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OHA named Papahānaumokuākea co-trustee

  By Treena Shapiro Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument will be become the world’s largest marine protected area, according to an announcement from the White House. Encompassing the marine area of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, home to more than 7,000 marine species and important historic and scientific artifacts, Papahānaumokuākea will be expanded to four times its original area, making it twice as large as Texas. In May, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees voted to conditionally support the proposed boundary expansion of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument provided that: OHA is elevated to a co-trustee position, The cultural significance of…