{"id":146573,"date":"2021-08-17T15:50:53","date_gmt":"2021-08-18T01:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=146573"},"modified":"2025-03-13T16:09:21","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T02:09:21","slug":"manoa-hilo-students-more-kanaka-anthropology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/08\/17\/manoa-hilo-students-more-kanaka-anthropology\/","title":{"rendered":"东精影业<\/abbr> M\u0101noa, 东精影业<\/abbr> Hilo students part of push for more k\u0101naka in anthropology"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 3<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Azahrae Frazier implements ʻ\u0101ina field methods at Kohol\u0101lele in H\u0101m\u0101kua. (Image credit: Anianik\u016b Chong)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

ʻĀina<\/span> (land), culture and community generated an even deeper meaning for a group of students (haum\u0101na) from the University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> at M\u0101noa<\/a> and 东精影业<\/abbr> Hilo<\/a> this summer. After strictly attending classes during the pandemic from behind a computer screen, actually visiting wahi k\u016bpuna or ancestral sites where Native Hawaiian royalty roamed centuries ago, sparked vivid emotions.<\/p>\n

Haum\u0101na participated in a Wahi K\u016bpuna internship<\/a>, a four week long program where college credits are earned while working with historical and cultural experts in the archaeology field. This summer, students spent time conducting field work in H\u0101m\u0101kua on Hawaiʻi<\/span> Island in a region where famous high chief ʻUmial\u012bloa was born and raised. Haum\u0101na focused on ethnography and ethnohistorical research and ʻ\u0101ina-field techniques such as mapping and recording boundaries using GPS<\/abbr> at various wahi k\u016bpuna in the area that will be used for restoration work.<\/p>\n

东精影业<\/abbr> Hilo junior Lucon Route<\/strong> completed the program feeling refreshed and recharged in his pursuit of an agroforestry and Pacific Islander studies degree.<\/p>\n

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Bronson Palupe works on mapping to coordinate restoration work in Kohol\u0101lele (Image credit: Anianik\u016b Chong)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“This internship has far surpassed my expectations and provided me with fortunate experiences with knowledgeable mentors and skills that influenced my decision of interest within my academic studies under agriculture,” Route explained. “I highly recommend those who are interested within the line of preservation history to try and apply.”<\/p>\n

The paid internship program is spearheaded by Huliauapaʻa<\/span><\/a>, a non-profit organization overseen by Kelley Lehuakeaopuna Uyeoka<\/strong>, a 东精影业<\/abbr> M\u0101noa archaeology and 东精影业<\/abbr> Hilo anthropology alumna.<\/p>\n

“The primary goals of this program are to develop leaders and advocates in Hawaiʻi<\/span>\u2019s Cultural Resource Management field by training more Native Hawaiians and kamaʻāina<\/span> in both the cultural and technical sides of heritage stewardship, so they have a strong cultural foundation, elevate their kuleana to our places and communities, obtain higher education degrees, and gain professional skills to eventually secure jobs,” said Uyeoka.<\/p>\n

Visionaries behind the organization\u2019s steadfast mission also include Professor Kekuewa Kikiloi<\/strong> (Kamakak\u016bokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies<\/a>, 东精影业<\/abbr> M\u0101noa), Professor Kathy Kawelu<\/strong> (Anthropology<\/a>, 东精影业<\/abbr> Hilo) and Tiffnie Kakalia<\/strong> (Native Hawaiian Health<\/a>, John A. Burns School of Medicine) who are members of the board of directors at Huliauapaʻa<\/span>.<\/p>\n

The internship program launched in 2010 with support from Kamehameha Schools and has mentored more than 70 haum\u0101na through conducting community based research and has transported participants to wahi k\u016bpuna across ka Pae ʻ\u0100ina o Hawaiʻi<\/span> Nei (Hawaiian archipelago), from Hawaiʻi<\/span> Island to Kauaʻi<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Restoring pilina (connection)<\/h2>\n
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Research is also safely conducted inside the classroom to prepare for fieldwork. Haum\u0101na were led by instructor Kepoʻo<\/span> Keliipaakaua<\/strong>, who is also a PhD<\/abbr> student in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning<\/a> at 东精影业<\/abbr> M\u0101noa. The face-to-face interaction was refreshing after an unparalleled year of social distancing.<\/p>\n

“It made such a big difference to be able to physically be in the same room with these haum\u0101na where I could pick up on little cues, like a haumana letting out an audible sigh, that tipped me off to the fact that there was maybe some sort of research roadblock that I could help them through,” Keliipaakaua said. “It’s one thing for haum\u0101na to learn about the different winds, rains and moʻolelo<\/span> (story) connected to an ʻ\u0101ina through lectures or readings, it’s a completely different experience for haum\u0101na to be able to set foot on ʻ\u0101ina and feel these winds and rains themselves while feeling, and smelling the landscape around them as they connect their own personal experiences in these places with moʻolelo<\/span> of ancestors and akua (deities) who interacted with these ʻ\u0101ina in the past.”<\/p>\n

This summer, Uyeoka\u2019s organization partnered with community-based hui (organization) Hui M\u0101lama i ke Ala ʻ\u016alili<\/a> (huiMAU) which specializes in educating younger generations on wahi k\u016bpuna restoration in H\u0101m\u0101kua.<\/p>\n

“We understand that we may not see or taste the fruits of the seeds that we plant today in our lifetimes, but that is part of the exchange to restore balance,“ said Noʻeau<\/span> Peralto<\/strong>, huiMAU executive director and a 东精影业<\/abbr> M\u0101noa political science and Hawaiian studies alumnus. “That is why it is so important that we invest our aloha, our time and our mana (power) in cultivating the future generations of aloha ʻ\u0101ina in our place. Ultimately, the future generations will inherit the fruits of our action or inaction.”<\/p>\n

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