Photo: Karen Bryan/Hawai’i Institute of Marine Biology, Reef fish (Some rights reserved)
Spotlight on Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, a mixed UNESCO World Heritage Site and the single largest conservation area in the USA. Comparison size: Larger than the Gulf of Mexico and just smaller than the State of Alaska. The site is co-managed by federal and state agencies, and Indigenous representation.
Key Links
papahanaumokuakea.gov
15 years of accomplishments
Heritage
Facebook
Flickr
Questions
- For fans of parts and protected areas, what are the recommendations and suggestions for ecotourism / responsible travel / Indigenous tourism? Looking for dos and don’ts!
- Given that the current decade celebrates Indigenous Languages and Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, what are the ways that Papahānaumokuākea might weave these focal points?
Google Maps
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How to pronounce Papahānaumokuākea?
Have a listen: Papa-hanau-moku-akea.
NOAA News
Athline Clark named NOAA’s superintendent of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument
The Hawaiian Archipelago is a Genealogy Stories from the Blue: Kalani Quiocho
Elsewhere
Mai Ka Po Mai
Vocabulary
Heiau // Shrines
Wikipedia
Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument
Midway
Moumanamana
Nihoa
Planeta.com