Honoring New Research:
Co-creating Intergenerational Knowledge on Hawaiian Moi Reproductive Cycles in a Changing Climate
We're proud to highlight recent publication by Hui Nā Kai ‘Ewalu.
We are proud to celebrate, and kākoʻo a new interdisciplinary research publication, “Co-creating intergenerational knowledge about Hawaiian moi (Polydactylus sexfilis) reproductive cycles in a changing climate”, featured in Proceedings B by the Royal Society. This work highlights collaborative research that brings together scientific methods and Indigenous, intergenerational knowledge systems to deepen understanding of moi reproductive ecology under climate change. The study honors kūpuna expertise and community-based observations alongside ecological science to document seasonal and lunar patterns linked to moi spawning and reproductive behavior — knowledge that supports sustainable stewardship of this culturally significant species.
This publication highlights the value of co-creative, place-based research rooted in cultural knowledge and lived experience —
Kīpahulu ʻOhana sends a huge hōʻomaikaʻi to our very own Pekelo Lind and Kane Lind, who contributed to a powerful new article just published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B — lifting up intergenerational knowledge, community-based practices, and the pilina we carry as kiaʻi o ke kai.
This publication highlights the work of Nā Kai ʻEwalu (NK8) — a solid hui made up of community leaders, fishers, scientists, and cultural practitioners working across Hawaiʻi to co-create knowledge that honors ʻike kūpuna and informs the future of marine management.
Mahalo e Uncle Mac for your unwavering leadership and deep aloha, and mahalo to the entire NK8 ʻohana for your vision, commitment, and kuleana. This is a proud moment for our lāhui — and for our Kīpahulu ʻOhana.
📖 Read the article here: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article/292/2060/20252028
Hoʻomaikaʻi e Pekelo, e Kane — e holomua kākou! 💙
