Kanesa Duncan-Seraphin. 8x Prone World Champ + PhD + Ocean Educator + Hawaiian Waterman Hall of Fame
Kanesa Duncan-Seraphin is world class. She has an unmatched record of 8 wins in the Molokai to Oahu women’s prone paddling world championships and 1x Catalina Classic winner. She has paddled and raced the Molokai channel many times on many craft.
Put Kanesa in the ocean and she’s home… both in sport and in her professional world where she has her PhD in marine biology; so she is actually Dr. Kanesa… but don’t call her that. =)
She is host and producer of the award winning Voice of the Sea TV program which, through compelling storytelling and breathtaking visuals, highlights pressing issues such as climate change, pollution, and habitat loss, fostering a greater awareness of the challenges our oceans face.
She is director at the Hawai‘i Sea Grant Center for Marine Science Education which is dedicated to building partnerships that enhance marine science education at all levels in order to encourage understanding of the environment and the role of humans in it.
Kanesa has been inducted into the Hawaiian Waterman Hall of Fame, which is an incredibly well earned recognition for her incredible athletic and professional contributions and accomplishments in and on the ocean.
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M20 Solo Team
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Hawaiian Language
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0:00 – Meeting a Marine Legend
5:21 – Family’s Military Ties to Oahu
13:45 – Endurance Record Holder
16:24 – Fascination with Fish Movement
24:05 – From Research to Education Journey
27:22 – Hammerhead Shark Natal Homing Study
32:40 – Shark Encounter at Kauai Beach
39:40 – “Persistent Paddling Partnership”
46:17 – Training for Hawaiian Channel Crossing
51:54 – Paddling Challenges and Board Preferences
58:18 – Unpredictability in Ocean Racing
1:03:59 – Paddle Board Training Rivalry
1:07:34 – “Embraced by Paddling Community”
1:12:28 – Journey to Tenured Science Educator
1:15:58 – “Hawaii Sea Grant Collaboration Journey”
1:21:36 – Inclusive Marine Science Outreach
1:31:03 – “Hawaii’s Meaning to a Long-term Resident”
1:32:15 – Learning Hawaiian Language via Zoom
1:38:29 – Foil Surfing Adventures Begin
1:43:00 – Struggles with Zone Four Performance