ʻĀkoʻakoʻa is built from a foundation of Hawaiian cultural knowledge, with our Cultural Advisors guiding our approach, and our regional and global knowledge exchanges serving to advance cultural leadership at all programmatic levels.

Our scientific tools include the world’s most advanced sea-, air- and land-based mapping and environmental monitoring assets as well as high-definition land-reef modeling and ecosystem genetics.

Our reefs need an interconnected network of empowered stewards who understand the problems their reefs are facing. To do this, we've developed comprehensive ridge to reef education informed by cultural heritage and the latest scientific understanding.

Our government relations element focuses on cross-jurisdictional engagement and training, data provisioning to decision makers, and community-government liaison support.