About

In Hawaiian, Mauka means inland or near the mountains and Makai means oceanside. This blog will cover environmental topics related to inland and coastal areas and everything in between. We’ll also cover marine topics. In fact, we’ll probably cover a lot of issues related to the ocean (kai in Hawaiian) since that’s where our passions lie—not to mention our expertise.

We want to get people psyched about science and the environment. We want to make science social—not a social science like psychology, sociology and economics—but a social experience. In other words, we want people to talk about this stuff at cocktail parties and with their running buddies…and everywhere in between.

Mauka to Makai is written by two marine biologists/writers, Kelsey Abbott and Peter McDougall.

Contact us: m2mblog@gmail.com