Limu Seeds

Native Hawaiian seaweeds, called limu, is endangered and has vanished from the nearshore reef on the island of Lana'i. Kupuna (elder) Allen, friends and the local school are trying to restore this natural resource because it is the basis of the marine food chain and has significant Hawaiian cultural importance. Build up of sediment washing down from the land due to increasing drought, closure of the world's largest pineapple plantation, questionable state road management, and grazing by introduced ungulates (wild deer and sheep) are causing the problem. NOAA & the Hawaii Community Foundation are helping, but progress is slow. What else will the loss of this lead to???