Hawaiian language to be featured at 2013 Smithsonian Folklife Festival
"One World, Many Voices" highlights saving indigenous languages University of Hawaiʻi Contact: Lynne Waters, (808)956-9803 Associate V.P. for External Affairs, External Affairs and University Relations Jodi Leong, (808) 492-0597 Director of Communications, External Affairs & University Relations, UH System Posted:…
The I Ulu I Ke Kumu award 2013
The I Ulu I Ke Kumu award is given for extraordinary commitment and excellence in Native Hawaiian education. The 2013 ceremony and awards dinner is the fourth annual event and generates scholarship funds for Hawaiʻinuiākea students. Senator Daniel Akaka, Richard Kekuni Blaisdell, Marvlee…
‘Ōiwi Leadership
Dean Maenette Ah Nee Benham KSK ʻ74 heads the Hawai‘inuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge... To read more, click here.
UH Manoa chancellor receives traditional Hawaiian welcome
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Chancellor Tom Apple received a traditional Hawaiian welcome during his first visit to the Hawaiʻinuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge. It started with a series of oli or traditional chants from members of the faculty.…
Restoring Magical Kingdom
Last year, Disneyʻs Aulani made a community gift to help fund the restoration of our Hawaiian language newspapers. To read more, click here.
Hawaii congressional team honors UH delegation
The University of Hawaiʻi has a huge presence at this year’s Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, D.C., where students, faculty, staff and a supporting community are sharing their knowledge of agriculture, Hawaiian health and healing, aquaponics and other specialties…