Kai

A gift of beauty and inspiration from Hawaii's Ocean. Throughout the Hawaiian Islands, people honor a deep and ancient connection with kai — the ocean. In Hawaii the ocean's gifts of beauty and inspiration are everywhere — from the shorebreak lapping at our feet to coral reefs building new life offshore, from the time-proven tools of native healers to the honu, the green sea turtle, waving aloha with the splash of a flipper.

In Kai: Ocean Wisdom from Hawaii author and ocean lover, Renata Provenzano, has gathered saltwater people from across the Islands — artists, healers, surfers, oceanographers, cultural practitioners and many others — each honoring the ocean as the primal source of creation, discovery, art, recreation, ecology and spirituality. Provenzano also contributes her own insights and thought-provoking questions: "What is our human relationship with the sea and what is our duty as human beings? Why do we feel so good after a dip in the ocean and how do our bodies benefit?" In the 120-page Kai, her observations are interwoven with contemporary quotes and traditional Hawaiian proverbs.