KAHU KALANI SOUZA

Kahu Souza is a gifted storyteller, musician, film director and producer, poet, philosopher, facilitator, mediator, and educator. A Hawaiian practitioner and cross-cultural facilitator, he has experience in promoting social justice through conflict resolution. Kahu Souza is a recognized traditional practitioner of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Island culture and licensed to practice traditional religion and ceremonies. He currently serves as a cultural advisor to Department of Commerce's NOAA Pacific Services Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, as a board member of the Ala Kahakai Trail Association in Hawaii County , and as community outreach specialist at the University of Hawaii National Disaster Preparedness Training Center. He is the founding executive director of Olohana, Inc., a nonprofit operating as the Olohana Foundation, that works with coastal and indigenous communities to build capacity around food, energy, water, and knowledge systems. He will be one of our mentors specializing in bringing native wisdom as well as healthy communication skills into our practices.