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Hiβ€˜ilei Kawelo

Executive Director – Paepae o Heβ€˜eia

KahaluΚ»u, OΚ»ahu

We have had the pleasure to get to know HiΚ»ilei through the amazing work sheΚ»s doing restoring and managing the HeΚ»eia Fishpond, the largest remaining fishpond on OΚ»ahu. Their goal is to restore the pond and revitalize the efforts toward growing fish as a sustainable food source for the community. Through education, fundraising through groups like Ama OluKai, and a lot of back-breaking labor – the fish pond serves as a living reminder of a time when HawaiΚ»i was self-sufficient. Raised in Kahaluβ€˜u by her skilled fishing family, she has been a student of the art and science of lawaiβ€˜a (fishing) and of Kāneβ€˜ohe Bay her entire life.

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