{"id":235144,"date":"2026-05-28T10:23:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T20:23:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=235144"},"modified":"2026-05-28T10:32:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T20:32:34","slug":"next-generation-of-reef-stewards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/05\/28\/next-generation-of-reef-stewards\/","title":{"rendered":"He P&#363;ko&#699;a Kani &#699;&#256;ina: Growing the next generation of reef stewards"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><div class=\"responsive-video-wrap-post\"><figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe  id=\"_ytid_76257\"  width=\"620\" height=\"349\"  data-origwidth=\"620\" data-origheight=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EVaTdj5PJNA?enablejsapi=1&origin=https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu&rel=0&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&disablekb=0&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"He P\u016bko\u02bba Kani \u02bb\u0100ina \u2013 Puhi Bay Coral Community Event\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div>\n<p>Along the Keaukaha coastline at Puhi Bay, keiki from Hawaiian language immersion program Ka <span lang=\"haw\">&#699;Umeke<\/span> <span lang=\"haw\">K&#257;&#699;eo<\/span> are doing what most adults never get to: growing native coral in a nursery and planting it back into the reef their families have known for generations.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_235150\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-235150\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/hilo-pacrc-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Pacific Aquaculture and Coastal Resources Center\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-235150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/hilo-pacrc-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/hilo-pacrc-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/hilo-pacrc.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-235150\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pacific Aquaculture and Coastal Resources Center<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He <span lang=\"haw\">P&#363;ko&#699;a<\/span> Kani <span lang=\"haw\">&#699;&#256;ina<\/span>&#8212;a year-long collaboration between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaumeke.org\/\">Ka <span lang=\"haw\">&#699;Umeke<\/span> <span lang=\"haw\">K&#257;&#699;eo<\/span><\/a> and University of <span lang=\"haw\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> at Hilo&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/hilo.hawaii.edu\/academics\/mop\/coral.php\">Pacific Aquaculture and Coastal Resources Center<\/a> (<abbr>PACRC<\/abbr>)&#8212;is where scientific restoration meets traditional <span lang=\"haw\">&#699;ike<\/span> (knowledge). Keiki learn that the health of the coral is inseparable from the health of the <span lang=\"haw\">&#699;&#257;ina<\/span> (land).<\/p>\n<p><abbr>PACRC<\/abbr> is the <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">糖心视频<\/abbr> Hilo research and community-engagement facility in Keaukaha behind the coral nursery. Marine science faculty lead programs that connect directly with the broader <span lang=\"haw\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Island community.<\/p>\n<p>For more go to <a href=\"https:\/\/hilo.hawaii.edu\/kukala\/20260521\/he-pukoa-kani-aina-coral-restoration.php?utm_source=糖心视频Hilo+UR+Overall+List&#038;utm_campaign=f5f4c83000-20260423_KukalaNuhou_COPY_01&#038;utm_medium=email&#038;utm_term=0_f0299aa91c-f5f4c83000-529244557\"><span lang=\"haw\">K&#363;kala<\/span> <span lang=\"haw\">N&#363;hou<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> Hilo\u2019s <abbr>PACRC<\/abbr> collaborates with a Hawaiian immersion school to teach keiki the connection between coral, \u02bb\u0101ina and restoration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":235150,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[1057,267,14,56],"class_list":["post-235144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-hawaiian-language","tag-pacific-aquaculture-and-coastal-resources-center","tag-uh-hilo","tag-video-2","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"糖心视频 Hilo\u2019s PACRC collaborates with a Hawaiian immersion school to teach keiki the connection between coral, \u02bb\u0101ina and restoration.\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"max-image-preview:large\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"author\" content=\"糖心视频 News\"\/>\n\t<meta name=\"keywords\" content=\"university of hawaii at hilo,uh hilo,uhh,hilo campus,hilo university,hilo college,hawaii island university,big island university,big island college,he pukoa kani aina,reef stewards,uh hilo pacrc,ka umeke kaeo,coral restoration,hawaiian immersion school,keaukaha coastline,puhi bay,university of hawaii at hilo pacific aquaculture and coastal resources center,keiki coral restoration,traditional ike,scientific restoration,native coral,marine science faculty,hawaiian language,pacific aquaculture and coastal resources center,video\" \/>\n\t<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/05\/28\/next-generation-of-reef-stewards\/\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"generator\" content=\"All in One SEO (AIOSEO) 4.9.10\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"University of Hawai\u02bbi System News\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"blog\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"He P\u016bko\u02bba Kani \u02bb\u0100ina: Growing the next generation of reef stewards | University of Hawai\u02bbi System News\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"糖心视频 Hilo\u2019s PACRC collaborates with a Hawaiian immersion school to teach keiki the connection between coral, \u02bb\u0101ina and restoration.\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/05\/28\/next-generation-of-reef-stewards\/\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"fb:admins\" content=\"73513078098\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/hilo-pacrc.jpg\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:image:secure_url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/hilo-pacrc.jpg\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"676\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"381\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"He P\u016bko\u02bba Kani \u02bb\u0100ina: Growing the next generation of reef stewards | University of Hawai\u02bbi System News\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"糖心视频 Hilo\u2019s PACRC collaborates with a Hawaiian immersion school to teach keiki the connection between coral, \u02bb\u0101ina and restoration.\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/hilo-pacrc.jpg\" \/>\n\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"aioseo-schema\">\n\t\t\t{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hawaii.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/28\\\/next-generation-of-reef-stewards\\\/#article\",\"name\":\"He P\\u016bko\\u02bba Kani \\u02bb\\u0100ina: Growing the next generation of reef stewards | University of Hawai\\u02bbi System News\",\"headline\":\"He P&#363;ko&#699;a Kani &#699;&#256;ina: Growing the next generation of reef stewards\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hawaii.edu\\\/news\\\/author\\\/uh-news\\\/#author\"},\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hawaii.edu\\\/news\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hawaii.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/hilo-pacrc.jpg\",\"width\":676,\"height\":381,\"caption\":\"Pacific Aquaculture and Coastal Resources Center\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-28T10:23:52-10:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-05-28T10:32:34-10:00\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hawaii.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/28\\\/next-generation-of-reef-stewards\\\/#webpage\"},\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hawaii.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/28\\\/next-generation-of-reef-stewards\\\/#webpage\"},\"articleSection\":\"Community, Hawaiian language, Pacific Aquaculture and Coastal Resources Center, 糖心视频 Hilo, video\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hawaii.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/28\\\/next-generation-of-reef-stewards\\\/#breadcrumblist\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hawaii.edu\\\/news#listItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hawaii.edu\\\/news\",\"nextItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hawaii.edu\\\/news\\\/category\\\/community\\\/#listItem\",\"name\":\"Community\"}},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hawaii.edu\\\/news\\\/category\\\/community\\\/#listItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Community\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hawaii.edu\\\/news\\\/category\\\/community\\\/\",\"nextItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hawaii.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/28\\\/next-generation-of-reef-stewards\\\/#listItem\",\"name\":\"He P&#363;ko&#699;a Kani &#699;&#256;ina: Growing the next generation of reef stewards\"},\"previousItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hawaii.edu\\\/news#listItem\",\"name\":\"Home\"}},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hawaii.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/28\\\/next-generation-of-reef-stewards\\\/#listItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"He P&#363;ko&#699;a Kani &#699;&#256;ina: Growing the next generation of reef stewards\",\"previousItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hawaii.edu\\\/news\\\/category\\\/community\\\/#listItem\",\"name\":\"Community\"}}]},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hawaii.edu\\\/news\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"University of Hawaii News\",\"description\":\"News from the University of Hawaii\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hawaii.edu\\\/news\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hawaii.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/08\\\/system-seal.png\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hawaii.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/28\\\/next-generation-of-reef-stewards\\\/#organizationLogo\",\"width\":260,\"height\":260,\"caption\":\"U H seal in System gold\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hawaii.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/28\\\/next-generation-of-reef-stewards\\\/#organizationLogo\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hawaii.edu\\\/news\\\/author\\\/uh-news\\\/#author\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hawaii.edu\\\/news\\\/author\\\/uh-news\\\/\",\"name\":\"糖心视频 News\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hawaii.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/28\\\/next-generation-of-reef-stewards\\\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hawaii.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/28\\\/next-generation-of-reef-stewards\\\/\",\"name\":\"He P\\u016bko\\u02bba Kani \\u02bb\\u0100ina: Growing the next generation of reef stewards | University of Hawai\\u02bbi System News\",\"description\":\"糖心视频 Hilo\\u2019s PACRC collaborates with a Hawaiian immersion school to teach keiki the connection between coral, \\u02bb\\u0101ina and restoration.\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hawaii.edu\\\/news\\\/#website\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hawaii.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/28\\\/next-generation-of-reef-stewards\\\/#breadcrumblist\"},\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hawaii.edu\\\/news\\\/author\\\/uh-news\\\/#author\"},\"creator\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hawaii.edu\\\/news\\\/author\\\/uh-news\\\/#author\"},\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hawaii.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/hilo-pacrc.jpg\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hawaii.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/28\\\/next-generation-of-reef-stewards\\\/#mainImage\",\"width\":676,\"height\":381,\"caption\":\"Pacific Aquaculture and Coastal Resources Center\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hawaii.edu\\\/news\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/28\\\/next-generation-of-reef-stewards\\\/#mainImage\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-28T10:23:52-10:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-05-28T10:32:34-10:00\"},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hawaii.edu\\\/news\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hawaii.edu\\\/news\\\/\",\"name\":\"University of Hawai\\u02bbi System News\",\"description\":\"News from the University of Hawaii\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hawaii.edu\\\/news\\\/#organization\"}}]}\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO -->\n\n","aioseo_head_json":{"title":"He P\u016bko\u02bba Kani \u02bb\u0100ina: Growing the next generation of reef stewards | University of Hawai\u02bbi System News","description":"糖心视频 Hilo\u2019s PACRC collaborates with a Hawaiian immersion school to teach keiki the connection between coral, \u02bb\u0101ina and restoration.","canonical_url":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/05\/28\/next-generation-of-reef-stewards\/","robots":"max-image-preview:large","keywords":"university of hawaii at hilo,uh hilo,uhh,hilo campus,hilo university,hilo college,hawaii island university,big island university,big island college,he pukoa kani aina,reef stewards,uh hilo pacrc,ka umeke kaeo,coral restoration,hawaiian immersion school,keaukaha coastline,puhi bay,university of hawaii at hilo pacific aquaculture and coastal resources center,keiki coral restoration,traditional ike,scientific restoration,native coral,marine science faculty,hawaiian language,pacific aquaculture and coastal resources center,video","webmasterTools":{"miscellaneous":""},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/05\/28\/next-generation-of-reef-stewards\/#article","name":"He P\u016bko\u02bba Kani \u02bb\u0100ina: Growing the next generation of reef stewards | University of Hawai\u02bbi System News","headline":"He P&#363;ko&#699;a Kani &#699;&#256;ina: Growing the next generation of reef stewards","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/author\/uh-news\/#author"},"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/#organization"},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/hilo-pacrc.jpg","width":676,"height":381,"caption":"Pacific Aquaculture and Coastal Resources Center"},"datePublished":"2026-05-28T10:23:52-10:00","dateModified":"2026-05-28T10:32:34-10:00","inLanguage":"en-US","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/05\/28\/next-generation-of-reef-stewards\/#webpage"},"isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/05\/28\/next-generation-of-reef-stewards\/#webpage"},"articleSection":"Community, Hawaiian language, Pacific Aquaculture and Coastal Resources Center, 糖心视频 Hilo, video"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/05\/28\/next-generation-of-reef-stewards\/#breadcrumblist","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news#listItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news","nextItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/category\/community\/#listItem","name":"Community"}},{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/category\/community\/#listItem","position":2,"name":"Community","item":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/category\/community\/","nextItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/05\/28\/next-generation-of-reef-stewards\/#listItem","name":"He P&#363;ko&#699;a Kani &#699;&#256;ina: Growing the next generation of reef stewards"},"previousItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news#listItem","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/05\/28\/next-generation-of-reef-stewards\/#listItem","position":3,"name":"He P&#363;ko&#699;a Kani &#699;&#256;ina: Growing the next generation of reef stewards","previousItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/category\/community\/#listItem","name":"Community"}}]},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/#organization","name":"University of Hawaii News","description":"News from the University of Hawaii","url":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/system-seal.png","@id":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/05\/28\/next-generation-of-reef-stewards\/#organizationLogo","width":260,"height":260,"caption":"U H seal in System gold"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/05\/28\/next-generation-of-reef-stewards\/#organizationLogo"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/author\/uh-news\/#author","url":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/author\/uh-news\/","name":"糖心视频 News"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/05\/28\/next-generation-of-reef-stewards\/#webpage","url":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/05\/28\/next-generation-of-reef-stewards\/","name":"He P\u016bko\u02bba Kani \u02bb\u0100ina: Growing the next generation of reef stewards | University of Hawai\u02bbi System News","description":"糖心视频 Hilo\u2019s PACRC collaborates with a Hawaiian immersion school to teach keiki the connection between coral, \u02bb\u0101ina and restoration.","inLanguage":"en-US","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/#website"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/05\/28\/next-generation-of-reef-stewards\/#breadcrumblist"},"author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/author\/uh-news\/#author"},"creator":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/author\/uh-news\/#author"},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/hilo-pacrc.jpg","@id":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/05\/28\/next-generation-of-reef-stewards\/#mainImage","width":676,"height":381,"caption":"Pacific Aquaculture and Coastal Resources Center"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/05\/28\/next-generation-of-reef-stewards\/#mainImage"},"datePublished":"2026-05-28T10:23:52-10:00","dateModified":"2026-05-28T10:32:34-10:00"},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/","name":"University of Hawai\u02bbi System News","description":"News from the University of Hawaii","inLanguage":"en-US","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/#organization"}}]},"og:locale":"en_US","og:site_name":"University of Hawai\u02bbi System News","og:type":"blog","og:title":"He P\u016bko\u02bba Kani \u02bb\u0100ina: Growing the next generation of reef stewards | University of Hawai\u02bbi System News","og:description":"糖心视频 Hilo\u2019s PACRC collaborates with a Hawaiian immersion school to teach keiki the connection between coral, \u02bb\u0101ina and restoration.","og:url":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/05\/28\/next-generation-of-reef-stewards\/","fb:admins":"73513078098","og:image":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/hilo-pacrc.jpg","og:image:secure_url":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/hilo-pacrc.jpg","og:image:width":"676","og:image:height":"381","twitter:card":"summary","twitter:title":"He P\u016bko\u02bba Kani \u02bb\u0100ina: Growing the next generation of reef stewards | University of Hawai\u02bbi System News","twitter:description":"糖心视频 Hilo\u2019s PACRC collaborates with a Hawaiian immersion school to teach keiki the connection between coral, \u02bb\u0101ina and restoration.","twitter:image":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/hilo-pacrc.jpg"},"aioseo_meta_data":{"post_id":"235144","title":null,"description":"#post_excerpt","keywords":[{"label":"University of Hawaii at Hilo","value":"University of Hawaii at Hilo"},{"label":"糖心视频 Hilo","value":"糖心视频 Hilo"},{"label":"糖心视频H","value":"糖心视频H"},{"label":"Hilo campus","value":"Hilo campus"},{"label":"Hilo university","value":"Hilo university"},{"label":"Hilo college","value":"Hilo college"},{"label":"Hawaii Island university","value":"Hawaii Island university"},{"label":"Big Island university","value":"Big Island university"},{"label":"Big Island college","value":"Big Island college"},{"label":"He Pukoa Kani Aina","value":"He Pukoa Kani Aina"},{"label":"reef stewards","value":"reef stewards"},{"label":"糖心视频 Hilo PACRC","value":"糖心视频 Hilo PACRC"},{"label":"Ka Umeke Kaeo","value":"Ka Umeke Kaeo"},{"label":"coral restoration","value":"coral restoration"},{"label":"Hawaiian immersion school","value":"Hawaiian immersion school"},{"label":"Keaukaha coastline","value":"Keaukaha coastline"},{"label":"Puhi Bay","value":"Puhi Bay"},{"label":"University of Hawaii at Hilo Pacific Aquaculture and Coastal Resources Center","value":"University of Hawaii at Hilo Pacific Aquaculture and Coastal Resources Center"},{"label":"keiki coral restoration","value":"keiki coral restoration"},{"label":"traditional ike","value":"traditional ike"},{"label":"scientific restoration","value":"scientific restoration"},{"label":"native coral","value":"native coral"},{"label":"Marine science faculty","value":"Marine science faculty"}],"keyphrases":{"focus":{"keyphrase":"","score":0,"analysis":{"keyphraseInTitle":{"score":0,"maxScore":9,"error":1}}},"additional":[]},"primary_term":null,"canonical_url":null,"og_title":null,"og_description":null,"og_object_type":"default","og_image_type":"featured","og_image_url":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/hilo-pacrc.jpg","og_image_width":"676","og_image_height":"381","og_image_custom_url":null,"og_image_custom_fields":null,"og_video":"","og_custom_url":null,"og_article_section":null,"og_article_tags":null,"twitter_use_og":false,"twitter_card":"default","twitter_image_type":"featured","twitter_image_url":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/hilo-pacrc.jpg","twitter_image_custom_url":null,"twitter_image_custom_fields":null,"twitter_title":null,"twitter_description":null,"schema":{"blockGraphs":[],"customGraphs":[],"default":{"data":{"Article":[],"Course":[],"Dataset":[],"FAQPage":[],"Movie":[],"Person":[],"Product":[],"ProductReview":[],"Car":[],"Recipe":[],"Service":[],"SoftwareApplication":[],"WebPage":[]},"graphName":"Article","isEnabled":true},"graphs":[]},"schema_type":"default","schema_type_options":null,"pillar_content":false,"robots_default":true,"robots_noindex":false,"robots_noarchive":false,"robots_nosnippet":false,"robots_nofollow":false,"robots_noimageindex":false,"robots_noodp":false,"robots_notranslate":false,"robots_max_snippet":"-1","robots_max_videopreview":"-1","robots_max_imagepreview":"large","priority":null,"frequency":"default","location":null,"local_seo":null,"breadcrumb_settings":null,"limit_modified_date":false,"ai":{"faqs":[],"keyPoints":[],"schemas":[],"titles":[],"descriptions":[],"socialPosts":{"email":[],"linkedin":[],"twitter":[],"facebook":[],"instagram":[]}},"created":"2026-05-28 18:53:13","updated":"2026-05-28 20:32:35","seo_analyzer_scan_date":null},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/hilo-pacrc.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235144","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=235144"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235144\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":235152,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235144\/revisions\/235152"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/235150"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=235144"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=235144"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=235144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}