Guests for today Tasha & Matt from Florida USA in October 2018.

All set for a day snorkel visit to the Waitabu Marine Park.

Light and Shine 🌞🌞🔌🔌🎇🎇🎆🎆

Vinaka Helen for the new Solar Power for Waitabu Marine Park 📱📲💡💡

D-Light System

The d.light D20 solar home system (SHS) includes 2 hanging lamps and a portable lantern—enough to illuminate three rooms at once. The D20 features different brightness settings for the lighting suite, and provides up to 15 hours of bright light on a single charge. The system also comes with a portable lantern that charges right off the system, so D20 owners can take bright light wherever it is needed.

The d.light D20′s durable, state-of-the-art solar panel includes an outdoor cable (6 meters long) with and anchor points for security and flexibility. The SHS includes a compact battery and control unit packed with power and a battery indicator that shows the system’s charge level, so customers never have to worry about being left in the dark. In addition to sun power, the D20 can also be charged with an AC charger.

Features

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• Easy self-installation
• Maintenance-free
• Upgradable up to 4 lights/portable lanterns
• Designed to provide light and power for 5 years or more
• Wall switch to control brightness and power for each light
• Charge a full range of mobile phones, smartphones, and low-power USB devices
• Up to 15 hours of bright light with a single charge
• Convenient wall switches for a “grid-like” experience
• Battery charge indicator
• No battery replacements needed
• Cable (6 meters long) for solar panel
• Dual solar/AC charging
• Full charge from solar/AC in 8 hours

History & Development

d.light distributes its products in 40 countries, through over 10,000 retail outlets, 10 field offices, and four regional hubs.

d.light Solar has impacted over 25 million people through their distribution campaigns, and plans to impact 100 million people by 2020.

Availability

Publicly available: yes
Countries where available: Worldwide
Price range (USD): 100-200 USD

Additional Information

Solution Providers Website (external link)

Product Webpage (external link)

Awesome trip to the ORION – Lindblad Cruises Cruise Ship 29/05/18

We had a great visit from the crew and passengers on ORION, one of very fancy Lindblad Cruises Ships.

It was a pleasure to introduce you and welcome you to our village of Waitabu and the Waitabu Marine Park in Fiji.

Representatives from Waitabu Marine Park attended the Fiji Locally-Managed Marine Area  (FLMMA) Annual General Meeting 2017 was held in the chiefly village of Bua Lomanikoro on Friday 24th, November, 2017.

Waitabu’s marine protected area (Tabu Vakadua) is very well known, as they have been preserving it since April 1998, and no fishing of any kind is allowed there. In June 2012 a new experiment was started in an attempt to create a sustainable fishery on a stretch of reef adjoining the Tabu area. This area is called a Tabu Tara (closed/ open) and is designed to be protected for a period of time, opened for controlled harvest and then closed again.

As part of the Fund Raising for TC Winston earlier this year, a portion of the funds were used for the long term cyclone preparedness for this up coming year in the form of d.light A1 Solar Lanterns for everyone.

After a community meeting in April 2016 with Helen and Stuart where we discussed the best way to use the remainder of the funds in the Friends of Waitabu TC Winston Appeal, we decided to purchase 3 new Kawasaki TJ35 Brushcutters, one for each of the communities in the area.

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During the first week of March, 2012, Waitabu Village played host to a group of dedicated local marine lovers from surrounding healthordisease.com villages who came together to take part in the annual marine Survey.

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Helen Sykes and her partner Stuart Gow spent the night in Waitabu to discuss, evaluate and assess the ways that the Friends of Waitabu Marine Park and how their donations could assist get the villager back on their feet.

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