Native Hawaiian Student Services’ (NHSS) Hale Paʻi Student Publication project is inspired by student publication efforts at the Hawaiian Kingdom’s first college, Lāhaināluna, established in 1831.
Like the Hale Paʻi at Lāhaināluna, we aim to engage Hawaiian college students today in Hawaiian research and the publication process, and disseminating our learning and research to our broader lāhui to collectively share and honor our rich and proud history.
The Hale Paʻi Student Publication will include three keiki board books authored by Hawaiian student alumni of the NHSS Hawaiian Youths Abroad (HYA) program in 2018 and 2019. As participants in the program, students completed research projects on either an original Hawaiian Youths Abroad student sponsored during Kalākaua’s administration in the 1880s, or a Hawaiian aliʻi or diplomat who traveled to Europe in the 19th century on behalf of the Hawaiian Kingdom. NHSS invited some of these previous students to reformat their research projects into keiki book form for this inaugural Hale Paʻi series. These keiki board books will celebrate the triumphs and travels of our aliʻi and Hawaiian diplomats, and the enduring legacies of these huakaʻi.
Our Publications
The first publication of the Hale Paʻi Student Publication project titled Ka Huakaʻi a Timoteo Haʻalilio , is a keiki board book. The bi-lingual book is authored by Hinaikawaihiʻilei Keala (MA, Hawaiian Studies student) and Hilinaʻi Sai-Dudoit (MA, Political Science student) and illustrated by Kamaehukauikahano Marrotte (BA, Art student). The bi-lingual book is an 8-page spread board book that chronicles the huakaʻi of Hawaiian Kingdom diplomat Timoteo Haʻalilio to the United States and Europe in 1843 to secure the recognition of independence of the Hawaiian Kingdom by the western powers of the world at the time. This famous huakaʻi resulted in the signing of the Anglo France proclamation on November 28, 1843.
Our second publication entitled Ka Huakaʻi a Liholiho & Kamāmalu is a bi-lingual book authored by Allyson Franco (MA, Educational Foundations student), translated by Hilinaʻi Sai-Dudoit (PhD, Political Science student), and illustrated by Kamaehukauikahano Marrotte (BA, Art). The bi-lingual 8-page spread board book chronicles the huakaʻi of Hawaiian Kingdom aliʻi (King) Liholiho, also known as Kamehameha II, Kamāmalu and his royal suite to England to ensure the protection of Great Britain over the Hawaiian Kingdom, reestablishing the pilina (connection) of the Hawaiian Kingdom to Great Britain for years to come.
Next up will be our third and fourths keiki board book.s With planned publication in Fall 2024 we will be sharing more information soon.
Book Requests
Schools who would like to incorporate our books into their curriculum should complete this form to request free copies of the books.
Both books are currently available for sale from Native Books to anyone who would like to purchase copies. NHSS does not have copies available for sale.