#subsistence fishing

East Maui organization seeks public input to help shape future of Honomanū 

East Maui Land Restoration, a nonprofit dedicated to ecological and cultural revitalization, is inviting the public to participate in shaping the future of Honomanū Bay. Now in its seventh year of stewardship, EMLR is developing a community-informed management plan for the County Park at Honomanū, and is seeking input from Maui residents. 

Kīpahulu to become third community-based subsistence fishing area

The remote Kīpahulu area on the southeast side of Maui will become the third Community-Based Subsistence Fishing (CBSFA) area in Hawai‘i, following previous designations of Hā‘ena on Kaua‘i and Miloli‘i on Hawai‘i Island. 

9.5-acres at ʻŌpelu Point in Kīpahulu, Maui is now protected in perpetuity

Hawai‘i nonprofit organization Kīpahulu ‘Ohana, Inc. announced the acquisition of a 9.5-acre coastal property known as ‘Ōpelu Point in Kīpahulu, Maui. The parcel will be protected as conservation land in perpetuity, in partnership with the County of Maui and the Hawai‘i Land Trust.

First community-based subsistence fishing area begins five-year evaluation process

During the administration of Gov. David Ige, three critical near-shore marine environments received additional protections, to sustain them well into the future. 

Milioliʻi fishing village is now a community-based subsistence fishing area

Miloli‘i Community-Based Subsistence Fishing Area will protect and conserve fish populations and their habitats, by combining traditional Hawaiian fishing practices with modern approaches to conservation.