Agency Details:

Kai Makana

Kai Makana takes an active role in educating and mobilizing the public to better understand and preserve marine life and the ocean environment. Through educational youth mentorship and community-based programs, Kai Makana motivates people to protect, preserve, and respect the ocean as an ecosystem central to our health, wellness and happiness.
We envision a world where people show respect for the ocean through their everyday actions.

Description:
Since 2005, Kai Makana has been leading an effort to environmentally and culturally restore Mokauea Island. Adopting the vision of the Mokauea fishermen, our goal is re-create a living example of a traditional Hawaiian subsistence fishing village. The fishing village at Mokauea will be a learning center that will allow for scientific studies and the perpetuation and practice of Hawaiian fishing and seafaring culture.

History:
Kai Makana is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization, established in 1997, to provide volunteer, in-kind, and financial support for marine wildlife conservation and education.

Since 1997,Kai Makana has created, conducted and or partnered with groups and other organizations within the State of Hawaii (all islands) as well as New York, Tahiti, New Zealand, and Rapa Nui. Please let us know how we can help.

Some examples of Kai Makana projects:
Shoreline Restoration Projects
Community-based projects that inform participants about the importance of native plants to the restoration and sustainability of the shoreline. Participants remove alien species and plant native plants in strategic locations along the shoreline.

Adopt-A-Reef
Specific reefs are earmarked by the community for clean-up. The community participates in removing debris, garbage and entangled nets from a reef and develops a better appreciation of our unique marine ecosystems. Kai Makana assists the community with its ongoing care of the adopted reef and documentation of an improved ecosystem.
Ahupua’a Watershed Projects
Watershed management projects educate community and partner organizations, or groups, about the importance of maintaining the natural flow of the water from the mountains to the ocean. Participants learn about how run-off affect ocean ecosystems. These projects emphasize the necessity of taking care of the land as well as the ocean.

Marine Debris Education Projects
Groups of high school students, canoe clubs, and various organizations statewide are working with Kai Makana to clean up our beautiful shoreline. Kai Makana inspires and nurtures ongoing stewardship of local beaches by educating people about the positive impact of cleaning up coastal debris.

Contact person: Kahi Kahakui, (phone), (email)

Address:

PO Box 22719 Honolulu, HI 96823

Web Site: http://kaimakana.org

Last updated on March 2, 2009