The Future Is Not Inevitable

Introducing Visualizing Futures, a new series published by

Ka Wai Ola.

History can feel inevitable when we look backward. But change a few pivotal moments, and an entirely different Hawaiʻi comes into view. That simple exercise offers a powerful lesson: the future ahead of us is not a single destination. It is a landscape of possibilities.

In Visualizing Futures: Part 1 | The Ground Is Shifting, Dr. Lum explores what Hawaiʻi’s past can teach us about imagining, and ultimately shaping, what comes next.

Visualizing Futures: Part 1

The Ground is Shifting

The world is changing in profound ways. Scientists are creating synthetic DNA. Engineers are launching us back to the moon. ...

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