{"id":1074,"date":"2025-03-04T11:16:33","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T16:16:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/living.okinawa.halekulani.com\/?p=1074"},"modified":"2025-03-04T11:29:17","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T16:29:17","slug":"%e7%8f%8a%e7%91%9a%e7%a4%81%e3%81%ae%e5%ae%88%e8%ad%b7%e8%80%85%e3%81%9f%e3%81%a1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/living.okinawa.halekulani.com\/en\/%e7%8f%8a%e7%91%9a%e7%a4%81%e3%81%ae%e5%ae%88%e8%ad%b7%e8%80%85%e3%81%9f%e3%81%a1\/","title":{"rendered":"Guardians of the Reef"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Growing up in Okinawa, Yukino Kinjo had always thought of herself as an ocean lover. But as with many casual beachgoers, the sea was mostly a picturesque backdrop for barbecues, sunsets, and the occasional dip in the water. Then, at age 18, she took a diving course that changed everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Descending below the waves, she was astonished to discover a breathtaking seascape of corals teeming with fish, crustaceans, and mollusks. The experience made her a proselytizer of the reef, eager to instill in others the same sense of wonder she felt upon encountering its vibrant splendor for the first time. \u201cWhen people would tell me how beautiful it is,\u201d she says, \u201cit was as though they were also complimenting me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So it came as a shock some years later when, on a snorkeling trip to a neighboring island, a fellow diver told her the sunscreen she was applying was toxic to coral reefs. \u201cHis words haunted me,\u201d Yukino recalls. \u201cI love the ocean\u2014I thought I was one of the good ones.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20370%20247'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/living.okinawa.halekulani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LIVING-OK_1.1-Guardians-of-the-Reef-IMG.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load wp-image-1084\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1938\" height=\"1292\" src=\"https:\/\/living.okinawa.halekulani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LIVING-OK_1.1-Guardians-of-the-Reef-IMG.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1084\" srcset=\"https:\/\/living.okinawa.halekulani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LIVING-OK_1.1-Guardians-of-the-Reef-IMG.jpg 1938w, https:\/\/living.okinawa.halekulani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LIVING-OK_1.1-Guardians-of-the-Reef-IMG-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/living.okinawa.halekulani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LIVING-OK_1.1-Guardians-of-the-Reef-IMG-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/living.okinawa.halekulani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LIVING-OK_1.1-Guardians-of-the-Reef-IMG-903x602.jpg 903w, https:\/\/living.okinawa.halekulani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LIVING-OK_1.1-Guardians-of-the-Reef-IMG-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/living.okinawa.halekulani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LIVING-OK_1.1-Guardians-of-the-Reef-IMG-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/living.okinawa.halekulani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LIVING-OK_1.1-Guardians-of-the-Reef-IMG-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/living.okinawa.halekulani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LIVING-OK_1.1-Guardians-of-the-Reef-IMG-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/living.okinawa.halekulani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LIVING-OK_1.1-Guardians-of-the-Reef-IMG-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/living.okinawa.halekulani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LIVING-OK_1.1-Guardians-of-the-Reef-IMG-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/living.okinawa.halekulani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LIVING-OK_1.1-Guardians-of-the-Reef-IMG-577x385.jpg 577w, https:\/\/living.okinawa.halekulani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LIVING-OK_1.1-Guardians-of-the-Reef-IMG-977x651.jpg 977w, https:\/\/living.okinawa.halekulani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LIVING-OK_1.1-Guardians-of-the-Reef-IMG-1362x908.jpg 1362w, https:\/\/living.okinawa.halekulani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LIVING-OK_1.1-Guardians-of-the-Reef-IMG-1607x1071.jpg 1607w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1938px) 100vw, 1938px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> Upon learning that many sunscreens are harmful to coral, Yukino Kinjo became a steward of the reef.\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20370%20247'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/living.okinawa.halekulani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LIVING-OK_1.1-Guardians-of-the-Reef-IMG-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load wp-image-1079\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1292\" height=\"1938\" src=\"https:\/\/living.okinawa.halekulani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LIVING-OK_1.1-Guardians-of-the-Reef-IMG-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1079\" srcset=\"https:\/\/living.okinawa.halekulani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LIVING-OK_1.1-Guardians-of-the-Reef-IMG-4.jpg 1292w, https:\/\/living.okinawa.halekulani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LIVING-OK_1.1-Guardians-of-the-Reef-IMG-4-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/living.okinawa.halekulani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LIVING-OK_1.1-Guardians-of-the-Reef-IMG-4-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/living.okinawa.halekulani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LIVING-OK_1.1-Guardians-of-the-Reef-IMG-4-903x1355.jpg 903w, https:\/\/living.okinawa.halekulani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LIVING-OK_1.1-Guardians-of-the-Reef-IMG-4-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/living.okinawa.halekulani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LIVING-OK_1.1-Guardians-of-the-Reef-IMG-4-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/living.okinawa.halekulani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LIVING-OK_1.1-Guardians-of-the-Reef-IMG-4-500x750.jpg 500w, https:\/\/living.okinawa.halekulani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LIVING-OK_1.1-Guardians-of-the-Reef-IMG-4-977x1466.jpg 977w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1292px) 100vw, 1292px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>She dedicated herself to researching everything she could on the subject, learning that chemicals commonly found in sunscreen\u2014oxybenzone and octinoxate, among others\u2014are indeed detrimental to coral health. She also found that, despite an abundance of commercially available alternatives in the West, there was relatively little awareness of the problem in Japan. Eventually, she was able to leverage her growing expertise to develop her own reef-safe sunscreen formula, launching the product Coral-friendly Sunscreen in 2017. Two years later, she followed it up with another project, Manatii, partnering with local organizations to offer beach clean-ups as an ecotourism activity for residents and visitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yukino is not alone in taking a stand for Okinawa\u2019s coral reefs. Midway up Okinawa Honto\u2019s west coast, the mayor of Onna village declared Onna a \u201cVillage of Coral\u201d in 2018 in a pledge to protect its famed reefs. Home to some of the island\u2019s finest snorkeling and diving sites, Onna became the first tourist destination in Japan to adopt sustainable tourism guidelines set forth by Green Fins, an initiative of the UN Environment Programme and The Reef-World Foundation, a U.K.-based charity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two years after Halekulani Okinawa opened its doors in Onna village in 2019, it joined the community\u2019s efforts to uphold Onna\u2019s designation as a \u201cFuture City\u201d in support of the United Nation\u2019s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for the area, including contributing to coral reef and marine environmental conservation around the hotel. \u201cOnly 0.2 percent of the sea is coral reef, but a quarter of all marine life depends on it,\u201d says Eijun Kuninaka, who leads the hotel\u2019s SDG initiatives. \u201cCoral provides nutrition to small creatures, such as shrimps and small fish, and these are food for the bigger fish, and so on up the food chain.\u201d Unless meaningful action is taken, Kuninaka believes the world\u2019s corals will be gone within this century\u2014a potentially devastating blow to coastal communities that rely on coral reefs for sustenance, income, and protection, and to the countless others who benefit from the vital ecosystem services they provide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20370%20247'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/living.okinawa.halekulani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LIVING-OK_1.1-Guardians-of-the-Reef-IMG-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load wp-image-1076\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1938\" height=\"1292\" src=\"https:\/\/living.okinawa.halekulani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LIVING-OK_1.1-Guardians-of-the-Reef-IMG-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1076\" srcset=\"https:\/\/living.okinawa.halekulani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LIVING-OK_1.1-Guardians-of-the-Reef-IMG-1.jpg 1938w, https:\/\/living.okinawa.halekulani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LIVING-OK_1.1-Guardians-of-the-Reef-IMG-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/living.okinawa.halekulani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LIVING-OK_1.1-Guardians-of-the-Reef-IMG-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/living.okinawa.halekulani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LIVING-OK_1.1-Guardians-of-the-Reef-IMG-1-903x602.jpg 903w, https:\/\/living.okinawa.halekulani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LIVING-OK_1.1-Guardians-of-the-Reef-IMG-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/living.okinawa.halekulani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LIVING-OK_1.1-Guardians-of-the-Reef-IMG-1-18x12.jpg 18w, 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https:\/\/living.okinawa.halekulani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LIVING-OK_1.1-Guardians-of-the-Reef-IMG-1-1607x1071.jpg 1607w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1938px) 100vw, 1938px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Only 0.2 percent of the sea is coral reef, but a quarter of all marine life depends on it.<\/p>\n<cite>Eijun Kuninaka, Halekulani Okinawa<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignwide has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure 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src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20370%20247'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-id=\"1081\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/living.okinawa.halekulani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LIVING-OK_1.1-Guardians-of-the-Reef-IMG-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load wp-image-1081\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1292\" height=\"1938\" data-id=\"1081\" src=\"https:\/\/living.okinawa.halekulani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LIVING-OK_1.1-Guardians-of-the-Reef-IMG-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1081\" srcset=\"https:\/\/living.okinawa.halekulani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LIVING-OK_1.1-Guardians-of-the-Reef-IMG-6.jpg 1292w, https:\/\/living.okinawa.halekulani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LIVING-OK_1.1-Guardians-of-the-Reef-IMG-6-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/living.okinawa.halekulani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LIVING-OK_1.1-Guardians-of-the-Reef-IMG-6-683x1024.jpg 683w, 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https:\/\/living.okinawa.halekulani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LIVING-OK_1.1-Guardians-of-the-Reef-IMG-7-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/living.okinawa.halekulani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LIVING-OK_1.1-Guardians-of-the-Reef-IMG-7-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/living.okinawa.halekulani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LIVING-OK_1.1-Guardians-of-the-Reef-IMG-7-500x750.jpg 500w, https:\/\/living.okinawa.halekulani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LIVING-OK_1.1-Guardians-of-the-Reef-IMG-7-977x1466.jpg 977w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1292px) 100vw, 1292px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Though experts agree that a variety of strategies are necessary to address threats to the world\u2019s reefs, environmentally sustainable coral cultivation is one of growing interest among those in the field. Kuninaka is restructuring the program based on research by the Tropical Biosphere Research Center at the University of the Ryukyus to enhance the environmental adaptability of corals, aiming to increase the survival rate after coral transplantation. \u201cEven if we can\u2019t change anything in this generation, the next generation can continue [this work],\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When it comes to protecting the island\u2019s reefs for future generations, conversations often lead to one man\u2014Koji Kinjo, who Yukino describes as \u201cthe face of coral preservation in Okinawa.\u201d Research on Okinawa\u2019s diverse coral reefs dates back to the mid-20th century, but it was thrust to the forefront in 1998, when a severe El Ni\u00f1o event led to the unprecedented mass bleaching of as much as 90 percent of Okinawa\u2019s corals and the loss of 15 percent of corals worldwide. Koji, a restaurant and shop owner at the time, was deeply disturbed at the grim sight. \u201cI grew up with the ocean, and so I knew it when the coral was full of color, in Hi-Vision,\u201d he recalls. \u201cBut it was like we had switched back to black and white.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20370%20247'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/living.okinawa.halekulani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LIVING-OK_1.1-Guardians-of-the-Reef-IMG-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load wp-image-1077\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1938\" height=\"1292\" 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At Sango Batake, the coral breeding facility he went on to build on the coast of Yomitan village, Koji now educates visitors about reef ecology and has grown nearly 200,000 corals from 120 species. He jokingly calls his farm a \u201csupply center,\u201d but it\u2019s also something of a laboratory\u2014in recent years, Koji and his team have made groundbreaking headway in breeding coral resistant to warmer waters. \u201cCorals have a longer history than humans,\u201d he says. \u201cThey are adapting.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But it\u2019s not only the corals that need to adapt, Koji says. \u201cOur generation came to believe it\u2019s not our fault\u2014it\u2019s someone else\u2019s, so we don\u2019t have to take responsibility or do anything about it,\u201d he says. \u201cIf we keep that kind of attitude and do nothing, the next generation will say, \u2018Our parents\u2019 generation just experienced the good things and didn\u2019t leave anything.\u2019\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the face of climate change and other threats, local environmentalists are turning the tide to protect Okinawa\u2019s coral-rich 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