{"id":183374,"date":"2023-09-12T16:18:14","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T02:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=183374"},"modified":"2023-09-12T16:18:14","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T02:18:14","slug":"project-hookui-pilot-documentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2023\/09\/12\/project-hookui-pilot-documentary\/","title":{"rendered":"Native Hawaiian students, \u02bb\u0101ina-based learning focus of debut documentary"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

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University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> at M\u0101noa<\/a> leaders explore how traditional Hawaiian knowledge, education and a stronger future are hoʻokuʻi<\/span> (brought together) in a pilot documentary, The Power of Hoʻokuʻi<\/span>: Joining Together to Build our Future<\/em>. A product of Project Hoʻokuʻi<\/span><\/a>, a support program for high school students developed by the 东精影业<\/abbr> M\u0101noa College of Education<\/a>\u2019s Center on Disability Studies<\/a> (CDS<\/abbr>), the film will premiere on Thursday, September 21, at 7 p.m. on KHON2<\/abbr>.<\/p>\n

The Power of Hoʻokuʻi<\/span>: Joining Together to Build our Future<\/em> premieres Thursday, September 21, at 7 p.m. on KHON2<\/abbr><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Project Hoʻokuʻi<\/span> is a U.S.<\/abbr> Department of Education, Native Hawaiian Education Program, grant funded project that is inclusive and supports underserved students with priority given to Native Hawaiian, Native Hawaiian gifted and talented, students with disabilities and at-risk students transitioning from high school to postsecondary education and certification programs. Currently on its fifth iteration, the program has helped nearly 2,500 high school students since it first launched in 2009. Project Hoʻokuʻi<\/span> provides support services including financial aid, mentoring, tutoring and internship programs.<\/p>\n

“The documentary gives the Hawaiʻi<\/span> community and students awareness and hope for the future and encourages them to pursue their goals and dreams through education,” said Project Hoʻokuʻi<\/span> Principal Investigator Lisa Uyehara, an associate specialist faculty with CDS<\/abbr>. “We can support students, but at the end of the day, it is their hard work that leads to their success and confidence building.”<\/p>\n