Conducting work that is relevant to communities, and that works in collaboration with existing expertise from many sources, is an important part of our philosophy. Much of our research involves collaboration with non-academic partners. We aim to collaborate at multiple stages of the research process, as we feel that this leads to research that is both more rigorous and more relevant.
Current partners outside of academia include:
Sharing research results is a big part of this work. After Rachelle's work on cultural ecosystem services and forest restoration in Hawaiʻi , she partnered with Kanani Enos, Shane Akoni Nelson, and Hālau o ka Haliko (a hula school with Kanani Enos as the Instructor, or Kumu Hulu) to share results with the community in Kona. Learn more about the partnership and performance - and see pictures and video - here! We also have many partners within academia. These include: |
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