Intertidal (2026)

Pioneering marine scientists of Asian and Native Hawaiian heritage navigate complex questions of identity while challenging the deep-rooted legacy of exploitation within coral reef research. Their work interrogates who truly holds power in science—and what knowledge is erased when Indigenous voices are silenced. Rooted in the Hawaiian principle of kuleana, a sacred, mutual obligation between people and their environment, they are forging innovative research frameworks that center the well-being of local communities.