Student research

Our haumāna are leading powerful, placed-based research grounded in aloha ʻāina and mālama loko iʻa. This page highlights their work - original products created by student researchers who are observing, learning, and restoring our fishponds. Each project reflects their curiosity, kuleana, and deep relationships formed while engaged with our site and these ancestral food systems. Explore their research and see how these upcoming kiaʻi are contributing to the future health of our ʻāina.

Gapero, H. 2026. Refining fish growth models for better loko iʻa management. Poster presentation, Island Invasives 2026, Auckland, NZ.

Abe, K. 2026. Are ʻōpae larvae used as a food source for fish within the loko iʻa? Poster presentation, Island Invasives 2026, Auckland, NZ.

L. Kay-Wong, C. Polloi, M. Acob, K. Keliʻikoa-Lee. 2026. The use of ʻauhuhu in restoring Hawaiian fishponds. Poster presentation, Island Invasives 2026, Auckland, NZ.

E. Mercado. 2026. Repurposing invasive species as feed for āholehole aquaculture. Poster presentation, Island Invasives 2026, Auckland, NZ.

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