“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.”

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Haunani Kane (hah-nah-nee kah-nay)

climate scientist

IMAGE SOURCE: Photographer Sam Kapoi. ‘Oiwi TV.  “Crew Blog: Haunani Kane – Chazy Reef.” Hokulea.com. 27 Sep. 2016. | TEXT SOURCE: Jennifer Allen. Malama Honua: Hokulea – A Voyage of Hope. Patagonia. 2017.

IMAGE SOURCE: Photographer Sam Kapoi. ‘Oiwi TV.  “Crew Blog: Haunani Kane – Chazy Reef.” Hokulea.com. 27 Sep. 2016. | TEXT SOURCE: Jennifer Allen. Malama Honua: Hokulea – A Voyage of Hope. Patagonia. 2017.

QUOTE CONTEXT: “I am constantly trying to get my head around the role climate played in the past in the lives of islanders and then thinking about the modern situation and how climate changes will continue to impact our lives.”

QUOTE QUESTION: How do you integrate the wisdom of the past with the conditions of the present?

IMAGE CONTEXT: Climate scientist Haunani Kane examines fossil evidence of ancient climate changes.

IMAGE QUESTION: What tools help you to learn from the past?

MEDIA LITERACY CONTEXT: The quote is from a book about a round-the-world journey of a Polynesian voyaging canoe. The photo is from a photographer working with a TV channel focused on Hawaiian culture.

MEDIA LITERACY QUESTION: What are the media channels that support education and activism for your people?

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