the women of kawaki help build turtle highways in the sand leading from the nests to the ocean. as t hatchlingstart thei joury towardhe sea, e women try to keep them on track. they stand guard against natural predators and poachers. hawksbill sea turtles are often caught andllegally sd to buye overseas. turtle is also an important. traditional food in the solomon islas, and it'been hunte for ceuries. while the practice is still legal outside the preserve, the women of kawaki are trying to change loc attitudes. >> for me, i'm a solomon islander, so i will say that i ate turtles. and then my first trip to the arnavon, that really changed my thinking. wh you actuay see them coming out from their holes and struggling, making their way to the sea, and then a huge wave comingnd flushinthem, and then out in the ocean the sharks are ere waalrey!r thema then was like, will stop harmg turtles. i will eo harvesting turtles. >> she's jt one exple of how kawaki's message is resonating across the solomon islands. several womehave brought the fit to savturtles ck to their viages to ach othe. v

she's jt one exple of how kawaki's message is resonating across the solomon islands. several won have broht the fight to savturtles ck to their viages to ach othe. vinia puru hastarted h own fshoot okawaki iher viage. e uses weaerproof fl charts on islands where electricy isn't avlable to ow localommunities h they e uses weaern help.l >> our generation for tomorrow going to ask, where is turtle? we have to look after our sea turtles. >> it takes 30 years for turtles to reach sexual maturity. aftethgreat barrier ef in ousandsstralia.ters ck to seeing this incredible journey helps the women understand the portt role theplay in conservati. >> women are very important because we are the custodians. we are the ones who look after the family, we feed our children. we too prepare the feast and whatever is happening in the community. so it is vy importanthat we women should understand what is happening in our environment. >> the are now tce as many tule nests itharnavonss there were before the marine park was established 25 years ago. but more needs to be done to save this sp