The Native Hawaiian Place of Learning Advancement Office was established to help UH Mānoa and each of its units to uniquely and collectively reach the institutional goal of becoming a Native Hawaiian place of learning.
Our kuleana guides and inspires us. Our team is comprised of a talented group of people both humbled and proud to engage in this important work.
Native Hawaiian Place of Learning Advancement Team
About Us
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Alaka‘i: Our Leader
Dr. Kaiwipunikauikawēkiu Punihei Lipe
Hometown: He‘eia, O‘ahu
Kuleana: Native Hawaiian Affairs Program Officer who oversees strategic implementation of recommendations from the Native Hawaiian Reports; Director of UHM’s Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation Campus Center; Interim Director of the Institute for Hawaiian Language Research and Translation.
Kuleana: Online engagement and outreach during the pandemic
Undergraduate program: Undergraduate Student- Double Majoring in Hawaiian and Hawaiian Studies with a Minor in Music, Kawaihuelani Center for Hawaiian Language and Kamakakūokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies, Hawaiʻinuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge
Pua Souza, Master’s in Social Work
Hometown: Kohala, Hawaiʻi
Kuleana: Graduate research assistant: Communications, Inter-departmental and Community Engagement Initiatives
Graduate program: PhD Student, Curriculum Studies, College of Education