WEBVTT 00:00.933 --> 00:09.166 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% (ethereal music) 00:10.566 --> 00:12.366 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% - [Ekolu] When we look at our Hawaiian creation chant, 00:12.966 --> 00:14.466 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% the Kumulipo, 00:15.766 --> 00:22.033 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% the Kumulipo tells us that life began in the ocean. 00:23.233 --> 00:25.333 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% The coral polyp is the first living thing. 00:26.633 --> 00:29.200 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% And the last living thing to come to life is man. 00:30.233 --> 00:31.133 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% For every living thing in the ocean, 00:32.166 --> 00:33.433 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% there is a protector on the land, 00:34.600 --> 00:37.400 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% so we need to understand the duality of life. 00:38.666 --> 00:46.566 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Everything has a direct impact from land to ocean. 00:47.800 --> 00:49.133 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - [Narrator] Prior to Western colonization, 00:50.333 --> 00:52.100 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% the Hawaiian people embraced this duality, 00:52.933 --> 00:53.666 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% stewarding their island home 00:54.700 --> 00:57.100 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% through the creation of ahupua'a. 00:58.333 --> 01:00.033 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% These pie-shaped districts traced fresh water 01:01.200 --> 01:06.200 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% from summit to surf, or from mauka to makai. 01:07.500 --> 01:09.733 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - [Cody] In the Ahupua'a system, it's all one body. 01:11.066 --> 01:12.100 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% And when you live like an islander, 01:12.900 --> 01:13.666 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% whatever happens up mauka 01:14.733 --> 01:16.000 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% is impacting everything down makai, 01:17.033 --> 01:20.200 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and same thing with makai up mauka, 01:21.666 --> 01:24.566 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% from the ocean to the mountain and mountain to the ocean. 01:25.400 --> 01:25.766 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% (calm acoustic guitar music) 01:27.133 --> 01:27.666 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - [Narrator] Today, this Hawaiian tradition 01:28.733 --> 01:31.300 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% of sustainable resource management 01:32.633 --> 01:37.566 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% endures through aloha 'aina, or love of the land. 01:38.666 --> 01:38.600 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - [Scott] Wherever you go in Hawaii, 01:39.500 --> 01:39.733 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% you always find people talking 01:41.033 --> 01:41.233 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% about how much they love the land, 01:42.400 --> 01:43.666 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% how much they want to care for the land. 01:44.400 --> 01:44.700 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% Huli n lima i ka lepo 01:45.766 --> 01:46.533 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% Turn your hands into the soil. 01:47.766 --> 01:48.300 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% That's the kind of the quintessential essence 01:49.466 --> 01:51.766 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% of how you express your love of the land. 01:53.200 --> 01:54.300 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% That is connected directly to malama 'aina, 01:55.166 --> 01:57.200 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% which is caring for the land. 01:58.433 --> 01:59.533 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% And that's embodied in the concept of kuleana, 02:00.100 --> 02:01.066 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% responsibility. 02:02.433 --> 02:05.766 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% So we have a responsibility to care for our land. 02:07.133 --> 02:08.066 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - [Narrator] Across the island of Maui, 02:09.133 --> 02:11.466 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% scientists, land managers, and volunteers 02:12.766 --> 02:15.033 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% draw on the ancient wisdom of the Hawaiian people 02:16.100 --> 02:19.033 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% to revive traditional watersheds. 02:20.500 --> 02:23.733 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Even amidst profound loss in the wake of recent wildfires, 02:25.133 --> 02:26.366 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% islanders have strengthened their resolve 02:27.666 --> 02:31.733 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% to bring balance back to their cherished ecosystems. 02:33.333 --> 02:35.600 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% How are local communities restoring Maui's watersheds 02:36.500 --> 02:38.733 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% and reefs from mauka to makai? 02:40.133 --> 02:42.300 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% And what lasting impact will these efforts have 02:43.466 --> 02:46.733 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% on the islanders who call these places home? 02:47.566 --> 03:09.400 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% (moving music) 03:10.566 --> 03:11.333 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - [Announcer] Major funding for this program 03:12.566 --> 03:14.466 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% was provided by the Batchelor Foundation, 03:15.366 --> 03:16.533 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% encouraging people to preserve 03:17.766 --> 03:20.500 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and protect America's underwater resources. 03:21.866 --> 03:24.600 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Additional funding was provided by Trish and Dan Bell 03:25.600 --> 03:27.266 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and by the Parrot Family Endowment 03:28.100 --> 03:31.266 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% for Environmental Education. 03:32.000 --> 03:38.600 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% (angelic choral music) 03:40.066 --> 03:41.266 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% - [Narrator] Nestled along the shore of the former capital 03:42.466 --> 03:46.733 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% of the Hawaiian kingdom lies the Lahaina reef. 03:48.200 --> 03:50.533 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% The corals and sea life here face unknown impacts 03:52.033 --> 03:58.433 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% from the wildfire that ravaged the town on August 8th, 2023. 03:59.666 --> 04:03.333 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% The unprecedented fire claimed over 100 lives 04:04.666 --> 04:10.300 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and decimated some of Maui's most sacred places. 04:11.600 --> 04:14.466 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Dr. Andrea Kealoha is among a team of scientists 04:15.666 --> 04:17.533 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% dedicated to studying the effects of the fire 04:18.800 --> 04:24.666 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% on coastal water quality and coral reef ecosystems. 04:25.500 --> 04:26.200 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% - [Andrea] After the fires, 04:26.900 --> 04:27.366 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% I think, you know, 04:28.600 --> 04:30.200 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% we were really in response and recovery mode 04:30.900 --> 04:32.500 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% for quite some time. 04:33.200 --> 04:33.733 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% But unsurprisingly, 04:35.166 --> 04:37.466 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% it wasn't long before people in the community 04:38.700 --> 04:41.200 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% started turning their attention to the water. 04:42.333 --> 04:43.400 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% And that's because the reef provides us 04:44.900 --> 04:46.633 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% with so many of the resources that we need to survive here. 04:47.800 --> 04:49.466 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% And so it's a project that's responding 04:50.333 --> 04:55.600 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% to the needs of our community. 04:57.000 --> 04:58.600 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% - [Narrator] Since the fire, Andrea and her colleagues 04:59.733 --> 05:02.600 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% have collected hundreds of water samples. 05:03.833 --> 05:05.366 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% They measured not only the health of the reef, 05:06.200 --> 05:07.566 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% but also levels of contaminants 05:08.633 --> 05:10.300 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% from burned materials and heavy metals 05:11.133 --> 05:14.500 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% like copper, lead, and zinc. 05:15.333 --> 05:16.366 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% - [Andrea] We also have sensors 05:17.433 --> 05:19.566 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% that have been deployed since October. 05:20.633 --> 05:22.200 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% And so those sensors are monitoring 05:23.433 --> 05:27.333 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% just the general water quality parameters. 05:28.200 --> 05:32.733 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% Holy moly. It's dirty here. 05:34.333 --> 05:35.500 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Five sites are located within the Lahaina Burn Zone, 05:36.866 --> 05:38.466 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and two sites are located outside of the burn zone. 05:39.666 --> 05:41.500 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% And these sites serve as the control sites 05:42.766 --> 05:44.200 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% where we wouldn't really expect to see the impacts 05:45.233 --> 05:47.466 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% of the Lahaina wildfires on those reefs. 05:48.533 --> 05:49.066 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% - [Narrator] As Andrea and her team 05:49.900 --> 05:51.200 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% begin to review sensor data, 05:52.800 --> 05:55.466 align:left position:20% line:77% size:70% she stresses that these recordings only provide snapshots. 05:56.800 --> 06:02.633 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% It will be years before long-term impacts are known. 06:03.500 --> 06:04.000 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% - [Andrea] As far as we know, 06:05.100 --> 06:06.066 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% there's never been an urban wildfire 06:06.900 --> 06:08.333 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% adjacent to a coral reef. 06:09.066 --> 06:09.633 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% With an urban wildfire, 06:10.800 --> 06:12.466 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% you have the burning of urban infrastructure 06:13.800 --> 06:15.533 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and that releases all different types of contaminants. 06:16.400 --> 06:19.000 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% And so we have some hypotheses 06:20.066 --> 06:20.700 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% about what we might expect to see 06:21.966 --> 06:23.233 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% in terms of stressors to the reef, 06:24.233 --> 06:27.166 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% but we're really learning as we go. 06:27.766 --> 06:31.600 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% (somber music) 06:32.766 --> 06:33.533 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - [Narrator] Andrea and other experts 06:34.833 --> 06:38.600 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% warn that the worst impacts may still lie ahead. 06:39.333 --> 06:40.466 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% As Lahaina rebuilds, 06:41.766 --> 06:44.033 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% soil disruption and significant rainfall events 06:44.866 --> 06:47.600 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% will increase risks to the reef. 06:48.766 --> 06:49.200 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - [Andrea] So there's an 'olelo no'eau, 06:50.366 --> 06:52.033 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% which is a Hawaiian proverb, and it says... 06:53.200 --> 06:56.666 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% He poi na kai uli, kai koo, aohe hina pkoa. 06:57.666 --> 06:58.166 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% "Though the sea be deep and rough, 06:59.200 --> 07:00.233 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% the coral rock remains standing." 07:01.233 --> 07:03.200 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% And I think, you can hammer a reef 07:04.500 --> 07:06.200 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% for a short period of time and it will come back. 07:07.600 --> 07:10.333 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% It is resilient, but also if you have these stressors 07:11.166 --> 07:12.666 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% that occur for many, many years, 07:13.666 --> 07:14.500 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% I really believe that we can cause 07:15.366 --> 07:17.033 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% a full shift in the ecosystem. 07:17.633 --> 07:21.066 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% (gentle music) 07:22.233 --> 07:23.200 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - [Narrator] High above Lahaina's reef, 07:24.066 --> 07:26.033 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% the upland ecosystem is overrun 07:27.166 --> 07:29.100 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% with the same fire-prone non-native grasses 07:30.366 --> 07:33.466 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% that significantly contributed to the wildfire. 07:34.866 --> 07:37.766 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% This once-lush landscape was cleared over a century ago 07:39.400 --> 07:43.733 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% to make way for U.S. sugarcane and pineapple plantations. 07:44.500 --> 07:45.366 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% (exciting music) 07:46.833 --> 07:49.333 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Today, local community members aim to heal this landscape. 07:50.700 --> 07:53.400 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Despite enduring immense personal loss from the fires, 07:54.633 --> 07:59.733 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% they have not wavered in their aloha 'aina. 08:01.133 --> 08:02.333 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - [Dustin] So, just try for any of the plants, 08:03.100 --> 08:04.233 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% not just the vetiver. 08:04.933 --> 08:07.133 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% Somebody can go do that 08:08.300 --> 08:09.666 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% along this edge all the way to the road. 08:10.366 --> 08:11.000 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% - [Narrator] Aiding them 08:12.066 --> 08:14.533 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% is restoration ecologist Dustin Palos, 08:15.933 --> 08:18.333 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% who is committed to applying indigenous Hawaiian wisdom 08:19.366 --> 08:22.200 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% to the restoration of native lands. 08:23.500 --> 08:24.733 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - Indigenous people had these indigenous sciences 08:25.966 --> 08:27.666 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% and methods, and it wasn't written. 08:28.833 --> 08:31.266 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% So I feel like it might be just in our DNA, 08:32.700 --> 08:36.766 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% or in our koko, in our blood, because it wasn't written. 08:37.566 --> 08:40.333 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% (gentle music) 08:41.233 --> 08:41.700 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% - [Narrator] After the fires, 08:43.233 --> 08:45.333 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Dustin and his team transformed the restoration garden 08:46.500 --> 08:48.433 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% at the University of Hawaii Maui College 08:49.600 --> 08:53.600 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% into a biocultural pu'uhonua, or refuge. 08:54.433 --> 08:55.766 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% Using traditional practices, 08:57.233 --> 08:59.633 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% they've grown more than 5,000 native tree starts, 09:00.900 --> 09:02.666 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% which have already been planted across the island 09:03.533 --> 09:06.533 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% in fire-impacted communities. 09:07.800 --> 09:09.166 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - [Dustin] In the recent devastations here on Maui, 09:10.200 --> 09:11.200 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% we want to showcase and incorporate 09:12.033 --> 09:14.200 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% these biocultural pu'uhonuas 09:15.500 --> 09:18.266 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% that provide this multifunction sense of place, 09:19.733 --> 09:23.166 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% sense of wellbeing, a place where you can practice culture 09:24.300 --> 09:27.333 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% or harvest and cultivate from this culture 09:28.700 --> 09:31.300 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and continue this perpetuation of what ike kupuna, 09:32.533 --> 09:34.466 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% or this ancestral knowledge, it looks like. 09:35.500 --> 09:38.700 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% And pretty much Kauluwehi is that. 09:39.600 --> 09:41.066 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% (atmospheric music) 09:42.066 --> 09:42.700 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - [Narrator] Just east of Lahaina, 09:44.100 --> 09:46.066 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% in the culturally-significant Olowalu Valley, 09:47.233 --> 09:49.333 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% another biocultural refuge is thriving 09:50.200 --> 09:51.200 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% after more than two decades 09:52.233 --> 09:54.166 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% of dedicated restoration efforts. 09:55.033 --> 09:56.466 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% Central to this transformation 09:57.700 --> 10:00.466 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% is the replacement of thirsty invasive trees 10:01.566 --> 10:05.433 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% with more fire-resistant native plants. 10:06.566 --> 10:07.366 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - We're trying to restore this valley 10:08.833 --> 10:11.366 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% into what it maybe looked like before sugar cane was here, 10:12.733 --> 10:15.666 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% before Westerners came in and changed the landscape. 10:17.033 --> 10:19.600 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% We want to help to restore that ecological integrity 10:20.633 --> 10:24.433 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% of this valley from mauka to makai. 10:25.100 --> 10:26.333 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% (stream babbling) 10:27.633 --> 10:28.466 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% - [Narrator] Flowing through the heart of the valley 10:29.233 --> 10:31.066 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% is the Olowalu stream. 10:32.066 --> 10:33.266 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Here, traditional planting methods 10:34.666 --> 10:39.200 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% also play a vital role in securing sediment upstream. 10:40.000 --> 10:40.600 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% - [Karin] The stream runs 10:42.033 --> 10:43.433 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% through the entirety of our property that we steward, 10:44.666 --> 10:46.266 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and we're very mindful of our practices here 10:47.133 --> 10:49.333 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% because of that stream water. 10:50.533 --> 10:52.066 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Everything along the way impacts the quality 10:53.366 --> 10:54.233 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% of that stream water, the health of that stream. 10:55.400 --> 10:56.666 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% And that then flows out into the ocean, 10:57.933 --> 10:59.666 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% which in turn impacts the health of the coral reef 11:00.466 --> 11:01.000 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% and all of the marine life 11:02.066 --> 11:04.066 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% that's in that nearshore coastal area. 11:04.666 --> 11:05.033 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% (gentle music) 11:05.900 --> 11:06.566 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% - [Narrator] The Olowalu reef 11:07.600 --> 11:11.033 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% is among Hawaii largest and healthiest. 11:12.333 --> 11:15.366 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% 500-year-old corals attest to an ancient lineage, 11:16.566 --> 11:18.766 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% but its significance is even more crucial. 11:20.200 --> 11:23.033 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% This vast mother reef seeds not only Lahaina 11:24.400 --> 11:28.433 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and all of West Maui, but also neighboring islands. 11:29.600 --> 11:31.333 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - [Ekolu] If we can understand the life 11:32.166 --> 11:34.100 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% and ebb and flow of the corals, 11:35.266 --> 11:36.700 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and that they're not just inanimate objects, 11:38.300 --> 11:41.200 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% that they're alive, they're living, they're breathing, 11:42.700 --> 11:45.233 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% if we can take care of them as such, then they can populate 11:46.366 --> 11:51.066 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% the rest of these reefs in perpetuity. 11:52.366 --> 11:53.466 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - [Narrator] Ekolu Lindsey, a community leader 11:55.100 --> 11:57.600 align:left position:20% line:77% size:70% whose ancestral home was destroyed by the Lahaina wildfire, 11:59.066 --> 12:01.633 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% has been a steadfast advocate for coral reef restoration 12:02.466 --> 12:05.200 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% through better land stewardship. 12:06.533 --> 12:08.266 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% He emphasizes the essential role of Hawaiian values 12:09.100 --> 12:14.066 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% in Kipuka Olowalu's mission. 12:15.100 --> 12:16.633 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - There are a few cultural values, 12:17.800 --> 12:19.200 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% cultural processes that are important for us 12:20.600 --> 12:21.433 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% to learn how to take care of these things properly. 12:22.533 --> 12:27.733 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Kupono is honesty, honesty to build. 12:29.266 --> 12:31.333 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Malama is to cherish, to take care of things properly, 12:32.166 --> 12:34.466 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% to cherish relationships. 12:35.966 --> 12:39.466 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Kokua is to help without any expectations of reciprocation. 12:40.766 --> 12:42.600 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% When we understand these processes and values, 12:43.300 --> 12:45.000 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% aloha becomes automatic. 12:46.333 --> 12:52.566 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Aloha is love and compassion for all living things. 12:53.233 --> 12:56.200 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% (uplifting music) 12:57.366 --> 12:58.233 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - [Narrator] On the South Maui coast, 12:59.733 --> 13:02.433 align:left position:20% line:77% size:70% local residents are also centering Hawaiian cultural values 13:03.533 --> 13:07.100 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% in the restoration of local wetlands. 13:08.366 --> 13:10.500 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Employing the traditional practice of kilo 'aina, 13:11.333 --> 13:13.066 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% they carefully observe the land 13:14.233 --> 13:18.700 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and the natural rhythms of the ecosystem. 13:20.200 --> 13:23.233 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - [Cody] Kilo 'aina to me, here, in Waiohuli Kai, 13:25.433 --> 13:28.266 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% is really about learning how to communicate with the 'aina. 13:29.566 --> 13:31.033 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Kilo is really about understanding the connection 13:31.733 --> 13:32.633 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% one thing has to another 13:33.766 --> 13:36.466 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and how that connection makes things work. 13:37.866 --> 13:40.433 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% In those terms, we develop this reciprocal connection 13:41.266 --> 13:43.500 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% between the 'aina and ourselves. 13:44.666 --> 13:47.233 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - [Narrator] Since 2017, Cody Nemet Tuivaiti 13:48.433 --> 13:55.066 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% has led the effort to protect these wetlands. 13:56.400 --> 13:58.333 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% - In the beginning, we were just some local brothers 13:59.200 --> 14:01.700 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% wanting to care for our home. 14:03.333 --> 14:07.033 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% And we've definitely been educated from the 'aina itself 14:08.566 --> 14:12.300 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% to a point where now we're teaching education 14:13.466 --> 14:15.166 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% as to why these areas are so important. 14:16.000 --> 14:16.400 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% (cheerful acoustic guitar music) 14:17.266 --> 14:18.133 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% - [Narrator] In ancient times, 14:19.433 --> 14:22.733 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% this coastline was renowned for its Royal fishponds. 14:24.166 --> 14:26.333 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Expertly constructed by Hawaiian engineers, 14:27.333 --> 14:29.066 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% these walled ponds caught sediment, 14:30.266 --> 14:32.733 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% nourished the fish, and protected the reefs. 14:34.133 --> 14:36.100 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Native vegetation was strategically maintained 14:36.900 --> 14:37.633 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% in the wetland buffer zone 14:38.666 --> 14:41.033 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% to retain water and filter sediment. 14:42.266 --> 14:44.633 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% However, urban development has nearly erased 14:45.433 --> 14:48.466 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% the traditional landscape. 14:49.666 --> 14:50.100 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% - (Cody) And so it's very, very important 14:50.933 --> 14:52.366 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% that we have these wetlands, 14:53.600 --> 14:55.066 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% that we have these native and endemic plants 14:56.233 --> 15:00.366 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% to do those jobs the way that they should be. 15:01.400 --> 15:03.433 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% He alii ka ina; he kau ke knaka 15:04.833 --> 15:08.666 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Means, "The island is chief, and we are its servants." 15:09.833 --> 15:12.733 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% And I try to live by that as much as possible 15:14.266 --> 15:17.366 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% by allowing the 'aina to dictate how we move forward. 15:18.700 --> 15:20.200 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% There are no time restraints when it comes to that. 15:20.933 --> 15:22.266 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% There are no due dates. 15:23.433 --> 15:26.133 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% The 'aina will move on the 'aina's time. 15:27.533 --> 15:32.500 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% The 'aina will reveal when the 'ainas ready to reveal. 15:33.366 --> 15:39.233 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% (bright acoustic guitar music) 15:40.266 --> 15:41.166 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - [Narrator] Farther afield, in Nu'u, 15:42.066 --> 15:44.000 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% on Maui's remote southeast coast, 15:45.066 --> 15:46.700 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% restoration ecologist Scott Fisher 15:48.300 --> 15:53.066 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% recognizes the value of patience and listening to the land. 15:53.933 --> 15:54.366 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% - The application of ike kupuna, 15:55.166 --> 15:56.000 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% of traditional knowledge, 15:57.333 --> 16:03.100 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% does not allow for quick movements and quick activity. 16:04.366 --> 16:06.600 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% You end up doing so much more destruction that way. 16:07.466 --> 16:08.200 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% My first couple years here, 16:09.233 --> 16:09.333 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% I didn't plant any native plants, 16:10.233 --> 16:10.733 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% I didn't clear any invasives, 16:11.833 --> 16:12.366 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% because I wanted to understand 16:13.800 --> 16:15.466 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% what was the relationship that had developed here, now. 16:16.333 --> 16:18.333 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% And so that process of observing 16:19.233 --> 16:20.066 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% was critical for understanding 16:21.266 --> 16:23.766 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% how to be more efficient and more effective. 16:24.833 --> 16:25.433 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% - [Narrator] The Nu'u Refuge, 16:26.466 --> 16:28.066 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% managed by the Hawaii Land Trust, 16:29.200 --> 16:32.200 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% spans 82-acres of rugged coastline, 16:33.233 --> 16:35.533 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% and includes pre-contact petroglyphs 16:36.400 --> 16:40.333 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% and pristine natural habitat. 16:41.466 --> 16:42.233 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - The Pupuka Pond, although it's small, 16:43.666 --> 16:46.566 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% it is among the healthiest coastal wetlands in the state. 16:47.566 --> 16:48.533 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% The endangered and threatened birds 16:49.800 --> 16:51.000 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% that we're trying to protect, actually use this 16:52.200 --> 16:53.600 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% as their launching off point to Hawaii Island. 16:54.866 --> 16:56.566 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% So it's disproportionately important and valuable, 16:57.733 --> 16:58.100 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% which is why we're putting so much effort 16:58.800 --> 16:59.666 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% into protecting it. 17:00.333 --> 17:04.533 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% (intriguing music) 17:05.700 --> 17:06.633 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - [Narrator] This delicate pond habitat 17:07.700 --> 17:09.733 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% is especially vulnerable to tsunamis, 17:11.200 --> 17:14.466 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% which occur roughly every 11 years in the islands. 17:15.900 --> 17:18.066 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% To gain deeper insights into the area's tsunami history, 17:18.866 --> 17:19.533 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% Scott and his team started 17:20.666 --> 17:23.000 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% by looking into ancient Hawaiian stories. 17:24.266 --> 17:26.633 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% One local legend recounted the tale of two deities, 17:27.466 --> 17:29.066 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% including the God of the ocean, 17:30.100 --> 17:36.233 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% who devastated a fishpond near Nu'u. 17:37.433 --> 17:38.200 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - We took that legend very seriously and said, 17:39.533 --> 17:41.200 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% "Okay, well, if there was an event of that size, 17:42.333 --> 17:43.166 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% that it could completely destroy a fishpond 17:44.233 --> 17:46.533 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% that was once here, is it possible 17:47.800 --> 17:49.200 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% that it also left a signature on the ground?" 17:50.000 --> 17:53.066 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% And so we began searching. 17:54.400 --> 17:55.300 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% - [Narrator] Scott discovered compelling evidence 17:56.766 --> 18:00.200 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% scattered along the hillside: more than 60 coral boulders, 18:01.066 --> 18:02.733 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% some weighing up to 50 pounds, 18:03.966 --> 18:06.400 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% displaced by the force of the waves. 18:07.466 --> 18:08.633 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Using their weights and positions, 18:10.133 --> 18:18.700 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% he estimated a wave traveling five to six meters per second. 18:20.333 --> 18:21.533 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% - [Scott] We also found what we call paleo-stage indicators, 18:22.933 --> 18:24.500 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% or markers of how high the wave height might have been. 18:25.866 --> 18:27.600 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% And those are in the form of these waterworn pebbles 18:28.600 --> 18:30.100 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% that were wedged into these cracks. 18:31.300 --> 18:32.400 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% So some of those were up to eight meters high 18:33.133 --> 18:34.300 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% and 188 meters inland. 18:35.600 --> 18:36.600 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% So that tells you that there was a substantial wave. 18:37.933 --> 18:40.166 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% So what we can do is we can actually design a forest 18:41.600 --> 18:45.566 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% around the pond in order to provide maximum protection. 18:46.233 --> 18:48.000 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% (chainsaw buzzing) 18:49.066 --> 18:50.700 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - [Narrator] In 2023, local volunteers 18:51.766 --> 18:53.333 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% began clearing invasive trees 18:54.766 --> 18:57.233 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and planted the first layer of this forested bioshield 18:58.500 --> 19:00.733 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% which is designed to slow down an incoming tsunami 19:01.666 --> 19:03.033 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% and capture sediment. 19:04.200 --> 19:06.600 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% When finished, these native trees and shrubs 19:08.100 --> 19:15.000 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% will create a living tsunami barrier nearly 200 feet deep. 19:15.833 --> 19:17.166 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% In addition, Scott and his team 19:18.666 --> 19:21.166 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% are incorporating native plant species that are also revered 19:22.333 --> 19:24.733 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% for their medicinal and ceremonial significance. 19:26.400 --> 19:28.600 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% - On one level, we're trying to protect a coastal wetlands, 19:30.100 --> 19:31.500 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% but also what we're trying to do is reinvigorate a culture, 19:32.800 --> 19:37.066 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and especially the relationship between people and land. 19:38.300 --> 19:40.266 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Our vision is i ola ka ina, i ola mkou nei 19:41.766 --> 19:46.400 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% which is basically, "When the land thrives, we all thrive." 19:47.066 --> 19:51.600 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% (uplifting music) 19:52.800 --> 19:53.566 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - [Narrator] On the North Shore of Maui, 19:54.566 --> 19:56.233 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% the Hawaii Land Trust also manages 19:57.400 --> 19:59.666 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% the Waihe'e Coastal Dunes & Wetlands Refuge, 20:00.966 --> 20:03.733 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% one of Hawaii most culturally significant sites. 20:05.400 --> 20:07.766 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% This area was once home to two prosperous Hawaiian villages 20:08.866 --> 20:11.066 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% and an expansive inland fishpond. 20:12.333 --> 20:13.766 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% But large-scale agriculture drained this land 20:15.000 --> 20:18.066 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% of its once-flowing water years ago. 20:19.233 --> 20:21.233 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - My main focus as a steward here in Waihe'e 20:22.466 --> 20:25.100 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% is to bring the water back to the wetlands. 20:26.133 --> 20:27.300 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% And the water is important to bring back 20:28.166 --> 20:29.333 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% because it's water, it's wai. 20:30.166 --> 20:33.533 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% And wai to us, for kanaka, 20:34.666 --> 20:37.766 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% is very, very important because it's life. 20:38.533 --> 20:42.166 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% (river rushing) 20:43.333 --> 20:44.433 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - [Narrator] High above the coastal refuge, 20:45.433 --> 20:47.066 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% the wild flow of the Waihe'e River 20:48.233 --> 20:50.200 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% is harnessed by ancient irrigation canals 20:51.533 --> 20:54.000 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% to nourish traditional Hawaiian farms growing kalo, 20:55.300 --> 20:59.600 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% a plant of profound significance in Hawaiian culture. 21:00.800 --> 21:02.666 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - If you have a pretty healthy ahupua'a, 21:03.700 --> 21:05.500 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% you have your river that comes down, 21:06.900 --> 21:08.633 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% you have kalo farmers who take the wai for their kalo, 21:09.466 --> 21:10.500 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% it goes back into the river, 21:11.533 --> 21:12.666 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and that's how it's supposed to be. 21:13.766 --> 21:14.566 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% The overall health of ahupua'a system 21:15.833 --> 21:17.300 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% is dependent on everybody who uses the system. 21:18.533 --> 21:19.600 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% And it's trying to figure out what can we do 21:20.433 --> 21:21.233 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% as users on the same system 21:22.400 --> 21:24.333 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% that will help each other out you know. 21:25.666 --> 21:26.400 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - [Narrator] Because the southern irrigation channel 21:27.633 --> 21:29.566 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% is losing nearly half of its water to leaks, 21:30.933 --> 21:33.733 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% the Land Trust is working with farmers to repair it. 21:34.600 --> 21:36.733 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% (trimmer buzzing) 21:38.466 --> 21:41.300 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% After clearing invasives, they must dredge the canal by hand 21:42.133 --> 21:43.666 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% to remove accumulated sediment, 21:44.800 --> 21:46.300 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% ensuring the faster, cooler water flow 21:47.366 --> 21:51.233 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% crucial for nourishing the kalo plants. 21:51.800 --> 21:53.600 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% (mud squelching) 21:55.100 --> 21:57.200 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% This waterway will one day be reconnected to the wetlands 21:58.266 --> 22:01.033 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and inland fishpond at Waihe'e Reserve. 22:02.200 --> 22:04.100 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% However, restoring this ancient watershed 22:05.166 --> 22:10.200 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% still requires years of work ahead. 22:11.233 --> 22:12.066 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% - A fishpond is really a reflection 22:13.400 --> 22:14.700 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% of the health of your ahupua'a, because it really shows 22:16.400 --> 22:17.700 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% how much the entirety of your system is working in harmony. 22:18.966 --> 22:20.266 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% And this space hasn't really had water 22:21.066 --> 22:22.333 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% for about 100 years or so. 22:23.633 --> 22:26.500 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% And that really changes the 'aina, the community, 22:27.566 --> 22:30.033 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and also the spirit of the place. 22:31.300 --> 22:32.633 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% There are a lot of different ways to heal 'aina 22:33.333 --> 22:35.266 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% and to heal people. 22:36.300 --> 22:37.000 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% That's why the work that we do here, 22:37.866 --> 22:38.433 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% which is bringing water back, 22:39.866 --> 22:42.066 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% is very important because the physical embodiment of wai 22:43.400 --> 22:46.600 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% can change the spirit of the land and the community. 22:47.966 --> 22:49.333 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% So a lot of it comes through understanding identity 22:50.166 --> 22:53.500 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% and empowerment of being kanaka. 22:54.066 --> 22:56.700 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% (ethereal music) 22:57.766 --> 22:58.500 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% - [Narrator] All across Maui, 22:59.766 --> 23:02.066 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% the efforts of community volunteers, land managers, 23:03.533 --> 23:06.566 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and restoration ecologists mark a transformational shift 23:07.633 --> 23:09.500 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% toward ancient Hawaiian practices. 23:10.666 --> 23:12.200 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% Islanders are reconnecting with the land 23:12.933 --> 23:14.566 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% through aloha 'aina. 23:15.566 --> 23:17.233 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% This deep-rooted love for the land 23:18.266 --> 23:20.366 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% is not only revitalizing ecosystems 23:21.700 --> 23:26.433 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% but also restoring communities from mauka to makai. 23:27.600 --> 23:28.466 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% [Scott] He alii ka ina, he kau ke knaka, 23:29.933 --> 23:32.466 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% "The land is the chief, and the people are the servants." 23:33.533 --> 23:34.266 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% None of us are gonna be here forever. 23:35.100 --> 23:35.466 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% We're all gonna hala i ka po 23:36.666 --> 23:37.500 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% We're all going to pass on into the next world. 23:38.700 --> 23:40.033 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% But if we share that sense of aloha 'aina, 23:41.300 --> 23:42.166 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% then we can ensure that the subsequent generations 23:42.866 --> 23:43.466 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% take on the kuleana, 23:44.666 --> 23:46.733 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% the responsibility of caring for the land. 23:47.766 --> 23:48.200 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% Anytime you talk about land, 23:49.400 --> 23:49.500 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% the first thing you ought to think about 23:50.366 --> 23:53.333 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% is kuleana, is responsibility. 23:54.066 --> 23:54.766 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% - We continue to forget 23:56.300 --> 23:59.733 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% that we need and have kuleana or responsibilities, 24:00.800 --> 24:03.766 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% as older siblings, as kinship. 24:05.266 --> 24:06.200 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% I tell the kids, the keiki, that's what this is for. 24:07.400 --> 24:09.333 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% This is not for us. This is not for me. 24:10.133 --> 24:11.100 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% This is for the community. 24:12.100 --> 24:13.700 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% This is for our lahui, our nation. 24:14.600 --> 24:16.133 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% This is for the future. 24:17.400 --> 24:19.066 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% That's what conservation and preservation is about: 24:20.133 --> 24:22.633 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% preserving and conserving resources 24:23.666 --> 24:28.366 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% for the next generation, not for us. 24:29.666 --> 24:31.566 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - If you just give it time, give the 'aina time 24:32.733 --> 24:34.633 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% to acclimate to the changes and the impacts, 24:35.633 --> 24:37.333 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% it'll slowly begin to bounce back. 24:38.666 --> 24:39.766 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% You just gotta pay attention. You gotta give it time. 24:41.000 --> 24:43.166 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% He alii ka ina, he kau ke knaka. 24:44.533 --> 24:48.300 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Know your land, know your space before you traverse. 24:49.333 --> 24:50.066 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% If we don't know these things 24:51.233 --> 24:54.066 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and we continue to just be separated from them, 24:55.200 --> 24:56.233 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% then we're really not being islanders, 24:57.100 --> 24:59.600 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% we're really not being kanaka. 25:00.466 --> 25:01.600 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% It's really about peeling back 25:02.466 --> 25:05.300 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% all these layers of colonialism, 25:06.533 --> 25:08.333 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and revealing the islander within ourselves. 25:09.500 --> 25:11.666 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% This is how we're gonna help to malama 25:12.533 --> 25:16.066 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% and care for these resources. 25:17.166 --> 25:17.533 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% [Ekolu] I ka w ma mua, ka w ma hope. 25:18.833 --> 25:23.333 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% "The future can be found in the wisdom of the past." 25:24.566 --> 25:25.566 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% So in the Hawaiian lens of looking at things, 25:26.433 --> 25:27.733 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% the answers are already there. 25:29.100 --> 25:32.700 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% We look behind us to see where we need to go. 25:34.166 --> 25:35.066 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% There is no perfect answer for anything out there. 25:35.933 --> 25:41.300 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% There's only, "Let's try it." 25:41.866 --> 25:46.333 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% (waves lapping) 25:46.933 --> 26:16.466 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% (moving music) 26:17.633 --> 26:18.400 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - [Announcer] Major funding for this program 26:19.600 --> 26:21.500 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% was provided by the Batchelor Foundation, 26:22.366 --> 26:23.566 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% encouraging people to preserve 26:24.800 --> 26:27.533 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and protect America's underwater resources. 26:28.900 --> 26:31.600 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Additional funding was provided by Trish and Dan Bell 26:32.633 --> 26:34.333 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and by the Parrot Family Endowment 26:35.166 --> 26:37.633 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% for Environmental Education. 26:38.200 --> 26:40.600 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% (exciting music)