Maui Hikina Huliāmahi

How does this relate to Kīpahulu ʻOhana CBSFA?
Kīpahlu ʻOhana was approved for a Community Based Subsistence Fishing Area (CBSFA) in January 2023. The Maui Hikina Huliamahi initiative work has been done concurrently with Kīpahulu ʻOhana. A lot of the MHH proposed guidelines are in comparison with Kīpahuluʻs CBSFA. Our goal is to now kokua all of East Maui!

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East Maui Makai Management
Draft Proposal

Maui Hikina Huliāmahi is an initiative of the Maui Nui Makai Network and partners, focused on community-led planning for regional makai (marine) management across the four moku of East Maui: Ko‘olau, Hāna, Kīpahulu, & Kaupō. The process began in 2019, when a small group of East Maui communities expressed their commitment to work together to sustain their ahupua'a systems. They each participated in workshops following the Network's Mālama I Ke Kai Guide where they developed makai management plans and together have drafted a proposal.

In June of 2023, communities of all four moku met to agree on a regional plan grounded in traditional knowledge and sound science. This is a community-drafted proposal that is now being circulated for review and feedback from Ko‘olau to Kaupō. In July 2024, the hui met to finalize the management plan. Please take time to read through the draft proposal and proved any comments with the link above. Your input is critical to its success!

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HO'ONOHONOHO: GOALS & OBJECTIVES

KUMU KĀNĀWAI: CODE OF CONDUCT

The Kumu Kanawai, or Code of Conduct are not rules, but rather informal fishing practices grounded in traditional subsistence ʻohana values and customs. We’d like to see everyone harvesting in Maui Hikina follow and respect these common sense pono fishing practices that maintain healthy, regenerative, and sustainable populations of nearshore resources.

OVERARCHING RULES

PLACE-BASED MANAGEMENT

Some special areas in Maui Hikina have been identified for additional management, on top of the proposed rules shared.

Additional management could address:

Heavy use of area
Protect traditional fishing rights
Protect endangered honu ea nesting grounds
Manage limu, ‘opihi, or other important species
Promote traditional practices and ahupua‘a management

Are there any areas you'd like to see additional management?
Please comment using the button at the top of the page to share your feedback, or email us @[email protected] to join the effort! Mahalo!

‘O Maui Hikina Kākou!
We are East Maui!
Ko‘olau, Hāna, Kīpahulu, Kaupō.
We work together to honor our kūpuna, future generations, and lāhui. We strive for a life rooted in sustainability ensuring an abundance of resources. We protect and preserve our communities’ traditions. From mauka to makai, our forests, streams, and ocean are full of life that feeds and empowers our families. As one ‘ohana, we celebrate each others’ commonalities and differences, committed to learn, share, and support all our efforts to mālama ‘āina. Unified, we are stronger, more efficient, knowledgable, compassionate, and resilient.
In this, we honor our Hā.
‘O Maui Hikina Kākou!
We are East Maui!