Milkfish/Awa: A Hawaiian Perspective

Fish of the Week!

English - May 27, 2024 04:00 - 44 minutes - 102 MB - ★★★★★ - 62 ratings
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Get to know the Milkfish, a big, shiny, powerful fish known locally in Hawaii as Awa. Our guest, Keli'i Kotubetey (Assistant Executive Director of Paepae o He'eia on the island of O'ahu) takes us to an 800 year old site of ancient Hawaiian aquaculture where this fish is being cared for and grown for the future.