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Nā Kilo ʻĀina: Visions of Biocultural Restoration through Indigenous Relationships between People and Place

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  • Kanoeʻulalani Morishige

    (Nā Maka o Papahānaumokuākea, Kamuela, HI 96743, USA
    Department of Biology, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA)

  • Pelika Andrade

    (Nā Maka o Papahānaumokuākea, Kamuela, HI 96743, USA
    University of Hawaiʻi Sea Grant College Program, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA)

  • Puaʻala Pascua

    (Nā Maka o Papahānaumokuākea, Kamuela, HI 96743, USA
    Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY 10024-5192, USA)

  • Kanoelani Steward

    (Nā Maka o Papahānaumokuākea, Kamuela, HI 96743, USA)

  • Emily Cadiz

    (Nā Maka o Papahānaumokuākea, Kamuela, HI 96743, USA)

  • Lauren Kapono

    (Nā Maka o Papahānaumokuākea, Kamuela, HI 96743, USA)

  • Uakoko Chong

    (Nā Maka o Papahānaumokuākea, Kamuela, HI 96743, USA
    University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Keaholoa STEM Scholars Program, Hilo, HI 96720, USA)

Abstract

Within the realm of multifaceted biocultural approaches to restoring resource abundance, it is increasingly clear that resource-management strategies must account for equitable outcomes rooted in an understanding that biological and social-ecological systems are one. Here, we present a case study of the Nā Kilo ʻĀina Program (NKA)—one approach to confront today’s complex social, cultural, and biological management challenges through the lens of biocultural monitoring, community engagement, and capacity building. Through a series of initiatives, including Huli ʻIa, Pilinakai, Annual Nohona Camps, and Kūkaʻi Laulaha International Exchange Program, NKA aims to empower communities to strengthen reciprocal pilina (relationships) between people and place, and to better understand the realistic social, cultural, and ecological needs to support ʻāina momona, a state of thriving, abundant and productive people and places. After 10 years of implementation, NKA has established partnerships with communities, state/federal agencies, and local schools across the Hawaiian Islands to address broader social and cultural behavior changes needed to improve resource management. Ultimately, NKA creates a platform to innovate local management strategies and provides key contributions to guiding broader indigenous-driven approaches to conservation that restore and support resilient social-ecological systems.

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  • Kanoeʻulalani Morishige & Pelika Andrade & Puaʻala Pascua & Kanoelani Steward & Emily Cadiz & Lauren Kapono & Uakoko Chong, 2018. "Nā Kilo ʻĀina: Visions of Biocultural Restoration through Indigenous Relationships between People and Place," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(10), pages 1-20, September.
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