Hana Pa'a: Challenges and lessons for early phases of co-management |
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| Institution: | 1. Institute for Technology and Resources Management in the Tropics and Subtropics (ITT), Technische Hochschule Köln - Cologne University of Applied Sciences, Betzdorfer Straße 2, 50679 Cologne, Germany;2. Institute of Geography - Department of Landscape Ecology, University of Goettingen, Goldschmidtstr. 5, D-37077 Goettingen, Germany |
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| Abstract: | This case study provides in depth analysis of an early phase of natural resources co-management, rule making. Co-management involves shared management responsibility between resource users or community groups and governmental agencies, and is recommended as a key management approach for nearshore marine resources. This article explores collaborative rulemaking based on traditional management practices for a small, rural nearshore Hawaiian fishery important for local subsistence. Legislation mandated the state of Hawai‘i's natural resource management agency work with community residents to co-create and enforce rules for the fishery. By selecting a model case in which rule making has taken seven years longer than predicted, despite the presence of many established enabling conditions, this study elucidates new factors for consideration in early phases of co-management. These include legal uncertainty regarding statutory mandates, the role of bridging organizations in capacity building, cross-generational leadership development, and connection of the co-management rule-making process to the target geography. Through in depth analysis of a model collaborative rule making effort and the delays it faced, this research reveals new critical challenges while also offering suggestions to address them to build lasting collaborative capacity in other fledgling co-management efforts. |
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| Keywords: | Co-management Indigenous Community management Collaboration |
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