HONOLULU (23 October 2025) Continuing to build on conversations from the April 2025 meetings, the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council and partners will host the 2nd round in a series of community consultation meetings throughout the main Hawaiian Islands.

EVERYONE WELCOME!
We invite fishing families and the public to participate in these vital discussions. Your voice matters as we work together to navigate changes and enhance the fishing community’s future.

The meetings will start with an Open House of agency representatives and light refreshments, followed by an overview of the Council’s community consultation effort, presentations on fishery challenges, and discussion and feedback.

Discussion Themes:

• Freshwater loss & limu restoration
• Fisheries access, infrastructure & Lahaina recovery
• Fishing in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
• Managing rebounding Hawaiian green sea turtles
• Future of small-boat fishing & community food security

Meeting Schedule:

● Lana’i
Date: October 28, 2025 (Tuesday)
Time: 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. (HST)
Location: Filipino Club House, 450 Jacaranda St, Lanai City

●  Maui
Date: October 30, 2025 (Thursday)
Time: 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. (HST)
Location: Maui Beach Hotel, 170 W Kaahumanu Ave, Kahului

●  Kaua’i
Date: November 4, 2025 (Tuesday)
Time: 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. (HST)
Location: Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School Cafeteria, 4431 Nuhou St, Lihue

●  O’ahu
Date: November 8, 2025 (Saturday)
Time: 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. (HST)
Location: Ala Moana Hotel-Garden Lanai, 410 Atkinson Dr, Honolulu

●  Two additional meetings are scheduled for Moloka’i on December 1 and O’ahu on December 4. More details to follow.

For more information, please visit the Council’s IRA Projects web page, or contact Zach Yamada (zach.yamada@wpcouncil.org, www.wpcouncil.org) or Alex Min (alex.cannon.min@gmail.com, www.fishtoday.org/pacific-islands-voices). See meeting flyer below and please help spread the word!

About the Council
The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council is one of eight regional councils established under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to manage fisheries in the U.S. exclusive economic zone (EEZ). The Council is responsible for developing and implementing fishery management plans for waters surrounding Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, the CNMI and U.S. Pacific Remote Island Areas. The Council works to promote sustainable fisheries, protect marine ecosystems and support the livelihoods of fishing communities through science-based decision-making and stakeholder engagement.

Council community consultation effort overview (2-min video)