For over two decades Dr. McKenzie-Mohr has been working to incorporate scientific knowledge on behavior change into the design and delivery of community programs. He is the founder of community-based social marketing and the author of three books on the…
Ben Namakin is co-founder of the Pacific Islands Climate Revolution (PICRe), an organizations dedicated to recognizing youth as being under-represented in climate change dialogues, negotiations, and decision-making. He was born in 1980 and grew up on islands in the Pacific,…
Kaiwi Nui is the Coordinator for the Halawa Luluku Interpretive Development Project, a cultural mitigation team under the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. He is an active member in the Native Hawaiian community and serves as a Commissioner on the State…
Paul Jokiel has been working as a full time researcher on coral reefs at HIMB since 1969. His first research area at the University of Hawai‘i was on the impact of temperature on reef corals. He has been part of…
Jerry began his tenure with the Biological Resource Management Division in October 2006, and leads an office of biologists that provide scientific and technical assistance and policy guidance needed to address the range of biological issues facing the National Park…
Dr. Schneider is the Melvin and Joan Lane Professor for Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies, Professor of Biology, Professor (by courtesy) of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and a Senior Fellow in the Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford University. Dr. Schneider…
During a 60-year writing career, Merwin has received nearly every major literary award. He is a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize, just recently in 2009 for "The Shadow of Sirius" and in 1971 for "The Carrier of Ladders." In…
William Kostka was born and raised on the island of Pohnpei, in the Federated States of Micronesia. After graduating from Xavier High School in Chuuk State, he went on to earn an Associate of Arts Degree in Liberal Arts from…
The distinguished panelists all have demonstrated leadership in local, national, and international settings. Looking back over the past several years and forward to the 2015 global negotiation on climate change, this session will highlight watershed moments and current strategies to…
Dr. Jonathan Kay Kamakawiwoʻole Osorio is a full professor and has a PhD in History from the University of Hawaiʻi. At Kamakakūokalani, he has developed and taught classes in history, literature, law as culture, music as historical texts, and research…
Distinguished University Professor and Advisor in Marine Studies, Oregon State University Dr. Lubchenco is a marine ecologist and environmental scientist with expertise in oceans, climate change, and interactions between the environment and human well-being. She served as Administrator of the…
Governor Ige appointed Suzanne Case as Chair of the State of Hawai‘i’s Department of Land and Natural Resources in April, 2015. Case is a 28-year veteran of The Nature Conservancy, having served as the Hawai‘i Program’s Executive Director from 2001-2015.…
Prior to joining The Kohala Center as its president and chief executive officer in 2015, Dr. Kamanamaikalani Beamer served as a member of the faculty at the Hui ‘Āina Momona Program at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa with a…
Photo courtesy of Kristin Pintauro Dr. Thomas E. Lovejoy is a widely acclaimed international figure who has worked in the Amazon since 1965 and has been at the forefront of biodiversity conservation for most of the past 50 years. In…
Pua is of pure Hawaiian descent and is responsible to her ancestral lineage. She was raised in a Hula tradition that spans many generations. She was educated in Western institutions and earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree. At the age…
Senator Brian Schatz Senator Brian Schatz has dedicated his career to public service as a strong advocate for Hawai‘i’s middle-class families, a clean energy economy, seniors, our veterans, and Native Hawaiians. As Hawai‘i’s senior United States Senator, Brian serves on…
Panelists: The Honorable David Ige, Chipper Wichman, Denise Antolini, Ulalia Woodside Moderator: ʻAulani Wilhelm In 2016, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) adopted the Hawaiʻi Commitments. Compiled by IUCN's over 1300 members from 160 countries at the…
Born in Indonesia, then raised and educated in the Netherlands, Ruud Kleinpaste migrated to New Zealand in 1978 with an MSc (Hons) in silvicuture, animal ecology and conservation from Wageningen University. Entomology was always an important hobby that later became…
Sheila Conant’s career in ecology and conservation in Hawai‘i has spanned over 40 years. Her research focus is on Hawaiian birds and her list of publications on their ecology, evolution, conservation and management is astounding. In addition, her tireless community…
Alan Holt is the Environment Program director for the Margaret A. Cargill Foundation, a Minnesota-based funder engaging in conservation and other international and domestic issues. Prior to joining the Foundation, Alan enjoyed a long career with The Nature Conservancy, helping…
Bill is a professionally trained agroforester who has lived and worked in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia, for 25 years. Since joining the Conservancy in 1992, Bill has earned the reputation as a leader in innovative, community-based conservation and one…
Tundi Agardy is an internationally renowned expert in biodiversity conservation, with extensive field and policy experience in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, the Mediterranean, North America and the Pacific. She currently heads Sound Seas, an independent policy group based in the…
Nainoa Thompson is the President of the Polynesian Voyaging Society and a master in the traditional Polynesian art of non-instrument navigating. Inspired by his kupuna, his teachers, he has dedicated his life to exploring the deep meaning of "voyaging". Among…