{"id":228813,"date":"2026-01-29T15:03:42","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T01:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=228813"},"modified":"2026-01-30T10:18:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T20:18:33","slug":"uh-libraries-host-ea-exhibits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/01\/29\/uh-libraries-host-ea-exhibits\/","title":{"rendered":"东精影业<\/abbr> libraries host statewide tour of ‘Activations of Ea’ exhibits"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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“Activations by Ea” exhibit at 东精影业<\/abbr> M\u0101noa’s Hamilton Library<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After touring three University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> community colleges last fall<\/a>, “Activations of Ea”<\/a>—interactive exhibits exploring sovereignty and life force—are expanding across 东精影业<\/abbr> libraries statewide this spring. Developed by Kanaeokana<\/a>, a network of Hawaiian language, culture and ʻ\u0101ina<\/span>-based education organizations, the exhibits will rotate through 东精影业<\/abbr> M\u0101noa<\/a>, 东精影业<\/abbr> Hilo<\/a>, 东精影业<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span><\/a>, Kauaʻi<\/span> CC<\/abbr><\/a> and 东精影业<\/abbr> Maui College<\/a> from January through early April.<\/p>\n

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K\u012bpuka Native Hawaiian Student Center peer mentors engaging UH Hilo students in activities centered in the Lili\u02bbuokalani activation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The exhibits center on Hawaiian history, while inviting communities to actively engage with ea (life, air, breath, sovereignty, rural, independence). This semester marks the first time the activations will rotate simultaneously across multiple islands, amplifying messages of ea and aloha ʻ\u0101ina<\/span> (love of the land) while uplifting Hawaiian history, culture and language.<\/p>\n

The initiative began during a K\u016bkalahale E Hoʻi<\/span> N\u0101 Wai culture-based professional development training, where Windward CC<\/abbr> librarians explored ways to indigenize library spaces. The idea quickly spread across the 东精影业<\/abbr> system, evolving into a coordinated, multi-campus effort.<\/p>\n

“I was so inspired by the campus libraries tour last semester that I wanted to make sure that every 东精影业<\/abbr> library had an opportunity to showcase the beautiful activations and educate our communities that the ea of this ʻ\u0101ina<\/span> still exists through our history, culture and language,” said Kawena Komeiji, Hawaiian initiatives librarian at 东精影业<\/abbr> M\u0101noa\u2019s Hamilton Library.<\/p>\n

The exhibit, which toured Honolulu CC<\/abbr><\/a>, Kapiʻolani<\/span> CC<\/abbr><\/a> and Windward CC<\/abbr><\/a> in the fall, is made possible through partnerships with Kamehameha Schools Kealaiwikuamo\u02bbo<\/a> and Kanaeokana.<\/p>\n

Exhibit dates and locations<\/h2>\n
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(L\u2013R) Jennifer Duncklee, Kaua\u02bbi CC librarian; Moanike\u02bbala Furuta, Tevairangi Lopez and Makana Garma of Kamehameha Schools at the Kaua\u02bbi CC Library exhibit of Ruth Keʻelik\u014dlani<\/span>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ka L\u0101 Kealaiwikuamoʻo<\/span> Ea and Ka L\u0101 K\u016bʻokoʻa<\/span><\/strong> – A journey centered on Kamehameha III<\/abbr> and his vision of an independent l\u0101hui (group):<\/p>\n

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  • January 12 – February 6: 东精影业<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Hamilton Library, 东精影业<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span> Campbell Library<\/li>\n
  • February 9 – March 6: Kauaʻi<\/span> CC<\/abbr> Library, 东精影业<\/abbr> Maui College, 东精影业<\/abbr> Hilo Moʻokini<\/span> Library<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Ka Malu ʻUlu<\/span> o Lele<\/strong> – Explores Lahaina\u2019s sacred history and cultural resilience:<\/p>\n

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    • February 9 – March 6: 东精影业<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Hamilton Library, 东精影业<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span> Campbell Library<\/li>\n
    • March 9 – April 3: Kauaʻi<\/span> CC<\/abbr> Library, 东精影业<\/abbr> Maui College<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Ruth Keʻelik\u014dlani<\/span><\/strong> – Honors Princess Ruth Keanolani Kan\u0101hoahoa Keʻelik\u014dlani<\/span> and her commitment to ʻ\u014dlelo<\/span><\/span> Hawaiʻi<\/span> (the Hawaiian language), tradition and her people:<\/p>\n

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      • January 12 – February 6: Kauaʻi<\/span> CC<\/abbr> Library, 东精影业<\/abbr> Maui College<\/li>\n
      • February 6 – March 6: 东精影业<\/abbr> Hilo Moʻokini<\/span> Library<\/li>\n
      • March 9 – April 3: 东精影业<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Hamilton Library, 东精影业<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span> Campbell Library<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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