Sign-On in Support of the Protection of Waikalua Loko Iʻa

We need to protect the land !

This is a fishpond that has been working tirelessly on their conservation, education, and cultural preservation! Please support them!

Cheeeee!

Cut it out already!!

Go save the fish.

Mahalo for all your awesome efforts. Keep up the amazing work!

I want my children, grandchildren, great grandchildren and their children to be able to know and love all of our loko iʻa. Protect them!

Please keep this fishpond around so that it may provide for the community around it. This will also help to perpetuate Hawaiian culture around the ocean.

Aloha mai kākou, ‘O wau nō Kainoa, ‘o Ko’olau ku’u Mauna, ‘o Keahiakahoe ku’u pu’u, ‘o Kalimukele ku’u kahawai, ‘o kawahaokamanō ku’u Kai, no He’eia mai au. My name is Bronson Azama and I hail from the Neighboring ahupua’a of He’eia. I have volunteered at Waikālua Loko I’a on several occasions and have worked there through my studies at Castle High School. Waikālua Loko I’a is one of a dozen remaining Loko I’a that remain in Kāne’ohe Bay. This makes Waikālua a true gem! This fishpond has served as a cultural learning center where students and community members can learn about how ancient Hawaiian aquaculture practices are still relevant today. It has been of great benefit to the students who have worked there, building our sense of identity and reassuring the power of ‘ike Hawai’i and ‘Ike Kūpuna. The work Waikālua does is essential to learning how our aquaculture systems work, and how we can improve them in modern time. Sustainability is a key issue in Hawai’i and we need to research and study how we can improve our current status in modern times. Their research in limu to me is astounding as many of our native limu are so hard to grow and find. Waikālua very well serves as an asset to not just our community of Kāne’ohe but Kō Hawai’i Pae ‘Āina as a whole. I humbly ask that Waikālua Loko I’a be protected in perpetuity through a conservation easement. So they may continue their work, and the generations to come may continue to benefit from this amazing place. Me ke aloha, Bronson Azama

Aloha 'Aina

Kākoʻo!

Great cause !!!

Eō Waikalua Loko Iʻa!!

Keep this learning for the keiki, they need to see and learn from their ancestors.

Preserving our fish ponds and aina for future generations is critical! Mahalo nui to PAF for their great work.

The Waikalua Loko I`a is a very spiritual place of beauty and peace. It should be preserved for perpetuity.

Imua!

Pupkahi i holomua!

Pre-service teachers love learning about culture based education from experiencing the pond. Please support this wonderful educational resource.