For the past two years, Hui ʻĀina Pilipili: Native Hawaiian Initiative, ACCESS Engagement, and the Mālama i Nā Ahupuaʻa program, with support from the Dean’s Office, have been offering orientations for new and incoming faculty in the College of Social Sciences. This program is a one-day program focused on personal, cultural, and professional enrichment, designed to introduce faculty to kuleana. The program includes visits to various service-learning sites of the Mālama I Nā Ahupuaʻa program to learn about epistemology, culture, history, and the environment; experience examples of high-impact pedagogies provided by CSS through ACCESS Engagement; connect with a Native Hawaiian community and organization; and consider challenges faced by these community partners. A key component is hana, a workday with the organization, accompanied by essential reflections. This poster offers an overview of the orientation, participant reflections, and insights from faculty regarding kuleana. By Kamakanaokealoha M. Aquino, Ruben Campos, Ulla Hasager & Tiare Sabellano-Tsutsui
Recommended Citation:
Aquino, K., Campos, R., Hasager, U., & Sabellano-Tsutsui, T. (2025, March 24-28). Developing Pilina: Introducing New Social Sciences Faculty to Kuleana [Poster presentation]. Assessment for Curricular Improvement Poster Exhibit, Assessment and Curriculum Support Center, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI, USA.