Amy McKee is a Kanaka ʻŌiwi (Native Hawaiian) PhD student and social entrepreneur from Kaimukī, Oʻahu. With her strong background in education and deep commitment to sustainable communities, Amy embodies the power of merging cultural wisdom with cutting-edge technology.As co-founder of ʻĀinaQuest, an innovative "pick and pass" card game about native plants, she merges her expertise in place-based education with her deep love of ʻāina and community. Amy’s vision for ʻĀinaQuest is global; she sees ʻĀinaQuest as a powerful tool to (re)build relationships (pilina) with native plants worldwide. She wants to live in a world where people know just as much about native plants as they do about pop-culture.Amy is a qualitative researcher by trade, and her research interests include: Native Hawaiian students, place-based education, Hawaiians in tech, and Indigenous research methods.☕️ To talk story with Amy, feel free to schedule a coffee chat at cal.com/amymckee/1-1🌱 Cover art by @kaulumaika. The kupukupu fern is Amy's favorite native plant; it is indigenous to Hawaiʻi and is one of the first plants to appear after lava flows. The kupukupu fern represents personal growth and persevering through adversity.