BRIGHT SPOTS
WE ARE uplifting our community’s accomplishments
imagine what Hawai’i Island’s future can look like
becoming the poster child for future generations
We are proud of our community leaders and their accomplishments
Hawaiian Fishponds Are Rebounding In The Face Of Rising Seas And Invasive Species
Community caretakers have been adapting traditional practices to modern day challenges in an effort to restore these once-productive food sources.
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Feeding Hawaiʻi: Portraits of Resilience
It's about feeding our children. So there will be fish in the bay, the bay will be healthy, and corals will flourish. That's when the bay will be pono.
Coral nursery under construction in Kona for program to save West Hawai‘i’s reefs
Greg Asner, director of Arizona State University’s Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science and a longtime resident of Hawai‘i, is at a new research and coral propagation facility that is being built in Kailua-Kona. June 26, 2023. (Tiffany DeMasters/Big Island Now)
Miloli‘i Community Based Subsistence Fishing Area Designated
Where over 100 years of indigenous knowledge and practice can ignite hope toward restorative and regenerative pathways back to an abundant future for the community of Miloli’i and beyond!
The CBSFA rules include certain size and/or bag limits, and seasonal restrictions for fish species, including ‘ōpelu. It bans the aquarium trade altogether.
https://www.kalanihale.org/cbsfa