Rooted in Hawaiian culture and practice, Keoni’s seed story is an outgrowth of his family and ancestry. His love for Hawaiian plants and the environment was passed down from his tutu, a kahuna la‘au lapa‘au, to his father, and ultimately to him. Keoni acknowledges the interrelationship between native birds and native plants, and his journey encompasses restoration and ecological preservation of the land around Kohala mountain on the Island of Hawai‘i, where he was raised.His photographs capture the return of native birds to native trees that he planted and nurtured.