Join us for a webinar conversation about the role of ice, food, technology, and profit in the history of Hawaii and the American West. Register at https://bit.ly/iceandempire

Hiʻilei Julia Kawehipuaakahaopulani Hobart (Kanaka Maoli) is Assistant Professor of Native and Indigenous Studies at Yale University. She’s the author of Cooling the Tropics: Ice, Indigeneity, and Hawaiian Refreshment.

Jordan Keagle is a historian of environment, culture, and consumerism in the United States. He completed a dissertation entitled "Freezing Civilities: Ice and the Building of the American West, 1850-1950" at the University of Southern California.