Though famed navigator Nainoa Thompson did not speak at Saturday night’s portion of the Kaua‘i Conservation Conference, Dr. Wade Davis, an Explorer-In-Residence with National Geographic, spoke to the crowd about his world travels and the importance of culture. As the
Though famed navigator Nainoa Thompson did not speak at Saturday night’s portion of the Kaua‘i Conservation Conference, Dr. Wade Davis, an Explorer-In-Residence with National Geographic, spoke to the crowd about his world travels and the importance of culture.
As the large crowd settled into their seats, it was announced that Thompson would not be speaking because he is still dealing with the aftermath of a fire that burned his home on O‘ahu.
Instead, event organizers showed a portion of “The Wayfinders of Polynesia,” a documentary in which Davis joined Thompson on the Hokule‘a.
For the first time in six years, the group Nawahine o Kamaile performed chants and hula for the crowd.
Chiefess Kamakahelei students previewed the first episode of their “Back to the Present” series. The first episode dealt with protecting Koke‘e for future generations.
In his keynote speech, Davis spoke about the myriad of cultures that are all around the world: “an ethnosphere.”
While alluding to photos from his journeys to Tibet, the Amazon, Haiti, Africa and the Arctic, Davis stressed the importance of the different cultures around the world keeping their culture through language and traditions.
