Indian Ambassadors Hele Mai Molokai

Native Americans and Hawaiians might be separated by thousands of miles of land and sea, but both cultures have a lot in common. Over the past week a group of 18 indigenous ambassadors traveled from North America to meet up with their Hawaiian cousins to explore their indigenous kinships.

AIO’s American Indian Ambassadors Program, a landmark leadership development initiative, assists early to mid-career Native American professionals develop their own unique leadership style and their ability to improve the quality of life, well-being and growth of their communities. Today over one-hundred and fifty established Native American and two Hawaiian leaders are a part of AIO’s international network of Indigenous leaders.

Photos by Chris Hammond and the American Indian Opportunity.