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Maritime Archaeology and
History of the Hawaiian Islands Foundation (MAHHI) |
Our short-term goals:
- identify key issues affecting
submerged cultural resource management within the Pacific
- educate the public on
submerged cultural resources and opportunities for exploration, research and
discovery
- develop community interest in
the field, and recruit a core group of trained volunteers for MAHHI projects
Our long-term goals:
- produce a Hawai`i shipwreck
data base that can be utilized by the public
- prioritize significant sites
in Hawai`i and the Pacific and carry out on-site investigation
- create a submerged cultural
resource management plan tailored to the unique social, cultural and
political environments of Hawai`i and the Pacific Islands
Volunteer Opportunities:
Currently there
are no ongoing projects needing volunteers. However, we would be interested in
hearing from anyone interested in the following activities:
- archival research into
shipwrecks, shipping, ship owners, ship construction
- data base entry and
maintenance
- snorkel surveys of
nearshore sites
- terrestrial surveys of
marine sites
- preparation for annual
symposium, usually held in February of each year