NiU NOW! is a community cultural agroforestry movement emerging on Oʻahu to affirm the importance of niu and coconut groves – uluniu. At the center of this movement is the re-establishment of a loving relationship with niu and the ancient knowledge practices of Hawai’i’s coconut heritage.
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Dr. Manulani Aluli Meyer
Manulani Aluli Meyer is the fifth daughter of Emma Aluli and Harry Meyer who grew up on the sands of Mokapu and Kailua beach on the island of O’ahu and along the rainy shoreline of Hilo Palikū. She obtained her doctorate in Philosophy of Education from Harvard (Ed.D. 1998) and is a worldwide keynote speaker, writer, and international evaluator of Indigenous PhDs who now works at the University of Hawaiʻi West Oʻahu campus.
Indrajit Gunasekara
Over ten years of program managing and directing experience as a successful leader in national and international fields. I initiated, implemented, managed, and directed educational, business, donor-funded social development, and peace-building projects working with multicultural teams.