Kuleana Coral Restoration
Our vision:
A Hawaiʻi with resilient coral reef ecosystems, supporting ocean health and human health, managed by resilient coastal communities.
Kuleana Coral Restoration was founded in 2019 by a diverse team of Native Hawaiians, scientists, and ocean advocates determined to restore the degraded coral reefs surrounding their home island of Oʻahu.
Now, our organization is on a mission to restore, protect and monitor Hawaiian coral reefs, to foster resilient coastal communities.
In Hawaiian, “kuleana” means “responsibility,” and implies a deep reciprocal relationship between the person who is responsible and the resource that they are responsible for.
This is how we fulfill our kuleana.
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![Coral technicians collecting corals of opportunity to be outplanted on the reef.]()
Direct Restoration
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![Scientific scuba divers monitoring coral fragments.]()
Science and Monitoring
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![Kuleana Coral team hosting a fragmentation outreach event.]()
Community Engagement
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![Scientific scuba divers on the boat before entering the water.]()
Training and Readiness
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![Coral technician collecting survey data at one of the Community Based Coral Restoration Areas]()
Community-Based Coral Restoration Areas
Rooted in West Oʻahu
Kuleana Coral Restoration works to fulfill our mission with restoration sites across Hawaiʻi, based from West Oʻahu. While our work is expanding rapidly, our core objective is to build community and coastal resilience through restoration, community partnerships, and empowering residents to join our mission.
Thanks to our long-term partnership with Ko Olina, we launch our boat and dive operations from Ko Olina Marina to fulfill this mission, and train our team and community members at our Restoration Training Hub.
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