{"id":128609,"date":"2020-10-13T09:40:33","date_gmt":"2020-10-13T19:40:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=128609"},"modified":"2020-10-13T15:26:03","modified_gmt":"2020-10-14T01:26:03","slug":"cultural-webinar-series-to-uplift-during-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/10\/13\/cultural-webinar-series-to-uplift-during-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"Cultural webinar series launched to uplift during pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><div class=\"responsive-video-wrap-post\"><figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe  id=\"_ytid_33864\"  width=\"620\" height=\"349\"  data-origwidth=\"620\" data-origheight=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j6Y4qoFk0Xo?enablejsapi=1&origin=https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu&rel=0&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&disablekb=0&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"Cultural webinar series launched to uplift during pandemic\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div>\n<p>Research has shown that Indigenous peoples are often disproportionately affected by epidemics and other crises compared to <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> non-Indigenous counterparts. During the COVID-19 pandemic, concerns for the health and well-being of Native Hawaiian students, faculty and staff at the University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> struck a chord with <abbr title=\"东精影业\">东精影业<\/abbr> presidential appointed Indigenous education work committee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/hawaiipapaokeao\/overview\/\"><span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Papa O Ke Ao<\/a> (<abbr>HPOKA<\/abbr>).<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Committee members shared that folks on their campus were feeling isolated, disconnected and depressed due to the psycho-social, emotional and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic,&rdquo; said <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> West <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span> Chancellor <strong>Maenette Benham<\/strong> during a <abbr>HPOKA<\/abbr> video address.<\/p>\n<p>To help foster Indigenous well-being, <abbr>HPOKA<\/abbr> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/offices\/president\/\"><abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> Office of the President<\/a> unveiled a cultural webinar series showcasing music, dance and storytelling. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/hawaiipapaokeao\/\">He Ukana Aloha K\u0101 K\u012blauea<\/a> is a free bi-monthly, yearlong series hosted by sources from across <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr>\u2019s 10 campuses. <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Community College will be featured on the series on October 14 and 28. <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> <abbr title=\"Community College\">CC<\/abbr> Professor <strong>Taup\u014duri Tangar\u014d<\/strong> will lead a presentation on hula noho (hula danced in a seated or kneeling position). Tangar\u014d, a <abbr>HPOKA<\/abbr> committee member, first proposed the idea of a storytelling series to the work committee as a form of nourishment to the Native Hawaiian community during this challenging time ushered in by the pandemic. Each campus will have the opportunity to present through June 2021.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_128618\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-128618\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hawaii-tangaro-t-small.jpg\" alt=\"Taupouri Tangaro\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-full wp-image-128618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hawaii-tangaro-t-small.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hawaii-tangaro-t-small-130x130.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-128618\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taup\u014duri Tangar\u014d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>November 4 and 25 (<abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> M\u0101noa)<\/li>\n<li>December 9 and 23 (<abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> West <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span>)<\/li>\n<li>January 13 and 27 (<span aria-label=\"Kauai\">Kaua&#699;i<\/span> <abbr>CC<\/abbr> )<\/li>\n<li>February 10 and 24 (<abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> Hilo)<\/li>\n<li>March 10 and 24 (Honolulu <abbr>CC<\/abbr> )<\/li>\n<li>April 14 and 28 (Windward <abbr>CC<\/abbr> )<\/li>\n<li>May 12 and 26 (<span aria-label=\"Kapiolani\">Kapi&#699;olani<\/span> <abbr>CC<\/abbr> )<\/li>\n<li>June 9 and 23 (Leeward <abbr>CC<\/abbr> )<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In September, presentations from <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> Maui College kicked off the series which featured traditional tales about <span aria-label=\"HaehaekU\">Ha&#699;eha&#699;ek&#363;<\/span>, a giant believed to have resided in the valley of Waikolu on <span aria-label=\"Molokai\">Moloka&#699;i<\/span>. The story spotlights how the giant cared for &#699;uala or sweet potato and calls attention to an important lesson about why it&#8217;s important to think of others. During the segment, viewers also learned how to make Hawaiian dessert <span aria-label=\"koelepalau\">k&#333;&#699;elep&#257;lau<\/span> using the starchy vegetable.<\/p>\n<p>In January 2012, <abbr>HPOKA<\/abbr> set goals and objectives to address the higher education needs of Native Hawaiians through three pathways; leadership development, community engagement and Hawaiian language and cultural parity.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, go to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/hawaiipapaokeao\/\">He Ukana Aloha K\u0101 K\u012blauea website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_128619\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-128619\" style=\"width: 676px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/system-hula-noho.jpg\" alt=\"Hula noho\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"size-full wp-image-128619\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/system-hula-noho.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/system-hula-noho-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/system-hula-noho-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-128619\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An &#699;\u014dlapa (dancer) performs a hula noho or seated hula.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To help foster Indigenous well-being, <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Papa O Ke Ao unveiled a cultural webinar series showcasing music, dance and storytelling hosted by sources from across <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr>\u2019s 10 campuses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,12],"tags":[33,62,63,64,65,71,14,9,60,947,59,56,66],"class_list":["post-128609","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","category-video","tag-hawaiian","tag-honolulu-community-college","tag-kapiolani-community-college","tag-kauai-community-college","tag-leeward-community-college","tag-uh-community-colleges","tag-uh-hilo","tag-uh-manoa","tag-maui-college","tag-uh-system","tag-uh-west-oahu","tag-video-2","tag-windward-community-college","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128609","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=128609"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128609\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":128649,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128609\/revisions\/128649"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=128609"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=128609"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=128609"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}