Kainalu Steward, speaker for the TCBES Seminar Series - Event Details
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Kainalu Steward, speaker for the TCBES Seminar Series
Location: Wentworth Hall, Room 1
Speaker:
Kainalu Steward, PhD candidate, Earth Sciences department, UH Mānoa and researcher in the Multiscale Environmental Graphical Analysis (MEGA) Lab
Seminar Title:
Akeakamai: He alahele i maʻa i ka hele ʻia e oʻu mau mākua
When:
Thursday, September 10, 3-5:50 PM
Where:
UH Hilo, Wentworth Building, Room 1 (in-person)
or (online) via Zoom hawaii.zoom.us/j/89533723859
Meeting ID: 895 3372 3859
Passcode: TCBES
Abstract: Akeakamai, meaning a seeker of wisdom, offers a way of understanding what we might describe today as a scientist. As Kānaka ʻōiwi (Native Hawaiian), scientific inquiry is deeply embedded in our moʻokūʻauhau (genealogy), where generations of observation, experience, and knowledge have shaped our relationships with and understanding of the natural world. This talk will honor the process of akeakamai through coastal geomorphology and the ingenious qualities found in Hawaiian language resources and nearshore traditions that persist today. Examples will highlight collaborative, respectful, reciprocal, and rigorous research, from studying dynamic reef islands in Papahānaumokuākea to coastal biocultural ecosystems such as loko iʻa (Hawaiian fishponds) in Hilo amid global warming. This presentation aims to ignite a sense of kuleana (responsibility) rooted in place and encourage reflection on the role Western scientists and the University of Hawaiʻi system play in serving our communities across Hawaiʻi.
Speaker Bio:
Kainalu Steward is a kupa of Lahaina, Maui, and is a PhD candidate in the Earth Sciences department at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and a researcher in the Multiscale Environmental Graphical Analysis (MEGA) Lab. He graduated from UH Hilo with a B.A. in Hawaiian Studies and a Marine Option Program certificate, and earned an M.S. in TCBES. His research focuses on remote sensing approaches to modeling flood exposure and reef-island morphodynamics across Hawaiʻi's coastal biocultural systems. Kainalu attributes this collective work to his ʻohana, kaiāulu, kumu, and ʻāina in specific case studies, while providing recommendations for conservation professionals of all backgrounds.
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Tags: TCBES Conservation Science Decolonial Pono
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