Hana Pa'a: Challenges and lessons for early phases of co-management

Vaughan, Mehana Blaich; Caldwell, Margaret R.

doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2015.07.005

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“…This study employed a mixed method research design (Tashakkori and Teddlie 2003) that relies on qualitative analysis of data from key respondent interviews (N=18) and archival data sources such as meeting minutes, legislative testimony, management plans for co-management areas, stock assess-ments, and other documents to identify institutional barriers associated with the transition to co-management systems. The authors also draw upon years of ongoing ethnographic data and interviews collected during the planning for the only actively co-managed area in Hawai'i (Vaughan and Caldwell 2015). The authors also reference a policy analysis of the State of Hawai'i administrative rulemaking process .…”

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“…For example, the legislation does not define community, which places the burden on a community to define the relevant stakeholders for a community-based subsistence fishing area, creating ambiguities about the factors relevant to inclusion and whether community engagement processes are sufficient. Hā'ena likely exceeded documentation requirements for their planning process by recording dates and attendance for over 60 community meetings over nearly 10 years (Vaughan and Caldwell 2015). Later on, this documentation proved valuable when organized special interests unsuccessfully claimed that they had not been consulted.…”

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“…Respondents explained how state government support for co-management dwindles under any opposition, particularly if the opposition is vocal and consistent. Still, the Hā'ena co-management area passed because public support was overwhelmingly positive -over 99% of written and oral testimony collected during public meetings and hearings supported establishing the area (Vaughan and Caldwell 2015).…”

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“…Ethnographic and interview evidence suggest that a cultural, spiritual, and social connection may be a wellspring from which no matter the barrier or the cost, people will continue efforts to care for their areas (Vaughan and Vitousek 2013;Vaughan and Caldwell 2015). Hā'ena, Mo'omomi, and Miloli'i communities each share a deep cultural connection to place which facilitates absorption of costs (Matsuoka et al 1998;Vaughan and Caldwell 2015). For these communities, connection to the land and sea reproduces a sense of cultural identity and provides a purpose for action that is guided by kuleana or a deep responsibility to care for place .…”

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“…Building co-management regimes in the developed world can be particularly challenging, due to: conflicting legal mandates and overlapping regulatory structures (Crowder et al 2006); legal systems that prevent devolution of rights or local autonomy (Finkbeiner et al 2015); or bureaucratic and political inertia (Pinkerton 1992). Co-management processes may also be encumbered by a lack of government capacity for collaborative management (Pinkerton et al 2014); rent-seeking behavior (Imperial and Yandle 2005); and lengthy public planning processes where stakeholders have multiple opportunities to influence policymaking (Vaughan and Caldwell 2015). Given the barriers associated with co-management transitions, it is worth understanding how communities may overcome them.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Making the transition to co-management governance arrangements in Hawai‘i: a framework for understanding transaction and transformation costs

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Co-management has shown great promise in achieving social and ecological goals worldwide. Despite its potential, significant challenges are faced during governance transformations shifting from traditional approaches to fisheries management to co-management systems. Several factors make Hawai'i an excellent opportunity to study the barriers associated with implementing co-management systems. Hawai'i implements many of the same types of regulatory and fisheries programs found elsewhere in the U.S., yet it also possesses a unique legacy of customary management systems. In addition, a legal pathway has existed for nearly two decades that allows communities to partner with the State of Hawai'i to co-manage nearshore coral reef fisheries. Despite the presence of this enabling legislation, extensive community interest in this approach across the archipelago, and A framework for understanding transaction and transformation costs 389 significant NGO/Foundation support, co-management implementation remains limited. This study uses a mixed methods approach that relies on semi-structured interviews and archival data sources to conduct an institutional analysis of transaction and transformation costs. These costs serve as barriers to co-management implementation. The study identifies several social and organizational barriers preventing co-management implementation including: governmental structure and operations; planning and administrative processes; organized opposition from special interests; and consensus building processes. The institutional analysis further reveals a wide range of transaction and transformation costs associated with this governance transformation that prevent adoption of co-management. We conclude by identifying some actions that can help reduce these implementation barriers to co-management transitions and prevent conservation stalemates.Keywords: Co-management, common pool resources, community-based management, coral reefs, fisheries management, governance, institutional analysis, transaction costs Acknowledgements: The authors would like to thank the interview respondents and practitioners that graciously shared their time and valuable experience with us. We would also like to thank the anonymous reviewers that provided valuable comments and insight on earlier versions of this manuscript.

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Hana Pa'a: Challenges and lessons for early phases of co-management

Cited by 16 publications

References 38 publications

Making the transition to co-management governance arrangements in Hawai‘i: a framework for understanding transaction and transformation costs

Making the transition to co-management governance arrangements in Hawai‘i: a framework for understanding transaction and transformation costs

Care, not incarceration: exploring the carcerality of fisheries enforcement and potential decolonial futures in Hawaiʻi

Hidden risks of deforestation in global supply chains: A study of natural rubber flows from Sri Lanka to the United States

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