ARCHIVE: Newsletter 2/1/2021
Welina ke aloha from Native Hawaiian Student Services
Welina mai kākou,Mahina ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi is here! NHSS is excited to be celebrating Hawaiian Language month with a line up of Bookshelf webinars, social media posts and a handful of resources for our community. We have also included our Hawaiian Language tutoring information below. Stay tuned for more information!
NHSS is hosting another round of LHRC Conference Abstract Writing workshops this week should you be interested in learning more about abstracting writing and submitting for our virtual conference this March. We also have another semester filled with workshops for our Hoʻomālamalama Series! More information about the conference is below.
Please click here to direct you to our running list of scholarships and financial aid opportunities. This list will be updated throughout the school year as we receive updates from the many scholarships available. Please check back ever so often to see the updates. The Kuaʻana Tuition Waiver is now open as well to UH Mānoa students. Please view the announcement below.
NHSS continues to remain committed to supporting the academic success and well being of our haumāna. Although our physical offices will remain closed until further notice, we will continue to host our Daily Virtual Student Support hours. Here you can meet with NHSS staff to learn more about program opportunities, share concerns, or seek help with guidance towards other student support resources. For more information as to how you can join us for our daily virtual hours, please Click here to visit our Linktree.
Should you have any questions or need support, please contact us via email at nhss@hawaii.edu.
Ke aloha ʻāina,
The Bookshelf: Mahina ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi
Starting Thursday, February 11
We are excited for this line up of speakers for our Mahina ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi Bookshelf Series! This month we will be hosting current and former Hawaiʻinuiākea students as they showcase how ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi is their kāhua in the work they do at UH Mānoa & in the community.Our Bookshelf series will start next Thursday, February 11th and will continue through the month of February.
More details coming next week in our newsletter and on social media!
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi Tutoring with Mālamalono
Schedule your appointment via STAR Balance
Looking for kōkua with ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi? Schedule an appointment with our Hawaiian Language tutor, Mālamalono Hokama-Paris, via STAR Balance. Instructions on how to schedule an appointment is above! Should you have any questions, please contact us at nhss@hawaii.edu with header “Attn: Hawaiian Language tutoring appointment help” so we may walk through the process. Mahalo and hope to see you soon (virtually)!
NHSS Lāhui Hawaiʻi Research Center
4th Annual Student Conference
March 18th-20th, 2021 | Hosted virtually
It is a pleasure to invite you to ‘Ike 2020, a conference organized by the Lāhui Hawaiʻi Research Center under Native Hawaiian Student Services. The conference will take place online via Zoom from March 18-20th. The conference will be half-day on each of the 3 days and will include a range of presentation formats, including keynote presentations and break-out sessions.This time last year, we sent out a similar announcement with the conference theme ʻIke 2020, inspired by a culmination of events that have caused major shifts in both the political and social landscape of Hawaiʻi. Last year, we hoped our conference would help to illuminate the expanse of Hawaiian knowledge that has facilitated a sense of intellectual clarity among the lāhui, igniting action and invigorating the proliferation of a Hawaiian national consciousness. In this time of rapid change, a commitment to ʻike Hawaiʻi guides our visions of sustainable and just futures for both Hawaiʻi and the world. Today, this theme is still relevant as we reflect back on the huli and hulihia of 2020.
As this year’s theme, ʻIke 2020 is a call for presentations on scholarship that addresses the importance of engaging in kuleana to continue the growth of both Hawaiian knowledge and a Hawaiian national consciousness. This is a call for presentations on scholarship done by undergraduate and graduate students who engage in this kuleana in order to build sustainable futures for the next generations to come. We also invite presentations on scholarship that engage the huli of our time and possibilities for our future.
Although presentations are limited to UH System students and faculty, registration is open to both the UH community and the general Hawaiian community. Registration is free! The first 200 conference registrations will receive a free pin (sent after conference attendance).
LHRC Conference Abstract Writing Workshop
Workshops this Wednesday, 2/3 & Friday, 2/5!
Need an extra incentive to submit your work and be a presenter at this year’s conference?The first 50 abstract submissions will receive 2 books and 2 pins (of their choice from those presented here on a first come-first serve basis). Abstracts should be from current undergraduate or graduate students from UH Mānoa who commit to working with our team to get your abstract conference-ready. Presenters will also participate in a virtual run-through session with our team to familiarize yourself with the online environment prior to your conference session. Submit your abstract by clicking here.
Kuaʻana Tuition Waiver for SY 2021-2022
Application deadline: April 1, 2021 by 11:59pm
The Kua’ana Tuition Waiver is a financial need-based waiver for Native Hawaiian Undergraduate and Graduate students enrolled at UH Mānoa campus only. To be eligible for the 2021-2022 Kuaʻana Tuition Waiver you must: Be of Hawaiian ancestry, show financial need, be enrolled full-time, and carry at least 2.5 cumulative GPA (Graduate 3.0GPA).Students receiving a Graduate or Employee Tuition Waiver may not be eligible for Kuaʻana.
For more information and eligibility please visit http://hawaii.edu/kuaana/
APPLICATION DEADLINE IS APRIL 1, 2021 11:59PM
Hoʻomālamalama Workshops – Spring 2021
Sign up by clicking here
The Ho’omālamalama Workshops will continue for the Spring 2021 semester. Join us for Art Party and Mental Health workshops on Tuesdays at 12:30 pm on Zoom.We’ll be kicking off the semester on February 9 with a Lā’ī and Kūkui leaf lei making Art Party.
Students who participate in at least 3 workshops will entered to win prizes including Passion planner 2021 annual planner, Passion Planner desk calendar, and NHSS swag.
Register to participate by clicking here.
If you have questions about any of the workshops or would like more information contact Ululani Oliva, carlyo@hawaii.edu or Kēhaulani Arnold, jarnold9@hawaii.edu.
General Announcements
E Aʻo i ka ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi community classes are starting up next week Monday via Facebook Live! Check out the flyer above for more info.
Lumi Mānaleo starting back up this semester via Zoom!
Every Tuesday and Thursday from 9-10am or 11am-12pm. For more info or if you would like to join, view the flyer above. Mahalo e Kawaihuelani!