University of Hawai‘i contributes to Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage

Kālepa Baybayan and Ruth Gates discuss UHʻs involvement in the Mālama Honua worldwide voyage.

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HONOLULU – Dozens of stakeholders from across the University of Hawai‘i System gathered at College Hill in Mānoa this afternoon to discuss UHʻs contribution to and vision for the Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage and next steps forward.

Polynesian Voyaging Society President Nainoa Thompson shared an update on the Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage.  UH President David Lassner said, “This is a day for all of us to learn from each other and then chart the path forward for our university, for Hawai‘i’s university, and sail to a better future.”

Small group discussions on how to achieve the “Promise to the Children” and how to mālama honua were led by UH stakeholders from across the state including:

• Student Support and Academic Programs (Haunani Kane, UH Mānoa, and Auli‘i Silva, Leeward Community College)
• Research Inquiry (Ruth Gates, UH Mānoa,  and Ka‘iu Kimura, UH Hilo)
• Institutional Change (Hokulani Aikau, UH Mānoa, and Pualani Lincoln, Hawai‘i Community College)
• Campus/Community Partnerships (Dennis Chun, Kaua‘i Community College and Leimomi Dirks, Windward Community College/UH Mānoa)

Pwō navigator Kālepa Baybayan, Navigator in Residence at UH Hilo’s ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center, and Lassner led a closing discussion about next steps and commitments.  Once the three-hour formal meeting was completed, participants were also able to talk story informally.

For more on the Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage go to: http://www.hokulea.com/worldwide-voyage/

About the University of Hawai‘i System

Established in 1907 and fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, the University of Hawai‘i System includes 10 campuses and dozens of educational, training and research centers across the state. As the sole public system of higher education in Hawai‘i, UH offers an array of undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees and community programs.  UH enrolls more than 55,000 students from Hawai‘i, the U.S. mainland and around the world.  For more information visit www.hawaii.edu.

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B-roll

Please courtesy the following video clips from 0:00 – 1:23: "Video courtesy of Polynesian Voyaging Society / ‘Ōiwi TV"

File video from ‘Ōiwi TV

0:00 – 0:17, 3 video clips: welcoming ceremony in New Zealand with President David Lassner

0:17 – 0:23, President David Lassner on board the Hokulea

0:23 – 0:29, Hokulea sailing into New Zealand

0:29 – 0:47, 3 video clips: Hokulea Cape Town arrival

0:47 – 0:53, Kālepa Baybayan with South African cultural dancers

0:53 – 0:59, Crew walking into Cape Town crowd

0:59 – 1:05, Kālepa speaking to the Cape Town crowd

UH video from today

1:05-1:45, Shots of todayʻs meeting at College Hill

Soundbites:

David Lassner, President, University of Hawaii (:15)

“This is a day for all of us to learn from each other and then chart the path forward for our university, for Hawai‘i’s university and sail to a better future.”

Nainoa Thompson, President, Polynesian Voyaging Society (:12)

 “The university is absolutely key.  If you, anybody want to shape a better world for our children, the best placed and maybe the only place is right here where you are.”