OLA I KA LOI WAI (life through indigenous knowledge) the national oceanic and atmospheric administration (NOAA) is providing $3,400,000 in federal funding to kkoo IWI through the FY2023 bipartisan…

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is providing a $3,400,000 Cooperative Agreement award to Kakoo Oiwi under the FY2023 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law National Estuarine Research Reserve Habitat Restoration and Conservation Competition (CFDA 11.473 - Office for Coastal Management). This funding will support coastal habitat restoration, conservation, and climate resilience efforts in Hawaii's Kaneohe coastal region. Specifically, Kakoo Oiwi will restore 40 acres of wetlands within the National Estuarine Research Reserve using indigenous Hawaiian (loi wai) knowledge and practices related to wetland agroecology. This project aims to increase community resilience to climate change, food security, and economic stability through the integration of traditional ecological knowledge and habitat restoration activities.

OLA I KA LOI WAI (life through indigenous knowledge) the national oceanic and atmospheric administration (NOAA) is providing $3,400,000 in federal funding to kkoo IWI through the FY2023 bipartisan infrastructure law national estuarine research reserve habitat restoration and conservation competition. This funding will increase climate resilience of coastal communities within coastal counties through habitat restoration planning, engineering and design projects, habitat restoration implementation projects, and land conservation projects. Specifically, kkoo IWI will use these funds to restore 40 acres within the reserve, using indigenous knowledge relating to wetland agroecology (LOI WAI) as a means to increase community resilience in regard to climate change, food security, and economic stability. This project is based on indigenous knowledge (native hawaiian) relating to the management of wetlands and estuaries.