AGENTS OF CHANGE presents both the living and nonliving catalysts of environmental change as expressed in the most isolated archipelago in the world. The works here consider the mechanics of globalization–the earth movers, ships, haulers, roadways–with respect to their massive transformation of the social, economic and biological environments of the Hawaiian Islands.  The series takes into account each successive wave of people and their transported landscapes as well as irreversible changes by way of invasive species such as axis deer, weeds, and cash crops like sugar cane. As humans become more interconnected, indigenous life everywhere gives way to the flattening of human vibrancy and biological diversity at an ever faster pace. Irretrievable, sometimes imperceptible losses–like an acre of native rain forest lost to invasive plants–unravel the very fabric of life that sustains us: the wild places, native languages, the food we eat and the air we breathe. The work raises questions about extinction, globalization and our role as humans in these processes.