent a lot of time just trying to tell people we weren't mercenaries in training!" he laughed. "There can be a kind of rift between the newbies and the tournament-level players. The newbies can get whacked on. They get excited, and the pros just rail 'em, which can be humbling and bum them out," said Cayetano. He intends to keep everything as even-handed as possible at the new site. Hawaii All-Star Paintball is divided into three zones or "fields" on a spit of land makai of the freeway near Sand Island. "It was trash land," said Cayetano. "I noticed it more than a year ago, and started the permit process to convert it into a paintball park." And no, being the governor's son didn't open any bureaucratic doors, he claims. "In fact, I think being the governor's kid might have slowed things down," he said. One zone comprises ABS water-pipe obstacles, a scenario called "hyper-ball" on the mainland. Another is what Cayetano called an "air-field," filled with inflatable obstacles, delivered by an airline with just hours to spare Saturday. "Thirteen grand to fly in balloons," he moaned. The third is a chessboard of mounds and berms for players to scramble over. The entire site is ringed with netting to prevent stray paintballs from whacking the freeway overpass. "The range on these things is only about 25 to 30 yards anyway," he said. "When I first started out in paintball, the guns were like pump shotguns, slow and inaccurate. Now you can even buy paintball guns for $1,200 that have computer chips in them to control your fire rate, like an automatic." Most paintball guns, though, run about $150, and are accurate enough to put a pattern in a pie plate at 20 yards. On the mainland, Army and Marine Corps use a paintball course for combat training because it's cheaper and more impressive than laser weapons. "When you get hit by a paintball, you know it," Cayetano chuckled. Cayetano raised the funds himself, mainly with the help of paintball enthusiasts like himself. Many show up after their 9-to-5s and help out in the evenings, getting the course ready. While dad doesn't play paintball, he knows Brandon has a passion for it. "Any father would want his son to follow in his footsteps," Brandon said. "But I'm more comfortable as a private businessman. Some people, like my Dad, are born to excel in politics. But not me!" Click for online calendars and events. E-mail to Features Editor Text Site Directory: [News] [Business] [Features] [Sports] [Editorial] [Do It Electric!] [Classified Ads] [Search] [Subscribe] [Info] [Letter to Editor] [Feedback] © 2001 Honolulu Star-Bulletin http://starbulletin.com

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