Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 38, Number 12, 1 December 2021 — Alakoko Fishpond [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

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Alakoko Fishpond

Alakoko Fishpond on Kouo'i has been purchased by the Trust for Public Land and conveyed to Alakoko 'ōina stewords Mōlomo Hulē'io. Their purchase of the 600-year-old fishpond, the largest remaining fishpond on the island and 0 wahi pana of great culturol significance, will ensure thot Alakoko will be used for conservotion and education into perpetuity. Located in the ūhupua'ū of Niumalu, near Llhu'e, Alakoko is 0 model loko kuapō (wolled fishpond) ecosystem. - Photo: Mālama Hulē'ia