Community control of Kaua’i fishery in Hawaii is showing ‘remarkable’ results

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Kanoe Alapai-Hashimoto pulls in a catch of manini in community fishing waters Sunday, June 28, 2026, in Ha'ena, Hawaii. (Kevin Fujii/Honolulu Civil Beat via AP)

Waves gently roll over a reef in Hā‘ena as Kanoe Alapa‘i-Hashimoto and his father, Keli‘i Alapa‘i, search for limu in the ankle-deep water with fishing nets wrapped around their waists and shoulders. The seaweed is food for manini, a small light-greenish yellow fish with black stripes.

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