Many of us are driven to create change and impact people and communities. But how do we go about doing it in a meaningful and successful way? Miwa Tamanaha of Kuaʻāina Ulu ʻAuamo shares her mana’o on allyship and grassroots network building. For Miwa, collective change begins with personal connection. Her keiki Kili and Noa also join us this episode and add some fun to the conversation.

Resources shared in this episode:- Kahea, the Hawaiian Environmental Alliance: http://www.kahea.org/ - E Alu Pu network: http://kuahawaii.org/e-alu-pu/- The Limu Hui: http://kuahawaii.org/limu-hui/ - Hui Malama Loko I’a: http://kuahawaii.org/huimalamalokoia/- Community Based Subsistence Fishing Area in Kipahulu, Maui: https://kipahulu.org/whatwedo/malamaikekai/cbsfa/- Building True Allies: Nikki Silvestry at TEDxManhattan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3o_qCjAS_2Y - Kulana No’i Sea grant: http://seagrant.soest.hawaii.edu/kulana-noii/- “Connecting to Change the World” by Peter Plastrik, Madeleine Taylor and John Cleveland: https://www.amazon.com/Connecting-Change-World-Harnessing-Networks/dp/1610915321 - Mana Lahui Kanaka by Kamana’o Crabbe, Kealoha Fox and Holly Kilinahe Coleman: https://www.oha.org/mana - Kīhoʻihoʻi Kānāwai: http://nomaunakea.weebly.com/uploads/1/0/2/2/102246944/kanahele_kihoihoi_kanawai_final.pdf - Na Kuaaina by Davianna McGregor: http://kuahawaii.org/articles/na-kuaaina/