Lawaiʻa Pono: Community-Based Fisheries Management & Preserving Hawaiian Subsistence Practices

Abstract

Lawaiʻa pono means to fish righteously, in ways that honor the time-tested values and sustainable practices of our kūpuna (ancestors).  Mālama ʻāina (to care for that which feeds; biocultural resources) is a challenge... [ view full abstract ]

Authors

  1. Kevin Chang (Kua ʻĀina Ulu ʻAuamo (KUA))
  2. Mehana Vaughan (University of Hawaiʻi)
  3. Shaelene Kamaka'ala (State of Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources Community-based Fisheries Planner; Kahana Kilo Kai; E Alu Pu Council (O'ahu Island))
  4. Charles Young (Kama'aina United to Protect the 'Aina (KUPA); Kai Kuleana Network, West Hawai'i Fisheries Council; E Alu Pu Council (Hawai'i Island))
  5. Solomon Kaho'ohalahala (Maunalei Ahupuaʻa Community Mauka-Makai Managed Area (Maunalei Ahupuaʻa CMMMA), E Alu Pu Council (Lana'i island))

Topic Areas

Ecosystem: Coastal , Resources: Fish , Big Issues: Resource use , Solutions: Governance/Management , Solutions: Local/Traditional knowledge

Session

Special-4D » Hawaii (2 hours) (14:00 - Tuesday, 29th May, SB165)

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