Marine Resource Management: Social, Ecological, and Cultural Dimensions MARS 2100 (3 credits) Hawaii Pacific University course

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1 SEA Semester : Aloha `Āina: People & Nature in the Hawaiian Islands (Summer) Offered in partnership with Hawaii Pacific University Marine Resource Management: Social, Ecological, and Cultural Dimensions MARS 2100 (3 credits) Hawaii Pacific University course Course Catalog Description: Coastal communities throughout the world are highly reliant on ocean ecosystems, and threats to ocean resources places at risk the livelihoods, cultures, and economies of coastal people. In this course, students will develop an understanding of the key threats to ocean resources such as land- based pollution, overfishing, and climate change adaptation, and critically examine innovative solutions to these threats. Students will gain a deep understanding of cultural resource management approaches, and their application in modern policy contexts, providing a transferable skillset for emerging ocean leaders and professionals. Instructor(s): Sea Education Association (SEA) Faculty, Hawaii Pacific University (HPU) Faculty, and guest scholars and experts. Location: Hawaii Pacific University Hawai'i Loa campus in Kaneohe, Hawaii, at sea on SEA s sailing school vessel Robert C. Seamans, and ashore during port stops at several islands of the Hawaiian archipelago. Prerequisites: Admission to SEA Semester. Course Philosophy and Approach: Aloha Āina, a Hawaiian conception of love of the land describes a deep and enduring relationship between Hawaiian people and the land and ocean resources that sustain them. In this community- oriented course, students engage directly with Aloha Āina, working with local leaders, marine resource managers, and coastal stakeholders learning about and engaging in projects to sustain marine environments and island communities. Students will travel throughout the Hawaiian archipelago aboard the SSV Robert C. Seamans, engaging with community- based projects pursuing innovative solutions to land- based pollution, food security, and climate change adaptation. MARS 2100 is taught in combination with MARS 2110 Ocean Environment of the Pacific Islands, and is part of an intensive five- week two- course program where students will develop scientific knowledge of the key biophysical processes that support ocean resources and coastal cultures, and a rigorous understanding of the social, ecological, and policy dimensions of marine resource management in the Hawaiian Islands. Engaging real- world challenges and opportunities under the Aloha Āina umbrella involves bringing together perspectives and skills from many different stakeholders and working toward responsible solutions benefiting the present people of Hawaii and the generations yet to come. Students will work together as a team and alongside of community leaders, cultural practitioners, and other stakeholders, visiting around the Hawaiian Islands with active Marine Resource Management/Aloha `Āina - 1

2 SEA Semester : Aloha `Āina: People & Nature in the Hawaiian Islands (Summer) Offered in partnership with Hawaii Pacific University stewardship programs. They will explore the social, ecological and cultural dimensions of the underpinnings of each site they visit. Gaining a deep understanding of conventional and uniquely Hawaiian cultural resource management approaches, and their application in modern policy contexts, students will acquire skills and perspectives that they can apply immediately as ocean stewards and as future marine resource marine resource management or conservation professionals. Combining rigorous classroom and dynamic experiential learning, the course takes place at the HPU Hawaii Loa Campus, at sea aboard the SSV Robert Seamans, and in a variety of community settings on the islands of Oahu, Lanai, Maui, and Molokai. Integrated through the traditional Hawaiian concept of Aloha Āina, the program helps students bring together diverse skills and many disciplinary and cultural perspectives. The instructors and mentors will include academics, government officials, conservation professionals, cultural practitioners, and a variety of interested community members. The course is designed for interested undergraduate students of all majors, as well as selected graduate students pursuing advanced marine- related degrees. This three- credit course contains 56 supervised contact hours of official instruction and multiple additional opportunities to engage with faculty and mentors. The hours are distributed between the foundation shore component centered at the HPU campus on Oahu, shipboard voyaging, field experiences on four islands, and a final synthesis shore component back on the HPU campus. The course calendar below provides preliminary details. Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe major marine resources that have had particular historical and culture value to Hawaiians. 2. Draw conclusions about types of resource utilization. 3. Describe best practices and principles for sustainable resource utilization. 4. Listen, discuss, and reflect on various cultural perspectives on resource issues in Hawaii. 5. Synthesize in writing a multidisciplinary approach to address a real natural resource problem in Hawaii. 6. Express solutions in written and oral presentation to a diverse multidisciplinary, multicultural audience. Evaluation: Exam Journal Final Presentation Individual Final Report Component Participation 20% 20% 20% 15% 25% Marine Resource Management/Aloha `Āina - 2

3 SEA Semester : Aloha `Āina: People & Nature in the Hawaiian Islands (Summer) Offered in partnership with Hawaii Pacific University Assignments: Exam: Students will write one exam covering material from lectures, required reading and materials, and discussions. Journal: Each student will keep an individual reflective journal throughout the duration of the five- week course. Final presentation: Student groups will present their project, with each student participating in the slide development and oral presentation. All students will actively participate in the final day program presentations to interest community representatives and members of the HPU community. Final report: Each student will submit an independently written component of a multi- disciplinary group project focusing on real marine resource management issues in Hawaii. The instructors will provide full instructions for the exam, journal, group project, presentation, and final reporting during the orientation. Expectations and Requirements: Punctual attendance is required at every class meeting. Active participation in class discussion is expected. Late assignment submissions are not accepted. The policy on academic accuracy, quoted below, will be strictly followed in this class. The papers that you submit in this course are expected to be your original work. You must take care to distinguish your own ideas and knowledge from wording or substantive information that you derive from one of your sources. The term sources includes not only published primary and secondary material, but also information and opinions gained directly from other people and text that you cut and paste from any site on the Internet. The responsibility for learning the proper forms of citation lies with you. Quotations must be placed properly within quotation marks and must be cited fully. In addition, all paraphrased material must be acknowledged completely. Whenever ideas or facts are derived from your reading and research, the sources must be indicated. (Harvard Handbook for Students, 305) Considerations for use of internet sources: As you browse websites, assess their usefulness very critically. Who posted the information and why? Can you trust them to be correct? Authoritative? Unbiased? (It s okay to use a biased source as long as you incorporate it knowingly and transparently into your own work.) Keep track of good sources that might be useful for subsequent assignments, and annotate in your bibliography any sites you cite. Your annotation should include the name of the author or organization originating any material that you reference. If you can t identify the source, don t use it! Marine Resource Management/Aloha `Āina - 3

4 SEA Semester : Aloha `Āina: People & Nature in the Hawaiian Islands (Summer) Offered in partnership with Hawaii Pacific University Preliminary Reading List: (* denotes recommended readings; others are required) *Kittinger, J. N., E. Em Finkbeiner, E. W. Glazier and L. B. Crowder Human Dimension of Coral Reef Social- Ecological Systems. Ecology and Society. Kittinger, J. N., T. M. Bambico, T. K. Watson, and E. W. Glazier Sociocultural significance of the endangered Hawaiian monk seal and the human dimensions of conservation planning. Endangered Species Research 17: *Kittinger, J. N., A. Dowling, A. R. Purves, N. A. Milne, and P. Olsson Marine protected areas, multiple- agency management, and monumental surprise in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Journal of Marine Biology 2011:1-17. (Special Issue on Ecosystem- Based Management of the Pacific Islands) *Kittinger, J. N., K. N. Duin, and B. A. Wilcox Commercial fishing, conservation and compatibility in the northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Marine Policy 34(2): *Koehn, J. Z., Daniel R. Reineman, John N. Kittinger Progress and Promise in Spatial Human Dimensions Research for Ecosystem- based Ocean Planning. Marine Policy. Moloka i: Future of a Hawaiian Island. Prepared by members of the Moloka i Community. First Printing: May Version 1.0 Maly, K. and O. Maly. E Ike Hou Iā Lāna i To Know Lanai Once Again: A Historical Reference and Guide to the Island of Lāna i. Maly, K. and O. Maly. Ka Hana Lawai a a me Nā Ko a o Nā Kai Ewalu: Summary of Detailed Findings from Research on the History of Fishing Practices and Marine Fisheries of the Hawaiian Islands. Wendt, A. Towards a New Oceania Trask, H. The Dog that Runs in the Rough Seas. Chapter from Indigenous Methodologies Wind Gourd of La amaomao (text) Hawaiian Fishing Traditions (text) Hawaiian Fishponds (the Bishop Museum booklet) Our Sea of Islands The Ocean in Us Kaho olawe (selection) The Kohola in Hawaii. Videos: Ahupua a Fishponds and Lo i Trailer: Hawaiian Fishponds A Presentation by Carol Araki Wyban. Kahoolawe Aloha Aina George Helm. Marine Resource Management/Aloha `Āina - 4

5 SEA Semester : Aloha `Āina: People & Nature in the Hawaiian Islands (Summer) Offered in partnership with Hawaii Pacific University Course Calendar: Topic Required Readings/Assignments Due Week 1 (19 hours) on shore at HPU campus Welcome/Introduction/Orientation Readings/Videos: Ahupua a Fishponds and Lo`i (video) Lecture/Discussion Topics: Chapter from Indigenous Methodologies Ahupua a Fishponds and Lo`i Wendt, A. Towards a New Oceania Cultural awareness and sensitivity Wind Gourd of La amaomao (text) Traditional Ecological Knowledge Our Sea of Islands Hawaiian Ecosystems The Ocean in Us Historical Contexts of Conservation Hawaiian Fishing Traditions (text) Field Work on Oahu: Maly, K. and O. Maly. Ka Hana Lawai a a Kawainui Marsh me Nā Ko a o Nā Kai Ewalu. Oahu Fish Pond Tour- Paepae, Hawaiian Fishponds (Bishop Museum Kahana, Molii booklet) Historical Sites Iolani Palace, Pearl Puuloa Article (Osorio) Harbor Week 2 (6 hours) - on shore at HPU campus & at sea aboard SSV Robert C. Seamans Lecture/Discussion Topics: Coupled Bio- Cultural Systems Cultural Landscape Approach to Heritage Conservation Readings: Kittinger, J. N., T. M. Bambico, T. K. Watson, and E. W. Glazier Exam Week 3 (9 hours) at sea aboard SSV Robert C. Seamans and onshore on Lauai Lecture/Discussion Topics: Lanai Introduction Sustainable Culture Marine Resource Management Field Work on Lanai (3 days) Readings: Maly, K. and O. Maly. E Ike Hou Iā Lāna i To Know Lanai Once Again. Week 4 (16 hours) at sea aboard SSV Robert C. Seamans & onshore on Maui & Molokai Lecture/Discussion Topics: Readings/Videos: Whales culture, history, Kahoolawe Aloha Aina G.Helm (video) management Kaho olawe (selection from book) Ridge to reef - restoration and marine The Kohola in Hawaii management Marine Resource Management/Aloha `Āina - 5

6 SEA Semester : Aloha `Āina: People & Nature in the Hawaiian Islands (Summer) Offered in partnership with Hawaii Pacific University Kahoolawe Island Reserve Council management strategy Coastal restoration and fisheries management Marine Protected Areas (MPA) Hawaiian Humpback Whale National Sanctuary Marine Resource Management Field Work on Maui (3 days) and Molokai (2 days) Trask, H. The Dog that Runs in the Rough Seas Moloka i: Future of a Hawaiian Island. Week 5 (6 hours) at sea and ashore at HPU campus Once back ashore in Honolulu, supervised Journals, final presentations, and final reports independent work preparing project are all due in this final week of the program. presentations for class symposium. Class symposium Groups give project presentations to class and invited guests. Marine Resource Management/Aloha `Āina - 6