Hawaiʻi leaders speak out to protect Papahānaumokuākea

Hawaiʻi leaders speak out to protect Papahānaumokuākea

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Native Hawaiian leaders, local fishers, scientists, and community members are standing up to keep some of Hawaiʻi’s most crucial ocean areas off-limits to industrial fishing. Native sea urchins planted at Kaneohe Bay to combat invasive algae At a Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council meeting, people from all over the islands gathered to share their message against opening Papahānaumokuākea and other protect…