ARCHIVE: Newsletter 11/23/2020
Welina ke aloha from Native Hawaiian Student Services
Welina mai kākou,
We are nearing the end of the semester and hope that everyone is doing well this month. Lots of holidays around the corner! From Makahiki to Lā Kūʻokoʻa to Christmas and everything in between – we hope you finish the semester strong! If you feel like youʻre in any trouble or have issues, please do not hesitate to ask NHSS for help! We will make sure to direct you where is best should we not be able to help.
Mahalo to those who were able to attend our Bookshelf Season three this semester. We look forward to planning our next semester of presentations for all of you. We also have one more workshop for our Moʻomanaʻo Series around Art Journaling with Presley Ah Mook Sang, Hōkū Cody & Joy Enomoto. More information for the workshop is below.
NHSS is wrapping up our Moolah fo’ Kula Financial Aid Series these next two weeks. We have a special hana hou Moolah 4 Kula workshop on Tuesday, November 24th with NHSS & Nā Pua Noʻeau for our high school students & ʻohana. Please share with friends or family interested! And make sure to register by 11/18. More info below. Should you folks feel like taking a break from your school work or everything else you are doing in life, join us from 12-2pm for our last Koko Aʻe Life Skills for Student Wellness series for this semester is happening this week with “Hoʻomaha: Re-juice or be juiced” with Ulu Oliva. Join us on our NHSS Student Support Zoom this Friday, 11/13 at 11am. For more info, visit our Instagram!
Please click here to direct you to our running list of scholarships and financial aid opportunities. This list will be updated throughout the school year as we receive updates from the many scholarships available. Please check back ever so often to see the updates.
NHSS remains committed to supporting the academic success and well being of our haumāna. Please refer to details in our “Native Hawaiian Student Services COVID-19 Support for Students Plan” for information on programs, services and opportunities available this Fall. And although our physical offices will remain closed until further notice, we will continue to host daily virtual office hours Monday-Friday from 12:00 – 2:00 pm. Here you can meet with NHSS staff to learn more about program opportunities, share concerns, or seek help with guidance towards other student support resources.
Visit our Linktree, where you will find the most updated information like our Newsletter and our Walk-in Support Zoom info. Should you have any questions on how to contact us, please feel free to email us as well! Click here to visit our Linktree.
Should you have any questions or need support, please contact us via email at nhss@hawaii.edu.
Ke aloha ʻāina,
Native Hawaiian Student Services
NHSS Lā Kūʻokoʻa Celebration
Celebrate with us virtually all week long!
Join Native Hawaiian Student Services as we celebrate Lā Kūʻokoʻa! Though we are not on campus to celebrate like we have the past four years due to COVID, we wanted to extend the celebration into our own homes and reflect on this very special holiday in our Hawaiian Kingdom.NHSS will be have a weeklong celebration of historical facts & daily prize giveaways posted on our social media platforms! Today’s theme is “Huakaʻi”, highlight the envoy taken by Timoteo Haʻalilio, William Richards and Sir George Simpson, which begins the mission toward our very first Lā Kūʻokoʻa in 1843. Find out more about today theme, the giveaway rules and more details on our Instagram or Facebook page. Should you have any questions, please contact Allyson Franco at akfranco@hawaii.edu.
Moʻomanaʻo: Art Journaling
In Extraordinary Times, We Tell Our Stories
Join us for our final Moʻomanaʻo workshop of 2020 where we will learn the practice of art journaling. If you think you’re “not an artist” then this workshop is especially for you. Art journaling is a visual method of documenting your life, processing your thoughts and emotions, working through your studies or field work, and more. Our three guest art journalers will each work us through two methods they use in art journaling and participants will walk away with six pages started in their art journals. Presley Ah Mook Sang is a Kumu ‘ōlelo Hawaiʻi at UHM and creator of children’s Hawaiian language learning materials. She will share methods of art journaling that bring focus and help to process thoughts. Hōkū Cody is alumna of the Kamakakūokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies and will share how she uses art journaling to develop her sketching skills and to supplement her conservation field work. Joy Enomoto is a graduate of UHM’s Art department and brings a trained artist approach to her art journaling. Click here to register.The first 40 students to register will receive an art journal and supplies in the mail. Those who receive supplies must attend or will no longer qualify to receive supplies or prizes for future workshops.
Hoʻomālamalama Workshops
Sponsored by NHSS Kamakakūokalani Student Scholar Space To register, click here
Ho’omālamalama workshops are designed to support student success and wellbeing. There are three types of workshops being offered virtually on Zoom this fall.Art party workshops are an opportunity for students to social and relieve their stress through art. On October 31 join us for Halloween themed coloring and a movie. December 4 will be a Lā Kū’oko’a painting party. This will be the only workshop with a deadline to register.
Quick Cooking workshops are all about easy recipes that students can make during short breaks between classes. On October 13 learn some recipes to make in your microwave. November 10 will focus on rice pot cooking, followed by Christmas treats on December 8.
Mindful Meditation workshops are an opportunity for students to learn a little about free meditation resources available online to help care for your mental health and to practice a short meditation together. October 7 will be about insight and gratitude meditations. On November 4 we’ll go through some calmness and relaxation meditations. The final workshop on December 9 will be all about stress and anxiety relief.
To register for any of the workshops, RSVP by clicking on the button below.
Sponsored by Native Hawaiian Student Services Kamakakūokalani Student Scholar Space.
For special accommodations due to a disability or for more information contact Ululani Oliva, carlyo@hawaii.edu.
Looking for classes for Spring 2021?
The Hawaiian Theatre wants to invite you to consider the Hula Ki‘i course that Dr. Hailiopua Baker will be teaching in the spring with a number of guest Kumu Hula and artists. Join for a semester of exploring and learning the various type of hula ki‘i performance forms.
Kaualaʻa o Waʻahila
Download the PDF by clicking here
Check out what is happening in Hālau Hana Keaka as they launch their first nūleka!Student spotlights, website launch and much more. For more information, visit manoa.hawaii.edu/hanakeaka!
Hawaiʻi Pacific Health Summer Student Research Program for Summer 2021
For more info or to register online, click here
The application to the 2021 Hawai‘i Pacific Health Summer Student Research Program is now open. This is a great opportunity for undergraduate students interested in both clinical practice and research. Most importantly, each student is paired with an MD clinical & research mentor. Completed applications and supporting documents must be submitted or postmarked by January 15, 2021.
Per HPH, many current physicians that are now employed at hospitals and clinics at Kapi‘olani Medical Center, Pali Momi, Straub and Wilcox Medical Center on Kaua‘i are also alums of this program. Contact HPH Conference Services at 808-522-3469 or conference@hawaiipacifichealth.org with questions.
Awaiaulu’s Kīpapa Educator Resources Program
Register online at awaiaulu.org/kipapa
Ma ka hana ka ʻike. ʻAʻole ili wale mai ma muli o ka ʻiʻini.Knowledge comes through action, not through mere desire.
Hawaiian knowledge is more accessible now than it’s been in over a hundred years and that valuable knowledge, the legacy of centuries, is empowering for Hawaiʻi today. It takes action. Awaiāulu has dedicated years to reclaiming historical knowledge but to reconnect that knowledge to people takes integrated effort — researchers, translators, curriculum developers and teachers can work together to put these resources into the hands of students, families, and the entire community.
Dedicated to bridging knowledge from the past to the present, Awaiāulu has assembled years of translated Hawaiian language resources, a cadre of translators and historical researchers, curriculum developers, graphic artists, and web designers—a small army of doers—to transport this material across the bridge and share it with teachers and learners everywhere. We can reintegrate Hawaiian knowledge today in ways that are easy, enjoyable and reliable. Come join us! Ma ka hana ka ʻike, by doing it there’s a lot of learning to be had.