This summer, a stunning historic ship sailed into Honolulu Harbor. Traveling with Italy’s Amerigo Vespucci was a photographic exhibit, "Siamo Mare – We Are Sea," about the Mediterranean Sea and its marine life.
Dr. Lum examines the conservation of plants carried by explorers across the Pacific. He highlights that 40 percent of native plants in Hawaiʻi originated from Indo-Malaya. Familiarity with these plants helps foster a continued conservation that has persevered through the ages.