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Volunteers conduct an opihi survey in Kipahulu Moku by Kipahulu Valley. The group Kipahulu ‘Ohana is proposing the creation of a community-based subsistence fishing area to regulate traditional harvesting and fishing. Photo courtesy of Scott Crawford
March 25, 2021
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East Maui residents are proposing the creation of a protected fishing area for Kipahulu to help regulate harvesting practices and increased foot traffic and to protect depleting resources that once fully sustained nearby communities. The nonprofit Kipahulu ‘Ohana said that designating Kipahulu Moku nearshore waters as a community-based subsistence fishing area will address problems around unsustainable fishing practices...

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