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We all bear responsibility to the place that we 
call Honua, Mother Earth, because we are all a  

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part of it. Not separate, not better than the 
other, we're all in part as the Kumulipo say,  

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we come from the same sources. So that to me is a 
responsibility, I think, being in this sanctuary  

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advisory council, that helps me to impart that 
and hope that those that follow will take on those  

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kinds of responsibilities and continue to bridge 
it generationally so that it's never forgotten.

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The National Marine Sanctuary System is about 620 
000 square miles of the ocean and great lakes.

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It's protected for the resources that are there, 
but also what those resources mean to a community.  

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And one of the interesting things about the 
Office of National Marine Sanctuaries is that  

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we're protecting a place not only for species 
and habitats, but also so that we can educate our  

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youth and educate the public at large about what 
the ocean means and about what these individual  

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places mean. It's also an opportunity for us to to 
make sure that the protections we put in place are  

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allowing a community to thrive and bringing 
together the voices and the individuals and  

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the collective groups of people who matter to this 
place and that matter to keep that place healthy  

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for the long haul. I think one of the things I've 
been really impressed by with the sanctuary is  

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that sitting on the advisory council I see that 
they receive input and feedback from a variety  

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of different stakeholder groups and there 
are a lot of different voices in that room,  

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a lot of different perspectives in the 
room. And the sanctuary staff are hearing  

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all of those perspectives when they're making 
decisions about how to manage the sanctuary.  

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And the council, like all the councils, provides 
this unique forum for all the stakeholders,  

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all the partners who are participating in the 
marine sanctuary program, to come together  

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regularly to have really challenging discussions 
about the current issues to identify future issues  

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and to work as a set of partners to help achieve 
the goals of the sanctuary. It's really never  

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been more important for us to ensure that we 
have the right level of protection in place  

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and, at the same time, recognize the community's 
needs and what level of importance the sanctuary  

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represents for that community. I know it's 
something that I feel proud to be a part of  

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to be serving on the sanctuary advisory council. 
Being a fisherman and representing the voice of  

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fishing guides at the sanctuary advisory 
council level. I think we're a big part of  

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the partnership that it's going to take to protect 
these important places. I would really encourage  

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people to come and be part of it. It's the best 
way to find a solution that works for everyone,  

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is to is to come and respectfully listen and then 
contribute, so they can be part of the solution.  

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So what should your role be? Come help us. 
Right? Be a part of these communities. Be a part  

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of the decisions that we're trying to make here 
to protect these places for for my children,  

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for your children, for, you know, future 
generations too. You can do that in numerous ways,  

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right? You can step in and be a member of our 
advisory councils and you can come sit at the  

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table and provide input and be a liaison to 
your community to say what should the Office of  

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National Marine Sanctuaries know about this place, 
why it matters to you, and what we should do to  

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protect it to the future. With you and with you 
coming in and being a part of this with us we'll  

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make better informed decisions, but we're also 
going to be growing the capacity we have there  

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and being able to make even more of a difference 
in this place and a place that's important to you.