How Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, wife Priscilla Chan's $4 million donation helped preserve a 600-year-old Hawaiian fishpond
Mark Zuckerberg and wife Priscilla Chan helped to save a 600-year-old Hawaiian fishpond which was nearly at the risk of development. A donation of $4 million was made under the Chan Zuckerberg Initiatives.
In an effort to preserve the 600-year-old Alakoko Fishpond in Hawaii, Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan made a $4 million donation through the Chan Zuckerberg Initiatives. The Alakoko Fishpond, located on Kauaʻi, was at risk of development until it became a community conservation site. The Trust for Public Land and Mālama Hulē‘ia bought the 102-acre property and worked together to seek funding for its acquisition.
When the landowner decided to sell, the Chan Zuckerberg Kauaʻi Community Fund chipped in with the $4 million donation. While Zuckerberg and Chan do not own the fishpond, the donation ensured that it would be used for conservation, education, and community purposes. The Alakoko Fishpond, a part of Native Hawaiian history and traditional aquaculture, is now being restored as a working fishpond and outdoor classroom.
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