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Tips On How To Help
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Clean up streams and waterways that enter the bay as well as beaches. Keep yard waste, litter, and mud out of storm drains – they drain right into the bay.
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If you have a yard, let it breathe! Don’t cover it up with concrete or asphalt. Let water settle and feed your lawn.
- Keep pollutants such as motor oil, antifreeze, pesticides, fertilizer and soap from entering storm drains.
- Control construction erosion and urge developers to use best management practices.
- Treat storm water as a resource. Use a rain barrel or other means to store rainwater for use in the landscape, home and commercial areas.
- Join efforts to learn about and remove alien seaweed from the bay. Some types, when dried, can be used as fertilizer.
- Pick up and properly dispose of used fishing gear and nets. Monofilament line can strangle marine animals as well as break coral.
- Follow the Rules of the Bay, including all fishing regulations. Lay gillnets are now banned in Maunalua Bay.
- Join the Maunalua Makai Watch team. These volunteers help to educate bay users, conduct biological and human use monitoring, and observe for compliance with laws.
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Share your knowledge, skills, time and expertise with others and involve children in caring for the bay.
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