Though the reasons may vary from personal pet to ancient tradition, a growing number of Kaua‘i residents have koi ponds at their homes. “For a lot of people, having a koi pond is reaching for ...
“This is an important day for the Koi people,” Darin Beltran, chair of the Koi Nation Tribal Council, said in a prepared statement. “It is a key step forward in the Nation’s long journey ...
When Congress authorized the sale of the rancheria in 1956, it left the Koi people homeless. It wasn’t until 2000 that the Interior Department reversed course and affirmed the Koi as a federally ...