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Classical Conservation Conversation: Then There Was Jane Goodall

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Sharene Keliʻipunilei Lum Taba

Published October 7, 2025 at 12:09 AM HST

Classical Pacific - Conservation Conversation

In this episode of Classical Conservation Conversation: A Season of Creation Pt. 4, The Season of Creation ends, the feast day of St. Francis observed, and Dr. Shawn Lum celebrates the legacy of Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE. "Thank You Stars" from "Janeʻs Journey" written by Mike Batt and sung by Katie Melua follows this touching tribute to a person who held "aloha for animals, for all nature, and for all people."

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Sharene Keliʻipunilei Lum Taba

Sharene Keli`ipunilei Lum Taba is a harpist and is married to Jazz bassist and educator, Dean Taba.

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