Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 30, Number 6, 1 June 2013 — Perpetuating fish populations [ARTICLE]

Perpetuating fish populations

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs' free workshop series on natural ways of perpetuating the fish population specific to the Leeward Coast of Hawai'i Island wraps up with a final presentation June 20 at 6:30 p.m. at Ho'okena Elementary School cafeteria. Presenters are 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. For more information, eall the West Hawai'i Resource Center at (808) 327-9525. This OHA Community Engagement series is part of the agency's I Mana Ka Lāhui effort to engage and empower the community.