At Pōkaʻī Bay in Waiʻanae swimmers and paddlers often report coming down with infections and stomach bugs once they leave the water. That includes Carmen Guzman-Simpliciano’s son, who, in 2022, visited the emergency room with an MRSA infection shortly after swimming there. Six months later, she said, the same thing happened after another dip in … Continue reading Environment: Bolder Action Needed To Protect Hawaiʻi’s Environment