Climate Resilience Regional Challenge Project Description for Award # NA24NOSX473C0112 Title: ʻĀINA…

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Purpose: Climate Resilience Regional Challenge Project Description for Award # NA24NOSX473C0112 Title: ʻĀINA Restoration Through Community Governance to Advance Climate Resilience in the Hawaiian Islands Recipient: University of HAWAIʻI Sea Grant College Program Project Type: Implementation of Resilience and Adaptation Actions (Track Two) Funding Amount: $68,497,799 Congressional District: HI01 / HI02 the Goal Is a Reinvigorated Moku System (a Native Hawaiian Framework for Traditional Land Tenure and Contemporary Biocultural Stewardship) to Build a Resilient Future for the Hawaiian Islands. Actions Include 1) Conservation and Restoration of Watersheds: Invasive Species Removed and Native Forests Established to Reduce Wildfire Risk and Decrease Sediment Loading Downstream; 2) Community-Based Coastal Stewardship: Natural Infrastructure Built to Protect Communities and Habitat; 3) Restoring Marine Abundance: Restoring Loko IʻA (Native Hawaiian Fishponds), Limu (Seaweed), and Coral Reefs to Reinvigorate Habitat and Support Thriving Cultural and Subsistence Practices; 4) Sharing Knowledge and Creating Partnerships: Strengthening Networks of Indigenous and Place-Based Organizations to Engage in Collective Action and Work Towards Common Goals; 5) Reducing Risk and Improving Disaster Resilience: Establishing New Green Infrastructure Projects and Building Capacity Within At-Risk Communities; and 6) Advancing Community Governance and CO-Stewardship Models.