Haunani Kane is a scientist, surfer, and voyager from Kailua, Oʻahu. Currently an assistant professor at the Unversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Haunani’s life is guided by the values and storied history of her kūpuna (ancestors). Using the ocean as her classroom, the sky as her blackboard, and islands as models for sustainable living, Haunani has found a unique way to blend observation and traditional knowledge to form a world view that focuses upon the similarities rather than the differences among western and indigenous science.