According to lifetime collector and Hawaiʻi historian DeSoto Brown, the survival of anything is dependent on these two things.

DeSoto Brown is a lifetime collector and Hawaiian historian who has the perfect job for someone with a passion for preserving the past: he is the Collections Manager at the Bishop Museum Archives. Descended from famous 19th century Hawaiian historian and writer John Papa I'i, DeSoto surrounds himself with personal and political possessions from Hawaiian Ali'i, as well as stacks of other materials representing Hawai‘i's cultural and natural history.