He kama kena i ka wai maikai o Ahuimanu, he mea imi i na mea apau e hiki ke imi aku ai. I knot moolelo and ike Hawaii into nets of knowing and unknowing across Geosciences, Philosophy, History, and Political Theory to advance epistemic sovereignty in Hawaii and the Pacific. As a kolohe practitioner, my work as a Kanakademic, trained by the academy in both social and geosciences, challenges haole knowledge systems and settler-supremacy, centers ike Hawaii in academic practice, and develops community-driven approaches to knowing Hawaii.