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My kupuna Lani Akau once shared with me that every single sunrise and sunset is different, that every single one is unique, and that very mana’o has guided me since I was 18 to look at as many of them as I possibly can. The sun is rising later and…

I started learning about Papahanaumokuakea when I was a 22-year-old senior at Ka Haka ʻUla o Keʻelikōlani College of Hawaiian Language at UH Hilo. I can still remember listening to the Kumu of our Ola Na Iwi research class, Kalani Makekau-Whittiker,  speak with passionate excitement about Kekuewa Kikiloi’s dissertation that…

I woke up this morning before sunrise and watched night make way for the day. The light of the sun danced streaks of pink and purple across indigo blue skies and at that moment I could hear Holaniku say, “listen to me wake up.” The birds’ voices started to fill…

This work requires you to take your time, to be intentional with every single step, to keep your eyes sharp, and your mind ever sharper. It requires just as much of your strength as it does your grace. This work requires you to trust yourself and to trust your instincts…