VNR: UH summer program gives Native Hawaiian youth feel for college
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Students created their waʻa (canoe) using a 3D modeling program and 3D printer.
3D canoe model
Link to video and sound (details below): https://spaces.hightail.com/receive/qXrYrfRVOt
**VOSOT script below for consideration**
WHO: Nearly 100 Native Hawaiian students from grades 6-12 across Hawaiʻi and the continental U.S.
WHAT: A free residential summer program at UH Mānoa, hosted by Nā Pua Noʻeau (NPN) UH Mānoa. The Summer Institute offers hands-on interactive STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math) activities rooted in cultural identity in an effort to increase the number of Native Hawaiian students attending and graduating from UH. Students participate in a wide-range of classes such as 3D printing, brain anatomy, auto CAD (computer-aided design), mele (song) composition, lei making and cooking.
WHEN: June 17–28 (second session) and June 3–14 (first session)
WHERE: Various locations across UH Mānoa campus
Additional Information
- One of the popular courses include 3D waʻa or canoe printing. Summer Institute participants team up with graduate students from the UH Mānoa Native Hawaiian Science & Engineering Mentorship Program to learn 3D design and print.
- From June 3–14, the Summer Institute hosted 49 students during its first session for students grades 6-8.
- Since its inception in 1989, NPN has offered programs for students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, providing a wide range of first-class learning opportunities. These programs, which include visual and culinary arts, literacy and STEM, aim to build a bridge between the community and higher education.
- NPN Centers are stationed at UH Mānoa, UH Hilo, UH Maui College, Kauaʻi Community College, and UH West Oʻahu.
- The Nā Pua Noʻeau UH Mānoa Summer Institute collaborates with the State of Hawaiʻi Department of Education, Hawaiʻi Department of Health, Office of Hawaiian Education Department and UH Mānoa Native Hawaiian Science and Engineering Mentorship Program.
Link to video and sound (details below): https://spaces.hightail.com/receive/qXrYrfRVOt
Video: (1 minute, 39 seconds)
B-ROLL
0:00-1:10 - students building a canoe on a 3D printer
1:10-1:27 - students testing their canoe in water
1:28-1:39 - students creating a canoe out of wood
Sound:
Kinohi Gomes, Nā Pua Noʻeau UH Mānoa Director
(12 seconds)
“The list goes on and on as far as providing this nice mix of cultural foundation opportunities mix with Western ike (knowledge) and bringing them to a first-class learning experience here at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.”
Kavin Ing, Incoming UH Mānoa engineering freshman/Kamehameha Schools graduate
(9 seconds)
“This is my third year doing engineering and I kind of wanted to guide myself down that path because that's what I plan to do in the future. And this program really helps me prepare for that.”
Ceire Stanton, Kahuku High School freshman (on building 3D waʻa)
(17 seconds)
“But I still do think that it's kind of cool how I made this thing on a computer and now I'm holding it in my hand. It's just kind of like you wouldn't really think about it, but that's like a lot of technology and stuff. Like technology is very cool and we don't seem to realize it.”
SUGGESTED VO SCRIPT
INTRO
This week dozens of Native Hawaiian students from around the country are getting a taste of college life at UH Mānoa through a free residential summer program.
VO
For the past couple of weeks, nearly 100 Native Hawaiian students from grades 6 through 12 across Hawaiʻi and the continental U.S. lived near campus and studied. Hosted by Nā Pua Noʻeau, the program immerses students in activities rooted in cultural identity ranging from science, engineering to arts and math. UH Mānoa graduate students guided participants on the design and printing of 3D waʻa or canoes.
SOT
(Kinohi Gomes, Nā Pua Noʻeau UH Mānoa Director)
<“The list goes on and on as far as providing this nice mix of cultural foundation opportunities mix with Western ike (knowledge) and bringing them to a first-class learning experience here at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.”>
SOT
(Kavin Ing, Incoming UH Mānoa engineering freshman/Kamehameha Schools graduate)
<“This is my third year doing engineering and I kind of wanted to guide myself down that path because that's what I plan to do in the future. And this program really helps me prepare for that.”>
VO
This year marks the 35th anniversary of the Nā Pua Noʻeau program.