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Remember: Our Pop-Up tags start surfacing on September 17. |
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Click Here
to find out the latest info and Pop-Up map |
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Find the latest information about Pop-Up Tag Deployment by going directly to the schedule.
Click HERE |
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Look for Coverage of a final tag deployment on the Discovery Channel special feature called "Extreme Hawaii"
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Are you asking yourself , "How can I participate in Hawaii Conservation Association with a tax deductible donation?"?
We have many levels of participation based upon the amount of your donation. Please go to the DONATIONS PAGE
to find out how you can gain recognition for yourself, your company or trust organization AND ESPECIALLY
help our fisheries stay healthy and productive by making a donation to Hawaii Conservation Association. |
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COMMUNITY |
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The Hawaii Conservation Association is made up of the people that form the large cross section that is our Island community.
Hawaii's people in the 1990's are diverse, and our many different cultural influences blend over a foundation set by Native Hawaiians.HCA believes this
diversity can be a blessing, and this cross section of people can offer many ideas and insights into the future well being of our natural resources. Diversity is what is needed to bring about concerted effort on
common, agreed upon goals. Regardless of your background, if you live in Hawaii, one way or another, you rely on the ocean.
The HCA Board of Directors is composed of 2 individuals from each of the following categories:
- Fishing
- Diving
- Service Groups
- Agriculture
- Business
- Science/Education
- Business Organizations
- Sport Organizations
In addition, there are 2 "At Large" Directors. When a person joins HCA and becomes a member, they designate which group that they most closely belong to. If they do not feel that they fall into
a specific category, they become general members. Members vote on issues within their category, and their majority is represented at the Board by the Directors for their group. General members are represented by
the "At Large" Directors. AS A MEMBER OF HCA YOU ARE HEARD ! |
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CHILDREN |
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The future of our natural resources ultimately rely on the children of Hawaii. Kids must have access to the information needed to become educated on how the ocean works, how to keep it healthy and what practices can lead to the demise of certain species.
These days, kids are hungry to learn about these topics and to understand how they are all connected in the ocean ecosystem. HCA will facilitate the learning process by helping existing
educational groups and by supporting and sponsoring efforts of sport and civic groups. There is a special membership category for keiki and we will be directing specific projects and newsletters their
way. HCA was primarily formed with the future of the kids in mind. Our structure will not only help them learn to respect and protect the unique Hawaii ocean environment, but it will also lead them
to understand that by becoming active as an organized group, they can have a strong and influential voice in the matters of how they want their resources to be managed. HCA was designed to be around a
long, long time. What today's adults are forming now, will be handed to the adults of the future. NEXT TIME, PUT ONE BACK FOR THEM. |
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RESOURCES |
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As we near the end of the 20th Century, many of our ocean species are becoming threatened.stocks cannot keep up with the new
technology developed to capture them, and, the international demand for fish. The time to act is now! Most of Hawaii's fish
are being caught and then shipped over seas. Only a few people profit from this while local life, which has always been based on plentiful fish, is being forced to change. Fishermen have been faced with
sporadic catches, dive sites have been cleaned out and native Hawaiians are also encountering trouble putting food on the table from traditional, subsistence ocean harvesting.Commercial fishing of all
types has long played a big part in the local life style and is a major component of our island economy. However, history has shown us time and time again that competition and the economic reality of requiring
profits to stay afloat, can and does, pressure resources too much. Certain types of fishermen have fished themselves out of fish, and, out of business, on many corners of our planet. HCA does not
believe that Hawaii needs to go this direction. We believe in "Sustainable Fisheries" and we believe that all of the people that rely on, eat or enjoy fish should have a say in how we want our fish
managed. In Hawaii, everyone, from cowboys to astronomers to commercial fisherman to politicians, are all connected by just one thing- WE ALL WANT "PLENTY FISH"
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