To say that the expansion of Papahanaumokuakea is not consistent with Hawaiian values is simply not true. In fact as a Hawaiian, I find that statement offensive. Our kupuna did place kapu on certain fishing areas during spawning, and those kapu were temporary. I will use a quote from the article that you cited “Most Hawaiians today may be unfamiliar with these things we desire to know: why the fish in our seas are decreasing, and which provided enough of what was wanted for their sustenance and it was never heard that they lacked for fish or had difficulty in catching them.” Talk to any local fisherman in Hawaii and they will all agree that the fish are harder to find. I’ve seen near shore fish decline over the last decade, and the scientific literature overwhelmingly shows that most fish species are in severe decline.