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H A W A I I C O N S E R V A T I O N . O R G  \nMahalo nui loa to our funders: HAROLD K . L . CASTLE FOUNDATION MAR ISLA FOUNDATION COOKE FOUNDATION, LIMITED  \nSTATE OF HAWAI'I, OFFICE OF PLANNING , COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM  \nCITATION: NOOR I L . , ATKINSON S . , ANDERS E . , PARKS J. , GIARDINA C . , WINTER K . , MEJ IA M . , FEINHOLZ C . , MATHEWS T. , HAWAI’I CONSERVATION ALLIANCE, HONOLULU, HAWAI‘I 2018  \nPrinting of this publication was supported by the State of Hawai‘i, Office of Planning, Coastal Zone Management Program, pursuant to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) [Award No. na15nos4190105](Award No. na15nos4190105), funded in part by the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended, administered by the Office for Coastal Management, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. The views expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of NOAA or any of its sub-agencies.  \nPAGE 2 // W W W . H A W A I I C O N S E R V A T I O N . O R G / C O M M U N I T Y S N A P S H O T  \nW W W . H A W A I I C O N S E R V A T I O N . O R G / C O M M U N I T Y S N A P S H O T // PAGE 3  \n“AS HAWAIIANS, WE  \nRELATE TO THE LAND AS  \nOUR ELDER SIBLING. THE  \nLAND TAKES CARE OF  \nUS, AND WE TAKE CARE  \nOF THE LAND. FROM THE  \nAIR WE BREATHE, TO  \nTHE WATER WE DRINK,  \nTO THE FOOD WE EAT,  \nEVERYTHING COMES BACK  \nTO THE RELATIONSHIP  \nTHAT WE MĀLAMA  \nSOMETHING.”  \n– NOELANI LEE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF KA HONUA MOMONA, MOLOKA ̒ I, GAVE HER SONS KAULUWAI 6 YEARS OLD (BOTTOM LEFT) AND KEOLINOHOKAI 4  \nYEARS OLD (BOTTOM RIGHT), THEIR NAMES TO REFLECT THE MAGIC OF THE SPACE  \nWHERE FRESH WATER AND SALT WATER  \nMEET IN A FISHPOND’S MULIWAI.  \nright: This 800-year-old kuapā (rock wall) at Ali‘i Fishpond, Moloka‘i, like many fishpond walls across Hawai‘i, was built rock by rock, passing through thousands of hands. It represents sustained community efforts, not only from the past, but also continuing today. It exemplifies that if we care for our‘āina (Land), it will, in return, feed us.  \nTABLE OF CONTENTS  \n6  \n8  \n11  \n23  \n39  \n49  \n69  \n81  \nFROM OUR COMMUNITIES TO YOURS  \nA Message from the Pilot CWS Project Communities  \nRESILIENCE IN THE 21 ST CENTURY  \nINTRODUCTION  \nWatershed or Ahupua‘a?  \nSnapshot Evolution  \nSnapshots Inspire Partnerships  \nGETTING STARTED  \nSession 1: Evaluating Community Readiness (1 hour)  \nSession 2: Clarifying Roles and Responsibilities (1 hour)  \nSession 3: Forming the Community Watershed Snapshot Team (1 hour)  \nSession 4: Financing Your Snapshot (1 hour)  \nSession 5: Inviting Participants and Surveying Knowledge and Perceptions (1-2 hours)  \nFOCUSING ON YOUR PLACE  \nSession 1: Participating in Mapping (2-3 hours)  \nSession 2: Informing Your Snapshot (2-3 hours)  \nSession 3: Building Your Historical Timeline (1-2 hours)  \nMOVING TO MEASUREMENT  \nSession 1: Protecting Your Snapshot Information (2 hours)  \nSession 2: Confirming Snapshot Metrics (1-2 hours)  \nSession 3: Understanding Snapshot Results (1-2 hours)  \nSession 4: Engaging Local Knowledge (1-2 hours)  \nSession 5: Gathering Additional Information (1-2 hours)  \nSHARING RESULTS  \nSession 1: Learning About Effective Communications (1 hour)  \nSession 2: Shaping Foundational Communication Tools (2-3 hours)  \nSession 3: Developing the Snapshot Communications Plan (1-2 hours)  \nINSPIRING ACTION  \nSession 1: Creating a Problem-Solution Model (2-3 hours)  \nSession 2: Planning to Take Action (3 hours)","cbCaifhSCETH2TnI","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaifhSCETH2TnI","pdf",30335575,66,"English","# From Our Communities to Yours\n## A Message from the Pilot CWS Project Communities\n# Resilience in the 21st Century\n# Introduction\n## Watershed or Ahupua‘a?\n## Snapshot Evolution\n## Snapshots Inspire Partnerships\n# Getting Started\n## Session 1: Evaluating Community Readiness (1 hour)\n## Session 2: Clarifying Roles and Responsibilities (1 hour)\n## Session 3: Forming the Community Watershed Snapshot Team (1 hour)\n## Session 4: Financing Your Snapshot (1 hour)\n## Session 5: Inviting Participants and Surveying Knowledge and Perceptions (1-2 hours)\n# Focusing on Your Place\n## Session 1: Participating in Mapping (2-3 hours)\n## Session 2: Informing Your Snapshot (2-3 hours)\n## Session 3: Building Your Historical Timeline (1-2 hours)\n# Moving to Measurement\n## Session 1: Protecting Your Snapshot Information (2 hours)\n## Session 2: Confirming Snapshot Metrics (1-2 hours)\n## Session 3: Understanding Snapshot Results (1-2 hours)\n## Session 4: Engaging Local Knowledge (1-2 hours)\n## Session 5: Gathering Additional Information (1-2 hours)\n# Sharing Results\n## Session 1: Learning About Effective Communications (1 hour)\n## Session 2: Shaping Foundational Communication Tools (2-3 hours)\n## Session 3: Developing the Snapshot Communications Plan (1-2 hours)\n# Inspiring Action\n## Session 1: Creating a Problem-Solution Model (2-3 hours)\n## Session 2: Planning to Take Action (3 hours)\n## Session 3: Monitoring Your Management Progress (1-2 hours)\n# Glossary\n# Appendices","[{\"question\":\"What is the Community Watershed Snapshot (CWS) Project trying to help communities do?\",\"answer\":\"The CWS Project is a participatory process that helps communities understand, analyze, and address humanity’s relationship with its environment. 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