Meet Ocean Explorer Malanai N. Kāne Kuahiwinui

Corps of Exploration member Malanai Kāne Kuahiwinui is the Kuahiwinui Kū Paʻa Mau Program Coordinator & Crew Captain at the Kānehūnāmoku Voyaging Academy at home on Oahu. Sailing onboard E/V Nautilus as a Science Communication Fellow and Lead mentor Fellow, Malanai shares her experience as an ocean explorer and science educator. 

As part of Ocean Exploration Trust’s ongoing efforts to build an equitable and ethical relationship with the Papahānaumokuākea Native Hawaiian Cultural Working Group to appropriately weave Hawaiian culture into deep sea exploration expeditions and connect with curious minds across Hawaiʻi and around the world, we’re featuring voices of featured Kānaka ʻŌiwi (Native Hawaiians) explorers who are part of our expedition team.