Purple Maia Foundation

Purpose: the Goal of This Project Is to Empower Hawaiis Indigenous Fishpond Practitioners, Coastal Communities, and Local Government With Environmental Data Customized to Individual Watershed Needs in Support of Biocultural Restoration and Climate Change Monitoring and Mitigation. Fishponds Are Traditional Hawaiian Aquaculture Sites and Fishpond Practitioners Are Attempting to Recreate Sustainable Coastal Fish Farming Operations That Once Thrived Throughout the Islands. Activities to Be Performed: This Project Has Three Main Components. 1) Conduct Multiple Community Outreach and Design Meetings That Engage a Network of Approximately 40 Fishpond Managers and Community-service Organizations to Gather Insights and Perspectives Relating to the Most Important Environmental, Climate, or Technological Barriers to Effective Fishpond Restoration for Food Production. This Process Will Help to Inform Development of Environmental Sensors. 2) Design, Develop and Deploy Environmental Sensors TH