Raising Pua, Raising Community- VOS11-1

In this episode of Voice of the Sea, we’re celebrating the revitalization of ʻamaʻama (mullet) through efforts to raise pua ʻama (baby mullet) for stocking loko iʻa—traditional Hawaiian Fishponds. We talk with Dana Hoppe at the Wai’anae High School Marine Science Learning Center, where students earn credits through hands-on training in aquaculture techniques and skills. We visit the Waikalua loko i’a in Kāneʻohe, with Herb Lee and Kai Fox, to learn about multi-trophic aquaculture and integrating modern aquaculture with traditional practices to grow a variety of organisms. We tour the Oceanic Institute in Waimānalo with Kupu Intern and Hatchery Technician Alex at Totman-Rodrigues. And, we talk with Hui Mālama Loko Iʻa Coordinator, Brenda Asuncion, to learn about why these efforts to raise pua across the pae ʻāīna are so important to building and restoring community.

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