Other Effective area-based Conservation Measures (Santiago, Chile)
In late May 2024, KUA and Hui Makaʻāinana o Makana attended a series of meetings on Other Effective area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs) in Santiago, Chile.
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Community-based Fisheries Workshop (Nadi, Fiji)
We hope these connections build the bridges that will help change this with time. KUA will share about networks and the commonality of community-based natural resource management as a long-time tradition in the Pacific
Indigenous Guardians Gathering at Lummi Nation (Ferndale, WA)
In late April, Board President for Nā Moku ʻAupuni ʻo Koʻolau Hui Jerome Kekiwi Jr. of Keʻanae, Wailuanui, Maui, and Assistant Director of Hui Makaʻāinana o Makana Billy Kinney of Hāʻena, Kauaʻi attended a meeting of Indigenous land and water stewardship leaders convened on the Lummi Nation in Ferndale, Washington
Mahina ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, ʻOihana Lawaiʻa me Ke Kula Kaiapuni ʻo Waiau
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Kaʻa i ka Lawa (Mokulēʻia, Oʻahu)
Over the weekend of December 1-3, 2023, in the malu of Mokulēʻia, as many as 40 participants from 26 organizations across the pae ʻāina gathered together to share stories and experiences around the topics of community engagement, management plans, and land access/acquisition.
‘Ama‘ama need to be preserved • Their Views by Luke Nalu Mead & Brenda Asuncion
Lonoikamakahiki! The changing of our weather brings a time of kapu (protection) for the native mullet or ‘ama‘ama. The kapu for this important fish runs from December 1 through March 3 to protect their annual spawning cycle.
Ocean Equity Summit (New Orleans, LA)
In early November 2023 after months of planning, KUA joined other OEC members for the inaugural Ocean Equity Summit at the beautiful Audubon Aquarium in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Native Hawaiian Perspectives at International Meeting on OECMs (Paris, France)
In late September 2023, KUA joined international marine policy specialists, scientists, and experts in Paris, France, for a meeting to discuss opportunities for best identifying, tracking, and reporting “Other area-based Effective Conservation Measures” or “OECMs” in our oceans.
Hawaiʻi-Pacific Evaluation Association Conference
The Hawaiʻi-Pacific Evaluation Association had its first In-Person conference since 2019. This year’s theme was “Hulihia: Transformative Ea Through Kuleana.” As much as themes are picked to be a common […]
BLNR supports grassroots conservation•Op-Ed By Hannah Kihalani Springer, Charlie Young and Kamalei Pico
We routinely overlook the vital role subsistence fishers play in preserving cultural traditions that have taught us to take no more than we need from the oceans. Culture teaches us to think in terms of the needs of at least seven generations. Capitalism drives us to maximize profit in the short term.