Check out how Maui Councilmember Elle Cochran is supporting Maui County’s fishponds in this Maui News article. http://www.mauinews.com/opinion/columns/2018/04/loko-ia-need-our-help/
On March 7, 2017, a major flood occurred in Kihei, sending rushing torrential waters into our fishpond. Unfortunately, this has caused a major setback in the health of the pond and our surrounding ocean. It…
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Our fishpond restoration project was featured on the front page of The Maui News on December 13, 2015! Check out our article.
Check out Maui No Ka `Oi Magazine’s November/December 2015 where the magazine’s staff picked their top 10 adventures that they love on Maui. Our Ko`ie`ie Fishpond Cultural Canoe Tour was voted as one of them! …
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On Sunday, February 22nd, State Representative Kaniela Ing visited our fishpond and the Whale Sanctuary. President, Kimokeo Kapahulehua, and Executive Director, Joylynn Paman, gave the opening oli to welcome him and others to the site….
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Deep Wisdom In the shallows of ancient fishponds, Hawaiians created an aquaculture sophisticated for its day—and ours. Story by Teya Penniman (page 1 of 4) In the waist-high waters of Koieie Fishpond in north Kihei,…
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Restoring The Loko I‘a “Fishponds were things that beautified the land, and a land with many fishponds was called a fat land.” —Samuel Kamakau, 1869 Joana Varawa As the tide ebbs, big black rocks break…
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