Fishponds Archives - SAVE THE WETLANDS

Six Main Styles of Hawaiian Fishponds

Six Main Styles of Hawaiian Fishponds. A fishpond symbolized a rich ahupua‘a (major land division), which reflected favorably on the ali‘i as well as on the people living in the ahupua‘a. There […]

Limu needs groundwater to thrive

In Hawaiʻi, there are approximately one hundred names for kinds of limu, sixty of which can be matched with scientific names. Hundreds of species of marine algae were once found in Hawaiʻi. […]

Different Types of Wetlands

There are many different types of wetlands, they are varied and diverse, and many types are specific to their areas. In Hawaii, we have our own types of wetlands many of which […]

The wetlands in the Kalepolepo area in 1963

A brief history of wetlands in Kihei

A brief history of wetlands in Kihei Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ʻĀina i ka Pono – The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness. If we do the right thing […]