The Mālama ‘Āina Plan will provide an overall vision for pono stewardship of Moku o Lo‘e Islet, home of the Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology, which is an Organized Research Unit of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (UHM). The Mālama ʻĀina Plan is situated within a framework of Indigenous stewardship, and uses eight considerations as developed anciently by elder councils (‘Aha Kiole) in Hawai‘i. Within the Mālama ʻĀina Plan process, each consideration was workshopped with members from HIMB faculty, staff, and students,  members from the Heʻeia National Estuarine Research Reserve Kūpuna Council and broader community, and subject matter experts. The knowledge and wisdom of this system guided the process of conceptualizing contemporary adaptation strategies to address issues of conservation, sustainability, and climate resilience. 

Client: The University of Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology
Principal Investigator: Phoebe White ASLA and Priyam Das, PhD
Project Staff: Ariel Dungca
Project Team: Lahela Mattos, Lynn Mayekawa, Beau Nakamori, Kaimana Tuazon, Jolie Wanger, Hunter Wells, Melissa Yoo
Course Integration:
ARCH696 Spring 2024