Ahupuaa Fishponds and Loi (1992)

The Hawaiian system of land use allowed access to all resources in the ahupuaa a land division that stretched from mountain to sea Within the ahupuaa highly specialized technologies such as fishponds and loi kalo taro gardens ensured an abundance of food Our Kanaka Maoli Native Hawaiian ancestors achieved a rare balance between meeting their needs and enhancing the productivity of the land and sea Their social system ensured survival from generation to generation