"After fighting for protections for Papahānaumokuākea for decades, Native Hawaiian cultural leaders now help oversee the marine sanctuary alongside federal and state agencies, a rare example of Indigenous co-management.
“It’s not just about the ecology and the plants and animals, but the living systems of human communities that evolved with those resources are just as important,” says Kekuewa Kikiloi, associate professor at the Kamakakūokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa."
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First seen: 2026-08-04 ·
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