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The indigenous and scientific communities each have knowledge and ways of learning that are unique and complementary. Similarly, each generation possesses particular knowledge and experience. Knowledge is cultivated through processes and systems and is the foundation upon which all Olohana projects are based. We call this process Inter-Generational Transfer of Knowledge\u2122 (ITK).<\/strong><\/p>\n

Olohana works with communities using the ITK<\/strong>\u00a0process, facilitating the sharing of knowledge from one generation to the next, and bringing an indigenous voice to efforts such as NOAA’s\u00a0National Climate Assessment,<\/strong> and the environmental sustainability work of the Indigenous Knowledge and Environment (IKE) Hui,\u00a0<\/strong>Haskell Indian Nations University,\u00a0<\/strong>the\u00a0Indigenous Peoples\u2019 Climate Change Wo<\/strong>rking Group (IPCCWG),\u00a0<\/strong>Huaka\u2019i & Blue Trails, <\/strong>the Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail Association, <\/strong>the Makali\u2019i Polynesian Voyaging Society,<\/strong> and other organizations.<\/p>\n

A native of Hawaii, M. Kalani Souza,<\/strong> Olohana’s founding director, has provided an indigenous perspective to numerous organizations in projects focused on disaster preparedness training, climate change mitigation, and security. He is an active member of an expert network of indigenous scientists, educators, academics, tribal elders, and artists.<\/p>\n

The following is a select list of efforts to merge indigenous knowledge and wisdom with contemporary science.\"10000<\/a><\/p>\n

RISING VOICES CHANGING COASTS<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Rising Voices, Changing Coasts: The National Indigenous and Earth Sciences Convergence Hub<\/em>\u00a0(RVCC) is a five-year project funded by the National Science Foundation which launched in 2022. It is headquartered at Haskell Foundation with Dr. Danial Wildcat as Principal Investigator with four partnering regional hubs situated in Alaska, Hawaii, Louisiana, and Puerto Rico. The project is focused on bringing together Indigenous knowledge-holders from diverse coastal regions and university-trained social, ecosystem, and physical Earth system scientists and students for transformative research to address coastal hazards and create more resilient communities.<\/p>\n

10,000 HOMEGROWN FOODFORESTS<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Working with 100 communities in Hawaii, the U.S. mainland, U.S.-affiliated islands, and internationally, in commemoration of the 100-year anniversary of Victory Gardens, we will plant 10,000 food forests and conduct a national indigenous phenology study.\u00a0It is a proposal to the MacArthur Foundation for their 2016 100&Change challenge.<\/p>\n

GLOBAL BREADFRUIT HERITAGE COUNCIL (GBHC)<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n

The Global Breadfruit Heritage Council (GBHC) officially launched at the Pacific Risk Management Ohana<\/strong>\u00a0PRiMO 2016<\/strong> conference in March in Honolulu. Using the\u00a0ITK systems process, GBHC works\u00a0to honor and protect the genetic, cultural\/spiritual, environmental, and product integrity of breadfruit.<\/p>\n

NATIVE EXPERT ADVISORY COUNCIL (NEAC)\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Olohana works with our partners, including the NOAA Pacific Services Center<\/strong> and the PRiMO Indigenous Knowledge and Environment (IKE) Hui,<\/strong> to organize and support a Native Expert Advisory Council (NEAC) comprised of the indigenous people of the Hawaiian Islands, Pacific Islands, and Alaska. NEAC experts are committed to forwarding society\u2019s understanding of climate change and variability through multi-generational knowledge systems and modern science.<\/p>\n

INTERNATIONAL NATIVE SCIENCE RESEARCH CENTER (NSRC)\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The Native Science Research Center (NSRC) enables professors, students, and communities from around the world to work together to advance indigenous and local knowledge and scientific research around climate change and weather systems. All knowledge systems and knowledge generated are developed for the purpose of serving and advancing tribal, indigenous, and native peoples.<\/p>\n

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