Welina Mai — Welcome

Ecology, environment, culture, and society are interdependent, mutually reinforcing, and inseparably woven together. At a time when we face tremendous global threats to the well-being of people and places, we need innovative approaches, new thinking, and concerted efforts to provide appropriate solutions. Based at the University of Hawaiʻi, the Biocultural Initiative of the Pacific (BCIP) is a knowledge center and network linking scholars, students, and communities who share the common goal of thinking of holisitically to enhance understanding of biocultural systems.

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 space 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 well-being of peoples and places of care. 

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