What is a Community Based Subsistence Fishing Area?

The best way to understand CBSFA designation is through the lens of the Hawaiian value of
aloha ‘āina, which emphasizes the connection between the environment and communities,
whereby if you care for the land, the land will care for you. CBSFAs represent a state recognized avenue for
local community groups to mālama ‘āina by proposing regulatory recommendations
and management activities to sustain the health and abundance of marine resources for current and future generations