Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 30, Number 4, 1 April 2013 — Perpetuating fish popula tions in Leeward Hawaiʻi [ARTICLE]

Perpetuating fish popula tions in Leeward Hawaiʻi

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs is presenting a free workshop series on natural ways of perpetuating the fish population specific to the Leeward Coast of Hawai'i Island. Presenters will be Matt Connelly, a marine expert and volunteer coordinator/trainer at the Kahalu'u Bay Education Center in Kona, a program of The Kohala Center, and Cindi Punihaole, a Kohala Center outreach coordinator. Both presenters have taken a science-based approach to traditional resource management methods and will be sharing methods for self-regulation when gathering from the oeean. The workshop dates are: » April 25, 6:30 to 8 p.m., Pu 'ukoholā Heiau National Historic Site Visitor Center, Kawaihae » May 9, 6:30 to 8 p.m., West Hawai'i Civic Center Community Hale, Kailua-Kona » May 23, 6:30 to 8 p.m., Konawaena Elementary School cafeteria, Kealakekua » lune 20, 6:30 to 8 p.m., Ho'okena Elementary School cafeteria, Ho'okena For more infonnation, eall the West Hawai'i Resource Center at 327-9525. This OHA Community Engagement series is part of the agency's I Mana Ka Lāhui effort to engage and empower the community.

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