Hawaiian Studies Program at Leeward Community College

UH Alumni: Ellen Meiser authors book on the culinary industry | University of Hawaiʻi System News UH Hilo Professor Ellen Meiser interviewed more than 50 cooks and chefs for her new book.

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/11/13/applications-open-uh-manoa-embracing-native-hawaiian-values/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=UH+News+111324

Applications open: UH Mānoa cohort built on embracing Native Hawaiian values | University of Hawaiʻi System News The weeklong program by the Native Hawaiian Place of Learning Advancement Office immerses participants in activities that emphasize cultural practices and values.

Please join us in The Intertidal Chat, a Professional Development Series presenting Oceania Currents with Kenji Cataldo and Dr. Tarcisius Kabutaulaka at 3:30-4:30PM Monday 18 November 2024, Campus Center 203E.

Oceania Currents is a podcast from the Center of Pacific Islands Studies hosted by DPIS MA student Kenji Cataldo and Associate Professor Tarcisius Kabutaulaka. Bringing together insights from radio and oral history, Kenji and Dr. Tara will discuss podcasts as a medium for collaborative for collaborative storytelling. Join us to learn about podcasts as a platform for diverse voices and narratives from and about Oceania, including Environmental Justice.

Tradition holds that Kūhaimoana, the largest and most celebrated of the shark gods, makes his home at Kaʻula in a large sea cave on the northwest side of island called Kahalauola. The cave is visible in the image.

It was said that Kūhaimoana was so huge that the channels between the Hawaiian Islands were too small for him to comfortably navigate, and so he preferred to spend his time in the deep ocean off Kaʻula.

With sea cliffs soaring over 500 feet high, and no place to land canoes, there were no permanent human settlements on Kaʻula Island. However, it was a wahi kūpuna known to the people, especially fisherman. There are two stone structures near the island’s summit, so it may have also been a place of worship.

In moʻolelo, Kaʻula was the seventh child of Papa and Wākea, the primordial ancestors of our people.

Read about the military's proposal to increase activities on Kaʻula at kawaiola.news.

Photo: Xpda, Wikimedia Commons

Mānoa alum helps revive ʻōlelo, one keiki at a time

Kealiʻi Rasmussen, an ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) alumnus from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, has turned his passion for ʻōlelo into a mission for community impact. Raised in a Hawaiian language church, he recalls his tūtū (grandmother) speaking some Hawaiian words and phrases and grew to love the language.

See more online at UH News-
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/11/06/manoa-alum-helps-revive-olelo/

Please join us in The Ecotone, A Scholarly Forum presenting Five Culturally Protected Water Body practices in Fiji: Current Status and Contemporary Displacement Challenges with Dr. Ron Vave at 12:30-1:45PM Wednesday 13 November 2024, Moore Hall 319

Dr. Vave is an iTaukei Assistant Professor in the Department of Pacific Islands Studies. His talk brings together archival research and interviews to investigate culturally protected water body (CPWB) practices in Fiji. CPWBs are primarily considered a ceremonial and food provisioning service, but they also contribute to biodiversity conservation. Dr. Vaveʻs work provides insights on how to improve alignment between contemporary conservation practices and traditional ones and argues for the inclusion of CPWBs in conservation planning to enhance social and ecological resilience.

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/11/12/indigenous-weaver-kapa-maker-carver-film-premiere/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=UH+News+111324

Indigenous weaver, kapa maker, carver featured at film premiere | University of Hawaiʻi System News UH West Oʻahu hosted the premier of The Return of Polynesia’s Treasures.

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/11/08/a-catalyst-for-change-indigenous-innovation/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=UH+News+111324

Growing Indigenous innovation, uplifting ancestral practices focus of UH conference | University of Hawaiʻi System News The conference highlighted UH’s ongoing commitment to supporting community-driven research and initiatives that preserve and advance Indigenous practices.

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/10/23/discover-uh-manoa-2024/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=UH+News+102324

All are welcome to Discover UH Mānoa, the annual campus open house | University of Hawaiʻi System News October 23, 2024 UH News Reading time: 2 minutes More than 3,000 people are expected to attend Discover UH Mānoa Open House on October 26, 10 a.m.–1 p.m. at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. The free event is for prospective students and their families along with the general public so they ca...

Maui fires: UH Maui College culinary team fed community, taught life lessons | University of Hawaiʻi System News The UH Maui College culinary team has earned the Governor's Award for Distinguished State Service.

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/10/17/regents-select-wendy-hensel-as-next-president/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=UH+News+102324

UH regents unanimously select Wendy Hensel as next UH President | University of Hawaiʻi System News Hensel will succeed David Lassner who announced in September 2023, that he would retire at the end of 2024 after serving as president for more than 11 years.

Aspiring teachers explore educational options at Leeward CC | University of Hawaiʻi System News High school students from across Oʻahu discovered how UH can help them become teachers.

Leeward Voices Issue No. 3 is now available! Explore the newest contributions from our online collection featuring creative works by current and former Leeward students, faculty, and staff. If you missed it, don’t forget to check out Issues No. 1 and No. 2!

View Leeward Voices at www.leeward.hawaii.edu/leewardvoices

New UH program empowers Hawaiian immersion keiki | University of Hawaiʻi System News Nā ʻŌpio Kaʻapeha, opens the door for haumāna in grades 6–12 to explore STEAM pathways within higher education.

Come get your hands dirty every second and fourth Tuesday at Taropy Tuesday, campus lo'i.