One of the best-known examples of theharmful effects of nutrient enrichmentoccurred in a partially enclosed bay in theHawaiian Islands. Kane‘ohe Bay, locatedon the northeast shore of the island of O‘
ahu, once had some of the most luxuri-ant reefs in Hawai‘i. Until the 1930s thearea around the bay was sparsely popu-lated. In the years leading up to World War II, with the military buildup of O‘ahu, the population began to increase. This increase continued after the war asthe shores of the bay were developedforresidential use.