M. Kalani Souza, a cultural advisor to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Pacific Services Center in Honolulu and Executive Director of Olohana Inc., a Hawaiian nonprofit, is a storyteller, award-winning Hawaiian singer/songwriter/musician, director and theatrical producer with 33 years’ experience, poet, cross-cultural facilitator, mediator, conflict-resolution specialist, and educator. He also recently consulted with the President’s Ocean Policy Task Force and the National Climate Assessment around issues of indigenous knowledge.