NA24NOSX473C0112↗

PURPOSE: CLIMATE RESILIENCE REGIONAL CHALLENGE PROJECT DESCRIPTION FOR AWARD # NA24NOSX473C0112 TITLE: ʻĀINA RESTORATION THROUGH COMMUNITY GOVERNANCE TO ADVANCE CLIMATE RESILIENCE IN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS RECIPIENT: UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIʻI SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM PROJECT TYPE: IMPLEMENTATION OF RESILIENCE AND ADAPTATION ACTIONS (TRACK TWO) FUNDING AMOUNT: $68,497,799 CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: HI01 / HI02 THE GOAL IS A REINVIGORATED MOKU SYSTEM (A NATIVE HAWAIIAN FRAMEWORK FOR TRADITIONAL LAND TENURE AND CONTEMPORARY BIOCULTURAL STEWARDSHIP) TO BUILD A RESILIENT FUTURE FOR THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. ACTIONS INCLUDE 1) CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION OF WATERSHEDS: INVASIVE SPECIES REMOVED AND NATIVE FORESTS ESTABLISHED TO REDUCE WILDFIRE RISK AND DECREASE SEDIMENT LOADING DOWNSTREAM; 2) COMMUNITY-BASED COASTAL STEWARDSHIP: NATURAL INFRASTRUCTURE BUILT TO PROTECT COMMUNITIES AND HABITAT; 3) RESTORING MARINE ABUNDANCE: RESTORING LOKO IʻA (NATIVE HAWAIIAN FISHPONDS), LIMU (SEAWEED), AND CORAL REEFS TO REINVIGORATE HABITAT AND SUPPORT THRIVING CULTURAL AND SUBSISTENCE PRACTICES; 4) SHARING KNOWLEDGE AND CREATING PARTNERSHIPS: STRENGTHENING NETWORKS OF INDIGENOUS AND PLACE-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO ENGAGE IN COLLECTIVE ACTION AND WORK TOWARDS COMMON GOALS; 5) REDUCING RISK AND IMPROVING DISASTER RESILIENCE: ESTABLISHING NEW GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS AND BUILDING CAPACITY WITHIN AT-RISK COMMUNITIES; AND 6) ADVANCING COMMUNITY GOVERNANCE AND CO-STEWARDSHIP MODELS.

Cooperative Agreement (B) · National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · to University of Hawaii (UEI NSCKLFSSABF2) · data as of 2026-09-30

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