The impressive catch was a testament to an ancient eastern Polynesian practice, known as rahui, that might just be a key to developing sustainable, community-led solutions in Tahiti’s depleted ...

They decided there was a customary Polynesian practice that could help them do it: creating a rahui. The traditional conservation method of regulating human activity to help replenish and protect ...

RESTORE THE RAHUI The reef - "the oxygen we breath," says David - is at the heart of the surf and the village, a unique, living structure that not only creates the perfect waves, but is a larder ...

Te Kawerau a Maki subsequently have decided to place a rahui (customary prohibition) over the Waitakere forest to prevent and control human access until effective and appropriate research ...

Acceptance of rahui has blossomed as well: A 2019 study by the Pew Bertarelli Ocean Legacy Project found that 90% of inhabitants in French Polynesia support rahui, much higher than the support for ...

They decided there was a customary Polynesian practice that could help them do it: creating a rahui. The traditional conservation method of regulating human activity to help replenish and protect ...

Kauli Vaast, of France, leaps over a wave during the second round of the 2024 Summer Olympics surfing competition Sunday, July 28, 2024, in Teahupo'o, Tahiti. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) ...