“The work to heal the island will heal the soul of our people. Each time we pick up a stone to restore a cultural site… we pick up ourselves, as Hawaiians.”
Dr. Noa Aluli (no-ah -ah-loo-lee), healer of land and people
“Thinking about…how climate will continue to impact our lives…is a very Hawaiian thing to do – to learn from our past and using that wisdom to help place it in a modern context.”
Haunani Kane (hah-nah-nee kah-nay), climate scientist
“The way to begin to recover is to decolonize ourselves, to identify ourselves as our ancestors and to use that as the basis for reviving our culture and restoring our nation.”
Dr. Kekuni Blaisdell (kay-coo-nee blaze-dell), sovereignty advocate
“Sovereignty will happen. Self-governance will happen. We don't know how it will happen but it's inevitable with all indigenous peoples the world over.”
Winona Beamer (win-no-nah bee-mer), advocate and teacher
“How do we prepare to be the ancestors of future people?”
Nalani Minton (nah-lah-nee min-tun), community wellness educator
“The land is immortal. Man is mortal. Therefore how can man possibly own land?”
Herb Kawainui Kane (herb kah-vah-ee-new-ee kah-nay), artist and storyteller
“Go to the place and sing the songs for the place so the place can hear the words.”
Maya Kawailanaokeawaiki Saffery (my-ah kah-vah-ee-lah-nah-oh-kay-ah-vah-ee-kee saff-er-ee), language keeper
“You only know where you are on the ocean by memorizing where you came from.”
Nainoa Thompson (neye-no-ah tom-sun), master navigator & wayfinder