Drug Prevention Program

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The Living Pono Project developed the Kupa’aina Explorations program to help young adults and youth develop personal positive outlooks, values, and team-building skills; to teach them to be courteous, respectful, act responsibly, and to be team focused in all their daily activities; to improve and take care of their health and well-being; and to encourage them to care for and recognize the importance of preserving Hawaii’s unique environment.

PROJECT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

    The goal of this project is engage 80 at-risk youth in a 7 week explorations program that provides an opportunity for them to interact with and learn from professionals in the fields of:  conservation, natural resource management, fisheries, and traditional Hawaiian land management. 

Project objectives:

  1. Provide a continuum of care to 80 at risk youth addressing adolescent substance abuse and other high risk behaviors
  2. We will provide two days of hands on training in technical marine surveys including presence and abundance surveys and water quality testing to prepare at-risk youth for employment in marine related professions including marine resource conservation and management, marine science, and marine technology
  3. Student will apply knowledge gained from training workshops to conduct presence and abundance surveys, and water quality testing at four locations on Maui; Lahaina, Oluwalu, Kihei, and Wailuku.
  4. We will arrange for (4) four professionals to speak to at-risk youth about marine resource conservation, fishing and fishery management, Hawaii fishing regulations, and sustainable fishing practices.