12/5/11
By Christine Hitt
“Pre-contact Hawaii had 350-450 fishponds. Today, there are only 50 in the state that are still useable,” explained Kelii Kotubetey coordinator of Paepae o Heeia.
As I was browsing the archives for historic fishpond photos, you can see first-hand how fishponds were filled in. The first photo, taken in 1930s over Kaneohe Bay. The second in 1950s. See more fishpond photos in the gallery.
