I AM OCEAN
Chad Wiggins
Hawai’i, Hawaii, USA
Chad Wiggins fell for the ocean the moment he slipped on a mask and spotted tiny fish swirling around his parents’ toes. Summers spent chasing adventure along the coasts and bayous of Bear Point, Alabama sparked a lifelong mission to protect the underwater world. Now, as Hawai‘i Island Marine Program Director for The Nature Conservancy, he uses his University of Hawai‘i at Hilo degree to back community-led conservation and defend Hawai‘i’s coral reefs. Lucky to do what he loves, Chad is all in on keeping these wild, colorful places alive for generations to come.
PUA Case
Hawai’i, Hawaii, USA
As a mother and teacher, chanter and dancer, cultural practitioner and activist, Pua Case is quintessential Storyteller — and her lessons run deep. Raised on Hawai’i Island, she knows intimately of the relationship her people shared with the land and the sea. She lives with the belief that a deeper understanding of “home” will restore our natural balance with the environment. In this short film she explores the journey from mountain to ocean and how her life has been shaped each ebb and flow.”
George Fry
Hawai’i, Hawaii, USA
Look west from Hawai'i's Mau'umae beach at sunrise and chances are good you will see George Fry and the Kawaihae Canoe Club. George is inseparable from the ocean. He knows its many faces and wakes up each day eager to greet the waves.