Biocultural Initiative of the Pacific

We envision the University of Hawaiʻi and our partners as a biocultural hub that nurtures reciprocal relationships across generations, disciplines, and regional communities. By sustaining spaces for dialogue, knowledge exchange, and collective action, we aspire to enhance resilience, well-being, and stewardship of lands, waters, and relationships between people and the more-than-human, honoring local and Indigenous lifeways while shaping global leadership in biocultural approaches. Our mission is thus to cultivate a vibrant community of practice across Hawaiʻi and the Pacific that supports the linked wellbeing of peoples and places of care.