Projects
Limu Kohu Restoration
Due to loss of cultural practices and the near extinction of fluent speakers of ‘ōlelo Hawai’i (Hawaiian language) following colonization, traditional seaweed practices and knowledge have dwindled. At the same time, the physical limu population has declined sharply over the past decade, decreasing the accessibility to the community, and also affecting the reef ecosystem.
Upcycled Fish Waste Fertilizer
By working to valorize waste in our community, Symbrosia Foundation has partnered with Blue Ocean Mariculture to ferment their Kampachi waste into a Korean farming supplement - Fish Amino Acids (FAAs). This locally produced fertilizer promotes strong plant growth and builds protective coating against pests, while decreasing dependency on mainland agricultural inputs.
Open-Source Automation for Agri + Aquaculture
The idea of freely sharing technical information among peers, if not the public in general, can be traced back to scholarly, scientific works and inventions of ancient people whose discoveries were published in scroll manuscripts and accessible to all other scholars. This idea still exists today, serving as the foundation of academia. Symbrosia Foundation brings a flexible, cost-friendly automation tool to the agriculture scene. We hope the use of automation will decrease operating costs and make the mahi‘ai lifecycle more accessible while putting more local food on our tables.
"He aliʻi ka ʻāina; he kauwā ke kanaka."
This proverb translates to "The land is chief; the people are its servants." It underscores the deep connection between people and the land, emphasizing that the well-being of the land (and by extension, the environment) is paramount and that people have a responsibility to care for it.