STEVEN MANA‘OAKAMAI JOHNSON, PHD
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Steven's bookshelf: currently-reading

Our Moon: How Earth's Celestial Companion Transformed the Planet, Guided Evolution, and Made Us Who We Are
Our Moon: How Earth's Celestial Companion Transformed the Planet, Guided Evolution, and Made Us Who We Are
by Rebecca Boyle
Islands and Cultures: How Pacific Islands Provide Paths toward Sustainability
Islands and Cultures: How Pacific Islands Provide Paths toward Sustainability
by Kamanamaikalani Beamer
The Power of the Steel-tipped Pen: Reconstructing Native Hawaiian Intellectual History
The Power of the Steel-tipped Pen: Reconstructing Native Hawaiian Intellectual History
by Noenoe K. Silva
What is this?: Ancient questions for modern minds
What is this?: Ancient questions for modern minds
by Martine Batchelor

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Current Favorite Albums of 2026
Desert So Green, Winged Wheel
Surge Studio Music, Spider Taylor
Selling a Vibe, The Cribs
Wabi Sabi, Sotomayor

Favorite Albums of 2025
Te Whare Tīwekaweka, Marlon Williams
NEVER ENOUGH, Turnstile
The Ballad of Charlie Avalon, Stillhouse Junkies
Horizons/West, Thrice
Sierra Tracks, Vega Trails
Bicicleta, Colignon
PO$T AMERICAN, Dead Pioneers
Rays of Light, Richard Koch
Love Warrior's Anthem, Kwashibu Area Band

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Aloha ‘āina: love the land

“Aloha ‘āina is a relationship not just with the land but really with nature itself and in particular that part of the land and sea and streams and water that actually sustains life. ‘Āi is the word that means to eat and when we say ‘āina we’re talking basically about what it is that feeds not just humans but basically everything, and everything is directly dependent and interdependent with the ‘āina.” - Jon Osorio

I encourage you to establish a relationship with the lands, waters, and people of all the places you live, work, and play.

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