PEWS Award

The Center for Public Engagement with Science (PEWS) has awarded Forest Calls 2.0 a grant for $2,625 to support the travel of Sabra Kauka, a respected native Hawaiian cultural leader and knowledge keeper from the island of Kauaʻi. 

Kauka has a passion for teaching youth and adults about Native Hawaiian traditions and advocates for preserving natural and cultural resources through public engagement. She is especially knowledgeable of sea birds and conservation related to them.

During her visit to Cincinnati, she will engage in a “talk story” (a Hawaiian expression used to describe an informal conversation to explore ideas, experiences, opinions, values, and history with one another) with a local Indigenous elder. They will engage in a critical discussion about environmental sustainability through cultural practices.

Thank you to PEWS for supporting Forest Calls 2.0!

– Nancy