Marine Protected Areas, Multiple-Agency Management, and Monumental Surprise in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

Box 6

Respondents’ definition of agency culture.

(1) “Agency culture to me means “what’s your core ethic?” ”

(2) “By culture I mean…just the way agencies operate”

(3) “Culture differences (are) just in terms of how you approach issues”

(4) “A culture is nothing but a series of…relationships that manifest themselves…collectively, in a group of people. …I think

you really have to take the time to get to know people.”

(5) “What I’m kind of alluding to when I say agency culture (are different interpretations of) definitions…uses of these terms”

(6) “…you know we have our own culture. We have our own way of doing things. We have our own way of thinking”