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Nainoa Thompson urges Hawaii to become a leader on sustainability, stewardship
http://hawaiiindependent.net/story/video-nainoa-thompson-urges-hawaii-to-become-a-leader-on-sustainability-steOur Navigator, Nainoa, a great Hawaiian.
On June 6, 2017, Hawaiʻi Governor David Ige signed two important climate change preparedness bills into law, advancing our commitment to a sustainable future in which the planet we call home is cared for, rather than exploited. During the ceremony, Nainoa Thompson offered powerful remarks about the future of the planet and the great challenges still ahead; but also of the hope he witnessed and experienced in his interactions with people around the world. The Worldwide Voyage was inspired by Thompson’s friend and mentor, astronaut Charles Lacy Veach, who believed that the ultimate test we will face in this century will be one of returning to an ecological balance in which humans live sustainably on this blue island we call Earth.
(Introduced by Governor Ige)