2012 to 2044. A charismatic Tahitian sailor anchors his old ketch off Lord Howe Island, where a science conference is underway. Inspired, this amusing radical formulates a new democratic system and a way to convert to it. He believes we can outlaw fossil fuels, stop global warming, and bring lasting peace to humanity (which he playfully dubs 'huchimps'). Eventually he installs and heads the new democracy in New Zealand. But as climate change intensifies and global war threatens, events reach critical mass when he and the American President are apparently assassinated. (Also a 9 part mini-series)