In February 2025, our Huliauapaʻa ʻohana and community partners from across the pae ʻāina of Hawaiʻi and Micronesia participated in a wānanga (traditional learning hui) hosted by our Māori whanau and partners of Mātangireia Waka Trust. This material is based upon work supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation Center for Braiding Indigenous Knowledges and Science under Award No. 2243258. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. National Science Foundation.