"Love after Love" by Derek Walcott. A beautiful depiction, & yet also a reflection of how we treat the natural world 🪸 is in direct proportion to how we think about ourselves. And on the subject of authenticity, keep an eye out for updates on the upcoming research expedition to Timor-Leste 🇹🇱 🔬

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🪸Yesterday I had the honor of visiting marine biologist & deep-sea diver Sonia Rowley, PhD, in her lab at UH Mānoa. Her research on deep-sea corals, marine biodiversity & evolution, and the extreme diving she does to study them, greatly inspires me!! What an experience! @soniajrowley.bsky.social

Life has sped up for me immensely these past few months! One moment worth highlighting though, is the research I got to assist with at Shark’s Cove in Pupukea this weekend 🤩

This is an invasive ivy plant choking out a palm here in Oahu, Hawaii. The ivy wraps itself around anything it can grab hold of and spreads rapidly across a landscape. I pulled this one from its roots and gently released the palm so it could breath and get more sunlight again!

Hi, my name is Gulf Frigate and I live in Hawai’i. I’m a fancy caterpillar raised by a nice lady who helps butterflies to be born here on O’ahu 🦋 #nature #butterflies #Hawaii

Growing plants in Hawaii is so much easier, I feel like I’m cheating! Just wanted to show my beautiful snake plant I repotted. I put her babies in new pots too! #plantscience #snakeplant

You all really liked the gecko I shared yesterday, so here’s another one! It was hanging out on my dragon fruit plant! #gecko #reptiles #hawaii

Green on green 💚🦎

A juvenile gecko on a dragon fruit (O’ahu, Hawai’i) #cute #gecko #nonnativespecies #hawaii

Wildlife O’ahu

My dragon fruit is ready for harvest 😍 #hawaii #gardening #fruit

I made this educational coloring page for anyone who loves the Hawaiian monk seal as much as I do! You are welcome to save and print it! #seals #graphicart #Hawaii #teaching

🐌 There are many non-native and invasive species in Hawaii, such as this snail. I was shocked to learn that it can give you rat lung disease!

🌺 Hello from O’ahu! I’m working on a wildlife series. Now that I’ve graduated, I’m getting into my creative flow again and I plan to start posting more often. If you love wildlife and Hawaii, stay tuned! #monkseal #hawaii #environmentalscientist

2026 hurricane outlook for the Hawaiian Islands

Good morning, everyone! Enjoy this lush green imagery of a quiet piece of paradise located on Oahu.

Aloha, friends! It’s been awhile!

Hello friends! What’s everyone been up to? I’ve been busy studying soil science so I haven’t been on much. I also got a new job working on a boat! Here are a couple photos of my recent visit to the east side of Oahu. It’s such a beautiful place! I hope you all are doing well!

Incredible day at sea with one ono lunch! I’m on a brand new journey to spread knowledge about Hawaiian culture + ocean literacy! Stay tuned! #hawaii #oceanlife #boatlife #oceanadvocate

I recently requested this ocean literacy handbook from NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) by email. They sent it to me right away! I’m excited to dive in and learn more to become an ocean literate advocate! Thank you NOAA! #oceanliteracy #NOAA #oceanadvocate #oceanconservation

Happy New Year from Waikiki! I just went on a whale watching tour and it was so magical!

Human to human transmission hasn’t occurred yet, but if more and more people get infected with bird flu, the more likely human to human transmission will occur. The virus has entered and mutated in a Louisiana man. Stay safe everyone!

I went kayaking for the first time! It was so much fun. If anyone has any suggestions on more places to kayak on Oahu, let me know!

I’m looking for scientists to interview for a book I’m working on. If you’re a scientist, please hit me up and we can arrange a chat. If you’re not a scientist, please share this far and wide. ❤️

Lately, I’ve been thinking about the rapid advancement of A.I. and the risks it poses. Superintelligence could become uncontrollable, A.I. labs face security threats, and the race to be first might push safety aside. Are we truly prepared for the societal and impact this technology could have?

Reading increases empathy.

Now this is my kind of humor. Plus I love anything to do with Shrek 😂

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someBODY once told me luigi mangione

Finished some homework and now doing some reading. Big thanks to Michal for suggesting a great book and sending me the first few chapters of it. Here’s a photo of where I spend much of my days becoming the best I can be! (When I’m not out at the beach or mountains 😉)