Wao Kanaka with Dr. Sam ‘Ohu Gon

Bishop Museum Podcasts

Listen to Dr. Sam "'Ohu" Gon, senior scientist and cultural advisor at The Nature Conservancy of Hawai'i, give a thought-provoking lecture on the "footprint" left by the historical Hawaiian culture and its lasting mark on the Islands' ecosystems. Using archeological modeling and traditional knowledge sources including mo'olelo and oli, he reconstructs the pre-contact Hawaiian world as a series of maps, which unfold the story of the changing island landscapes that culminate in the world today.