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The ancient Hawaiians used fish ponds, known as lo’i or taro patches, to cultivate fish and taro, a staple food of the Hawaiian people. Today, Hawaii combines the traditional aquaponics methods with modern technology to produce fresh fish and vegetables in a sustainable and environmentally friendly way.
By maintaining aquaponics systems, one is able to experience the pilina (reciprocal relationships) between land and sea as well as humans and food. Figure 1. Backyard aquaponics system. Aquaponics has been flourishing in the community of Waimānalo, a rural town that is located in windward O‘ahu.
Utilizing aquaponic, hydroponic, and hybrid farming systems to grow synthetic pesticide free produce, the family is working towards creating the most progressive and sustainable farm in Hawai‘i. The Lau family prides itself in being able to offer such a large variety of plants to their customers without negatively impacting the land they use.
The study innovatively merges the modern technology of aquaponics with traditional Native Hawaiian practices to create a “mini ahupuaʻa” system in families’ backyards to provide constant access to fresh fruits, vegetables, and fish.
A turnkey, micro aquaponics kit system, AquaPono is a fun, easy and pono (right) way to learn applied aquaponics science. It’s designed to accessible for all students to learn how to safely grow vegetables and fish in a water-based environment that is GMO-free, pesticide-free, and soil-disease-free.
To START YOUR AQUAPONICS SYSTEM, you’ll have to figure out what system you want to install. The three aquaponics systems to choose from are: MEDIA BASED, DEEPFLOW, and NUTRIENT FILM. Media Base is the entry type system and deepflow is the most advanced...
Kunia Country Farms operates a deep water culture (DWC) or raft aquaponic system. We currently have 20 grow bed troughs built on a 1 acre field. Each trough measures 96 feet long by 8 feet wide, for a total growing area of 768 square feet per trough and 13,800 square feet for the entire system.
